News Release
Intelsat General Part of Team Selected to Build New Satellite Navigation Payload for the Federal Aviation Administration
Payload Hosted on Intelsat’s Galaxy 30 Satellite to Aid Aircraft Navigation Precision Approaches
The payload will be part of the FAA’s Wide Area Augmentation System
(WAAS) that corrects and enhances information provided by Global
Positioning System (GPS) satellites to give commercial and civilian
pilots more precise approach and departure guidance. WAAS provides
safety improvements in the National Air Space and has been operational
since 2003. This hosted payload, known as Geostationary Earth Satellite
(GEO) 7, is the seventh payload delivering a continuous and robust
signal in space across the contiguous
“We encourage other federal agencies with critical space missions to
follow the FAA’s lead and take advantage of the value and speed a
commercially hosted payload can deliver,” said
Intelsat General will design, develop and host the WAAS GEO 7 payload
and then integrate it into a new Intelsat Galaxy 30 satellite being
built by
During the 10-year operational phase, Intelsat General will provide
ground uplink services to the payload through Intelsat’s teleport in
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Source:
Intelsat
Nancy Nolting, 703-559-7917
Senior Marketing Manager,
Government
nancy.nolting@intelsat.com