{"id":5583,"date":"2025-05-16T22:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/viasat-and-blue-origin-to-partner-on-launch-telemetry-demonstration-for-nasa-csp\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T22:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:17:33","slug":"viasat-and-blue-origin-to-partner-on-launch-telemetry-demonstration-for-nasa-csp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/viasat-and-blue-origin-to-partner-on-launch-telemetry-demonstration-for-nasa-csp\/","title":{"rendered":"Viasat and Blue Origin to Partner on Launch Telemetry Demonstration for NASA CSP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1747372703337_638829695053487635.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"387\" alt=\"Viasat and Blue Origin to Partner on Launch Telemetry Demonstration for NASA CSP\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1747372703337_638829695053487635.png\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1747372703337_638829695053487635.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"387\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Viasat<\/strong>, a global leader in satellite communications (SATCOM), announced it has selected <strong>Blue Origin<\/strong> as its launch mission partner to support Viasat\u2019s demonstration of its InRange launch telemetry relay service as part of its work with <strong>NASA<\/strong>\u2019s Communications Services Project (CSP). Viasat\u2019s Space and Mission Systems team, part of the company\u2019s Defense and Advanced Technologies (DAT) segment, will work with Blue Origin across two future launches to integrate the user terminal and InRange solution on the New Glenn launch vehicle to showcase this innovative space-based launch communications capability. Blue Origin successfully launched the first New Glenn rocket on January 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are Flyaway Satellite Terminals?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>By demonstrating the InRange launch service capability with Blue Origin, Viasat will support NASA\u2019s aim to transition orbital communication users from NASA\u2019s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system to commercial SATCOM solutions. NASA announced in November 2024 that no new missions will be onboarded to use TDRS services, which means launch providers will need a commercial SATCOM-based launch telemetry solution. TDRS has long provided launch communications support for U.S. government, commercial sector and other global national space agency missions. Providers globally are now seeking alternative commercial telemetry relay services for their launch missions. In alignment with this, Viasat is also partnering with the NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) team, which has been responsible for collecting TDRS relayed data for launch vehicles and sharing it with launch operators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We are excited to be working with&nbsp;<\/em><em>Blue Origin<\/em><em>&nbsp;as our launch partner to showcase our innovative launch telemetry services<\/em>,\u201d said <strong><\/strong><strong>Susan Miller<\/strong><strong>, President of Viasat Government<\/strong>. \u201c<em>As NASA looks ahead to replacing the TDRS system, commercial capabilities need to deliver greater performance, flexibility and resilience to support future missions.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>InRange is designed to provide a constant relay connection to the ground through Viasat\u2019s network, enabling real-time data transmission during launch to support mission operations. The technology uses Viasat\u2019s global L-band satellite network to provide real-time telemetry data for launch missions, enabling launch mission controllers to maintain communications and monitor the performance of their vehicles beyond-line-of-sight and avoid reliance on ground communications, which can experience communication \u201cblackouts\u201d when the launch vehicle moves into an area not covered by Earth-based connections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a privilege to work with Viasat on this mission. By demonstrating Viasat\u2019s InRange launch telemetry relay service with New Glenn, we are taking a significant step towards enhancing the reliability and efficiency of launch communications,\u201d said <strong><\/strong><strong>Jarrett Jones<\/strong><strong>, Senior Vice President, New Glenn<\/strong>. \u201cThis collaboration not only supports NASA\u2019s transition to commercial SATCOM solutions, but also showcases the innovative capabilities of our New Glenn launch vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Viasat\u2019s first New Glenn launch will be the initial InRange flight test of these services and is currently anticipated to launch this year. This is also expected be the first in-flight demonstration of Viasat\u2019s data-relay services being developed under the NASA CSP program, which include a portfolio of multi-band space-relay communications services that support low-Earth orbit missions and constellation operations. The second mission, which will be a full InRange service demonstration, is currently planned for 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications (SATCOM), announced it has selected Blue Origin as its launch mission partner to support Viasat\u2019s demonstration of its InRange launch telemetry relay service as part of its work with NASA\u2019s Communications Services Project (CSP). Viasat\u2019s Space and Mission Systems team, part of the company\u2019s Defense and Advanced Technologies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,42,20],"class_list":["post-5583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satcom","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5583"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5583\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}