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Viasat Expands Real-Time Earth Global Footprint; Partners with Arctic Space Technologies on Viasat's First High-Latitude Real-Time Earth Facility in Sweden
Real-Time Earth Polar Coverage Will Enable Viasat to Provide Commercial and Government Satellite Operators a Preferred High-Latitude Option to Gather
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[{"type":"text","content":"Real-Time Earth Polar Coverage Will Enable Viasat to Provide Commercial and Government Satellite Operators a Preferred High-Latitude Option to Gather Mission-Critical Data from Satellites Operating in Sun Synchronous Orbit\n\n\nCARLSBAD, Calif., and ÖJEBYN, Sweden, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced an agreement with Arctic Space Technologies, a company that offers highly-reliable, secure satellite data handling services, to establish and host Viasat's first high-latitude Real-Time Earth (RTE) facility in Öjebyn, Sweden. By opening a new RTE facility in Sweden, Viasat can provide polar coverage with integrated high-speed data capabilities as part of its advanced global RTE network. Viasat's first Swedish RTE ground station is planned to be operational by April 2022.\nViasat RTE provides Ground-Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS) capabilities in support of environmental, insurance, shipping, energy and government operations. It is a fully-managed, cost-effective ground network that enables operators with geosynchronous orbit (GEO), medium earth orbit (MEO) and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites using the S-, X- and Ka-bands, the ability to meet current and future data requirements.\nThe new RTE facility in Sweden is expected to host four Viasat full-motion 7.3-meter S/X/Ka-band antennas and associated infrastructure. This high-latitude RTE site is geographically advantageous for Viasat customers with satellites flying in sun synchronous orbits, as customer satellites will be able to connect to Viasat's RTE ground station up to nine times per day—providing tremendous opportunities to downlink and disseminate mission-critical data. \nThe new site is also Viasat's first RTE site co-located at a data center allowing for enhanced edge compute capabilities for real-time processing, analysis and optimization. Arctic Space Technologies' data center solutions, operated by EcoDataCenter, provide a fast connection with low latency and a net-zero carbon footprint, helping Viasat's customers perform faster Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) operations and payload downlink services.\n\"Our relationship with Arctic Space Technologies plays an integral role in the expansion of our global RTE footprint and our ability to provide increased coverage in the critical polar geography,\"...