[Via Satellite 07-24-2015] The 67,000km move of Airbus Defence and Space<\/b>\u2019s Skynet 5A satellite from 6 degrees east to its new position at 94.8 degrees east is on track to arrive this autumn. Airbus Defence and Space announced the relocation at the SATELLITE 2015 Conference & Exhibition in March earlier this year. The move boosts the company\u2019s capability to provide protected and secure military satcom services to allied governments in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n
The relocation will extend the Skynet constellation coverage and services from 178 west to 163 east, including the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific region. This will provide near-global military X-band and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) coverage, expanding core service reach for the U.K. military and augment coalition capabilities in the region.<\/p>\n
Airbus Defence and Space owns and operates the nuclear-hardened Skynet X-band satellite constellation of eight satellites and the ground network to provide all Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) communications to the U.K. Ministry of Defence<\/b>. The contract also allows other NATO<\/b> and allied governments such as members of the five-eyes community (besides the U.K., the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Canada) to use the Skynet system to augment their existing services. Airbus Defence and Space also leases the X-band hosted payload on Telesat<\/b>\u2019s Anik G1 satellite, which covers the Americas and parts of the Pacific including Hawaii and Easter Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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