GE Satellite will provide ku-band capacity for the Nasa Global Hawk Pacific (GloPac) campaign, which will study atmospheric and environmental conditions across the Pacific.
The GE-23 satellite provides comprehensive, dynamic coverage in the Pacific and will support a broad range of mobile broadband applications, according to Space Mart.
The satellite capability allowed sustained communications throughout the Global Hawk’s 14-hour maiden voyage.
Using the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the GloPac mission is fitted with 11 science instruments for observing and measuring atmospheric conditions including an antenna to continuously transmit data and images via the GE-23 satellite.
The research mission will measure atmospheric conditions including greenhouse gases, ozone-depleting substances, aerosols, and constituents of air quality in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.
Future missions include observations from the equator to the Arctic Circle and west of Hawaii.
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