{"id":7204,"date":"2022-05-05T17:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=7204"},"modified":"2022-05-05T17:42:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:42:17","slug":"nasa-industry-to-collaborate-on-space-communications-by-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=7204","title":{"rendered":"NASA, industry to collaborate on space communications by 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more than a year, the agency has been evaluating the feasibility of employing commercial SATCOM networks for near-Earth operations as it works to decommission its near-Earth satellite fleet. This approach would allow NASA to focus more time and resources on its deep space exploration and science missions.
\nThe combined value of the agency\u2019s Communications Services Project (CSP) funded agreements is $278.5 million. NASA expects each company to match or exceed agency contributions during the five-year development and demonstration period, totaling more than $1.5 billion of cost-share investment.
\n\u201cWe are following the agency\u2019s proven approach developed through commercial cargo and commercial crew services. By using funded Space Act Agreements, we\u2019re able to stimulate industry to demonstrate end-to-end capability leading to operational service,\u201d said Eli Naffah, CSP project manager at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center. \u201cThe flight demonstrations are risk reduction activities that will develop multiple capabilities and will provide operational concepts, performance validation, and acquisition models needed to plan the future acquisition of commercial services for each class of NASA missions.\u201d
\nEach company has proposed a technical approach to lower costs, increase flexibility, and improve performance for a broad range of missions. The agreements create opportunities to develop innovative solutions that could potentially meet NASA\u2019s future mission requirements while supporting each company\u2019s business model, future customers, and a growing domestic commercial SATCOM market.<\/p>\n

The funded companies are<\/strong>:
\n\u2022 Inmarsat Government Inc<\/strong>. of Reston, Virginia, has been awarded $28.6 million. Inmarsat\u2019s proposed approach demonstrates a commercial radio frequency geostationary orbiting L-band relay network for low-rate SATCOM services to spacecraft and launch vehicles for routine missions, contingency operations, launch and ascent, and early operations phase communications.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) LLC<\/strong> of Arlington, Virginia, has been awarded $67 million. Kuiper\u2019s proposed approach demonstrates a commercial optical low-Earth orbiting relay network for high- and- low-rate SATCOM services to spacecraft in low-Earth orbit for routine missions, contingency operations, and early operations phase communications.<\/p>\n

\u2022 SES Government Solutions<\/strong> of Reston, Virginia, has been awarded $28.96 million. SES\u2019s proposed approach demonstrates commercial radio frequency geostationary orbiting C-band and medium-Earth orbiting Ka-band relay networks for high- and- low-rate SATCOM services to spacecraft in low-Earth orbit for routine missions, contingency operations, launch and ascent, and early operations phase communications.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)<\/strong> of Hawthorne, California, has been awarded $69.95 million. SpaceX\u2019s proposed approach demonstrates a commercial optical low-Earth orbiting relay network for high-rate SATCOM services to spacecraft in low-Earth orbit for routine missions, contingency operations, launch and ascent, and early operations phase communications.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Telesat U.S. Services LLC<\/strong> of Arlington, Virginia, has been awarded $30.65 million. Telesat\u2019s proposed approach demonstrates commercial radio frequency geostationary orbiting C-band and low-Earth orbiting Ka-band relay networks for high- and- low-rate communications services to spacecraft in low-Earth orbit for routine missions.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Viasat Incorporated<\/strong> of Carlsbad, California, has been awarded $53.3 million. Viasat\u2019s proposed approach demonstrates a commercial radio frequency geostationary orbiting Ka-band relay network for high- and low-rate communications services to spacecraft in low-Earth orbit for routine launch and missions.<\/p>\n

Each company will complete technology development and in-space demonstrations by 2025 to prove their proposed solution will deliver robust, reliable, and cost-effective mission-oriented operations, including the ability for new high-rate and high-capacity two-way communications. NASA intends to seek multiple long-term contracts to acquire services for near-Earth operations by 2030, while phasing out NASA owned and operated systems.
\nThe CSP is managed by NASA Glenn in Cleveland under the direction of the Space Communications and Navigation Program, located at NASA Headquarters in Washington.<\/p>\n

Above, an artist rendering of a NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) in orbit. TDRS provides a vital communications link between ground facilities and the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope and a host of Earth science satellites. The agency would decommission TDRS to enable commercial providers to support future near-Earth communication mission requirements. \/ Credits: NASA<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions For more than a year, the agency has been evaluating the feasibility of employing commercial SATCOM networks for near-Earth operations as it works to decommission its near-Earth satellite fleet. This approach would … <\/p>\n

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