International Launch Systems (ILS) successfully launched Telesat’...
International Launch Systems (ILS) successfully launched Telesat’s Anik F1R satellite Fri., it said. The satellite will provide capacity for Canadian DTH satellite TV, plus other telecom and broadcasting services, Telesat officials said. Anik F1R also carries a navigation payload…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
that will enhance GPS for aviation use in the U.S. and Canada. The payload is part of the FAA’s Wide Area Augmentation System Geostationary Communication & Control Segment (GCCS) initiative, operated by Lockheed Martin to provide precision guidance to aircraft. Lockheed Martin officials said the payload is the first FAA use of the GPS L5 civil navigation frequency, and a first of its kind in the Western hemisphere. Its launch last week marked “a move toward satellite-based navigation to make air traffic management safer, more reliable and more accurate,” said Lockheed Martin officials. The craft’s payload is the first of 2 to launch this year to support the GCCS program. Lockheed Martin officials said the system will tighten GPS-based aircraft position accuracy from 100’ to 27’, enabling instrument landing at airfields that previously were unsupported. Made by Europe’s EADS Astrium, Anik F1R has 32 Ku-band transponders, 24 C-band transponders and 2 navigation transponders, Telestar officials said.