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Viasat<\/strong>, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, announced it selected Loft Orbital as a partner for its Real-Time Space Relay (RTSR)<\/strong><\/strong> service. The demonstration is part of Viasat\u2019s work in support of a $53 million award under NASA\u2019s Communications Services Project, which evaluates commercial satellite communications services and technologies to support NASA’s near-Earth communications requirements as it sunsets the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system.<\/p>\n The Viasat RTSR service is designed to offer low data latency, enabling continuous connectivity with the low Earth orbit spacecraft requiring near real-time data transfer of time-sensitive mission and telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) data. As proliferated low Earth orbit constellations continue to emerge, this scalable service will leverage Viasat\u2019s high-throughput geostationary orbit network and tap into its growing ground station network to deliver persistent coverage around the globe.<\/p>\n Viasat\u2019s newly developed space-qualified Ka-band space terminal<\/strong> will be integrated into a Loft spacecraft along with multiple commercial payloads. This demonstration mission will show that Viasat\u2019s space-based relay communication services can support NASA and other commercial, scientific and defense missions with high-throughput, on-demand connectivity for downlinking critical mission data, as well as in-orbit spacecraft and payload software capability upgrades. The mission, which is anticipated to launch in Fall 2025, will also show how the Viasat RTSR service enhances Loft Orbital\u2019s space infrastructure offering with a new real-time connectivity resource available for Loft virtual missions, enabling novel capabilities for customers.<\/p>\n \u201cViasat is excited to partner with Loft Orbital to showcase our progress under NASA\u2019s Communications Services Project and to highlight the first commercial use of Viasat\u2019s Real-Time Space Relay service. This intersatellite link capability will provide significant value to Loft\u2019s commercial mission, both during and after the demonstration period,\u201d said Michael Maughan, Vice President of Space and Mission Systems, Viasat Government Systems.<\/strong> \u201cThe combination of multi-orbit space-relay service through Viasat\u2019s high-capacity network and access to our global ground network will offer NASA and other government customers, as well as commercial providers, greater flexibility in downlinking data to the ground via whichever path is most timely or cost-effective.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLoft is proud to partner with Viasat on NASA\u2019s Communications Services Project to provide the infrastructure for this important capability,\u201d said Pierre-Damien Vaujour, CEO of Loft Orbital. <\/strong>\u201cThe addition of Viasat\u2019s relay service to our space infrastructure will let our virtual mission customers deploying AI applications have continuous real-time access to their mission for time-critical applications.\u201d<\/p>\n The Communications Services Project is managed by NASA\u2019s Glenn Research center in Cleveland, Ohio, under the direction of NASA\u2019s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Viasat, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, announced it selected Loft Orbital as a partner for its Real-Time Space Relay (RTSR) service. 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