Next Generation Space Defense May 2021
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Next Generation Space Defense MilsatMagazineMilsatMagazine May 2021 Cover image: United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-82 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifts off from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Image Source: United Launch Alliance Beyond Secure Satcoms Publishing OPeratiOns disPatChes Features Eutelsat + OneWeb .................................................. 4 How SATCOM Vastly Improves .............................. 12 Silvano Payne, Publisher + Executive Writer Small UAV Flexibility Simon Payne, Chief Technical Officer Author: Get SAT Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director ULA + NRO ............................................................... 6 Pattie Lesser, Executive Editor Donald McGee, Production Manager USSF/SMC + Raytheon I&S ...................................... 8 Teresa Sanderson, Operations Director Sean Payne, Business Development Manager Lockheed Martin ....................................................... 8 Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor High Availability Maritime SATCOM....................... 18 Starts On The Ship Space Flight Laboratory ......................................... 10 Author: Dr. Rowan Gilmore, EM Solutions seniOr COlumnists Virgin Orbit ............................................................ 11 and COntributOrs Hughes + OneWeb ................................................. 15 Delivering Mission-Critical Connectivity with ........ 28 Chris Forrester, Broadgate Publications Reliability and Resilience Loft Orbital ............................................................. 16 Karl Fuchs, iDirect Government Author: Hughes Bob Gough, Goonhilly Earth Station Rebecca M. Cowen-Hirsch, Inmarsat SES Government Solutions ..................................... 17 Ken Peterman, Viasat Giles Peters, Track24 Defense U.S. Space Force ..................................................... 23 Koen Willems, ST Engineering Mike Young, Envistacom OSNMA: The Latest in ............................................ 34 Paradigm ................................................................ 24 GNSS Anti-Spoofing Security Author: Maria Simsky, Septentrio issue’s authOrs Eclypsium ................................................................ 25 Dr. Rowan Gilmore Kratos Defense & Security Solutions ...................... 25 A Guide For Understanding and ............................. 40 Space Micro ............................................................ 27 Dr. Michael P. Gleason Assessing U.S. Space Sustainability Initiatives Author: Dr. Michael P. Gleason, Maria Simsky Solstar Space .......................................................... 27 The Aerospace Corporation ThinKom ................................................................. 37 Sierra Nevada Corporation..................................... 38 Space Investments Have Paid Huge Dividends ...... 46 For The U.S. Economy And Security Innoflight ................................................................ 39 Author: Space & Missile Systems Center SpaceLink + Mynaric .............................................. 52 Airbus ..................................................................... 53 advertisers Advantech Wireless ...................................................5 AirBorn Inc. ..............................................................17 AvL Technologies .......................................................3 Comtech Command & Control / TCS .........................9 CPI SATCOM Products .............................................53 iDirect Government .................................................13 MilSat Symposium ...................................................54 Santander Teleport ....................................................1 SpaceBridge ..............................................................7 Space Foundation ....................................................33 MilsatMagazine is published 11 times per year by SatNews Publishers, 800 Siesta Way, Sonoma, California - 94576 - USA Phone: (707) 939-9306 / Fax: (707) 939-9235 © 2021 SatNews Publishers We reserve the right to edit all submitted materials to meet publication content guidelines, as well as for grammar and spelling errors, or to move articles to an alternative issue to accommodate publication space requirements, or remove content due to space restrictions or unacceptable content. 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We With much of its global network already deployed, the are confident in OneWeb’s right to win thanks to OneWeb constellation will operate 648 satellites in LEO its earliness to market, priority spectrum rights and offering low latency. This first generation of satellites will evolving, scalable technology. We look forward to offer significant regional coverage by the end of 2021, working alongside the UK Government, Bharti and reaching global coverage the following year. the other shareholders to open new opportunities and market access to ensure OneWeb maximizes OneWeb will be the first complete, non-geostationary its potential. OneWeb will become our main growth constellation with truly global coverage, significantly ahead engine outside our broadcast and broadband of competing projects. It will deliver 1.1 Tbps of capacity applications, as we continue to maximize cash-flow addressing the government, fixed data and mobility markets. extraction from our highly profitable heritage business and grow our fixed broadband vertical leveraging our Plans include a second-generation constellation that will geostationary assets.” provide significant enhancements in terms of capacity, flexibility and economics. It anticipates annual revenues OneWeb Executive Chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal, of circa $1 billion within three to five years following the said, “We are delighted to welcome Eutelsat into full deployment of the constellation, with a partnership OneWeb family. As an open multi-national business, approach and profitable wholesale business model. we are committed to serving the global needs of Governments, Businesses and Communities across Eutelsat’s investment leaves OneWeb almost fully funded the Globe. Together we are stronger, benefiting from and the company is well advanced in terms of securing its the entrepreneurial energy of Bharti, extensive global remaining funding needs this year. Eutelsat’s investment outreach of UK and long-term expertise of the satellite will come with similar governance rights to the UK industry at Eutelsat. OneWeb, with its innovatory Government and Bharti, including board representation, approach, is poised to take a leading position in LEO where its position and expertise as one of the world’s broadband connectivity.” leading satellite operators will help to drive the success of the new constellation. Neil Masterson, Chief Executive Officer of OneWeb added, “As OneWeb accelerates the deployment of The investment will be 100% cash financed through its fleet and engages in discussions with potential Eutelsat’s liquidity position of 1.9 billion euros as at end- customers, we welcome the powerful support of March 2021[1] and the $507 million US C-Band auction Eutelsat during the next exciting phase of our journey proceeds, and will be accounted for under the equity together, benefiting both companies equally. Eutelsat method. It is consistent with Eutelsat’s financial hurdle is a great partner for OneWeb thanks to our high rates and does not alter its financial objectives, which level of complementarity in terms of technology, are fully confirmed, including the medium-term net debt assets, addressable markets, geographic reach and / EBITDA target of c.3x and a commitment to solicited institutional relationships.” Investment Grade credit ratings. Eutelsat’s policy of a stable to progressive dividend is also reiterated. [1] €1.4 billion when restated for the upcoming € 500 million bond maturity MilsatMagazine