Iridium Begins Construction on New Ground Station in
Alaska
Iridium Satellite has begun construction of a new Telemetry,
Tracking and Command/Control (TTAC) site in Fairbanks,
Alaska. With this new facility, Iridium will be adding
another layer of flexibility and redundancy for its
global mobile satellite communication network.
Covering 12 acres, the company will initially equip
the new Alaska ground station with three Iridium earth
terminals (ETs). Iridium will add two additional ETs
later this year, with three more planned in 2007. Alaska-based
employees will manage the site.
“Alaska is the logical location for the ground
station because of the physical configuration of the
Iridium network,” said Carmen Lloyd, CEO and Chairman,
Iridium Satellite. “In addition, the state offers
a pool of human and technological resources, many affiliated
with local universities and businesses. Couple that
with Alaska’s modern infrastructure, and top-notch
telecommunications and energy resources. The state also
has been ideal to work with from an economic and regulatory
standpoint.”
The Fairbanks ground station will provide additional
visibility and access to Iridium’s constellation
of 66 low-earth orbiting, cross-linked and fully meshed
satellites. It will add to the company’s command
and control capabilities and functionality, particularly
for government users. The company also will use the
ground station for remote access to Iridium satellites
from the company’s existing gateways.
If space-to-ground communications is ever interrupted
at an existing Iridium site, the Alaska ground station
will allow access to the constellation without interfering
with normal traffic activity. This adds yet another
layer of important reliability for the Iridium network
and for customers. The Alaska ground station will be
Iridium’s fourth TTAC site. Two are located in
Canada and one is located in Iceland.
“Iridium wants to welcome new employees joining
the Alaska team this year,” Lloyd said. “Their
work in this facility will not only help Iridium add
network capabilities today. We’re making a major
investment in maintaining the robustness and reliability
of our network. And, we now have the opportunity to
further expand utilization of our network through this
site in the future.”
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Archives: (2005 ) / (2006)
 25 October 2006
Iridium Announces Two
Industry Defense Updates
at MILCOM 2006
17 October 2006
Weather Data Systems
Utilizes Iridium Satellites for
Air to Ground Links
26 September 2006
Iridium Provides Low
Cost Satellite Email for
Zodiac Ships
26 September 2006
Iridium Provides Data Link
For Ice Monitoring Buoy
in Arctic Ocean
25 September 2006
Iridium Reports Strong
Growth in Crew Calling
During 2006
28 August 2006
Senator Ted Stevens
Officiates at New Iridium
Alaska Ground Station
14 August 2006
Iridium
Provides Satellite
Communications for Medical
Assistance Program
17
July 2006
Iridium
Equips U.K. Maritime
and Coastguard Agency
12
July 2006
Iridium
Reports Spectacular Yearly Growth for Mobile
Satellite Services in
Aeronautical Market
10
July 2006
Iridium
Provides Satellite
Communications for New
York Air National Guard
in Antarctic Missions
30
June 2006
Iridium
Satellite Links
Tansmit Data to Tsunameter Buoy System
19
June 2006
Iridium
Gears Up for 300%
Increase in Alaska Traffic
13
June 2006
Iridium
Introduces Hurricane Equipment and Service
10
May 2006
Iridium
Selected to Supply Global Asset Tracking to
ARGO Tracker
3
May 2006
Iridium
Prepares for
June 1st Hurricane Season
1
May 2006
Iridium
Offers First Government Emergency Response Package
24
April 2006
Iridium
& Telenor Provide Satellite Communications for the
National Center of Missing & Exploited Children
20
February 2006
Iridium
Introduces Rural Satellite Communications
at SatCom
Africa
7
February 2006
Iridium
Completes Beta
Tests of Push-to-Talk
Voice & Data
Service
7
February 2006
Iridium
Launches Compact Lower Cost Data Transceiver
7
February 2006
Iridium
Begins
Construction on New
Alaska Ground Station
24
January 2006
New
Iridium Based In-Flight Calling Service for Passengers
19
January 2006
Iridium
Supplies Critical Communications for Ham Radio Antartic
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