Inmarsat 5 Global Xpress Satellite

The full inmarsat 5 constellation is on course to deployed by the end of 2014 providing a single global broadband service which can be accessed by users on land at sea and in the air.

Inmarsat 5 global xpress satellite.

The satellites are currently under construction or testing at boeing space and intelligence systems el segundo facility in california. The advanced ka band payloads gx6a 6b will add further depth to global xpress coverage delivering greater capacity in regions with the highest demand. Inmarsat global xpress gx is the first and only high speed mobile broadband network to seamlessly span the world. Inmarsat 5 global xpress.

Now gx is evolving to deliver even greater capacity and operational agility turning our customers greatest connectivity challenges into opportunities and connecting us all to a better future. Secure global mobile broadband stephen j. Inmarsat awarded a contract to boeing in august 2010 to design build and supply three inmarsat 5 satellites as part of a 752m 1 2bn wireless broadband network known as global xpress. Inmarsat and boeing engineers working from inmarsat s gx teleport in nemea greece are now beginning a month of comprehensive payload testing ahead of live end to end.

The satellite is the fourth member of inmarsat s broadband communications fleet a 1 6 billion initiative named global xpress conceived to connect aircraft ships at sea and mobile users on land through an umbrella of worldwide ka band beams. To meet global coverage requirements the global xpress inmarsat 5 satellites were designed with 89 nested spot beams that cover almost all of the visible earth in a honeycomb configuration. As the world s connectivity demands grow ever more complex gx is evolving to offer even more capacity capabilities and operational agility. The wireless broadband network will operate at ka band microwave frequencies ranging between 18ghz and 31ghz which however possess more signal quality.

As users move across the globe global xpress delivers a continuous consistent service anywhere in the world on land at sea and in the air as. Global xpress gx gives leading organisations and governments around the world seamless access to high speed mobile satellite broadband. Gizinski iii and richard manuel there is a move in the unmanned aerial vehicle uav community to ka band satellite communications satcom for beyond line of site blos high rate mission data connectivity. Each inmarsat 5 series global xpress satellite carries 89 fixed and six steerable spot beams in ka band.

The very high throughput satellite v hts was carried into orbit by an ariane 5 heavy lift launcher and is now being raised into geostationary orbit 35 786km 22 236 miles above earth. The inmarsat 6 satellites confirm our commitment to l band services and will support a new generation of capabilities for the 5g era as well as global safety services.