Worldwide Satellite Magazine — October 2018 SatMagazine Innovation II Forrester Antonovich The Aerospace Corporation AtlanTecRF AvL Technologies Cog CRP Technology Crystal DEV Systemtechnik GmbH ETL Systems Fleet Space Technologies Frost & Sullivan Gilat Satellite Networks Globalstar Glowlink HUBER+SUHNER Hughes Network Systems Integrasys IRG Smarter Shows Publishing Operations Satellite communication (SATCOM) is the basis for “Looking at in-flight connectivity, EUTELSAT most of the revenue for current, privatized space. 172B has also been iconic for this market, due to Silvano Payne, Publisher + Executive Writer Satellite Innovation is focused on the business its innovative High Throughput Ku-band payload Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director of satellite communications, and the leaders and designed for in-flight broadband with multiple user Pattie Lesser, Executive Editor innovators participating in this event will be focused spots optimized to serve densely-used Asian and Jill Durfee, Sales Director + Assoc. Editor on exactly where the next growth segments are trans-Pacific flight paths. Simon Payne, Development Director likely to develop and will also accurately determine “Given Eutelsat’s leadership in the video sector, Donald McGee, Production Manager business potentials with realistic timelines. Attendees we have also been a pioneer in HD and Ultra HD as Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor will become participants in the future... today. viewers continue to push for higher quality formats. Sean Payne, Industry Writer We are currently broadcasting nearly 20 UHD One of the company executives who channels on our fleet, leading the way as the format Senior Contributors will be participating as a speaker continues to develop.” Richard Dutchik, Dutchik Communications at Satellite Innovation is the When talking about the innovative projects Chris Forrester, Broadgate Publications CEO of Eutelsat Americas Eutelsat have underway, Mike said, “For starters the Karl Fuchs, iDirect Government Services (www.eutelsatamericas.com/), new EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite will be the first Bob Gough, Goonhilly Earth Station Mr. Mike Antonovich. He will to feature the unique ability to change uplink and Rebecca M. Cowen-Hirsch, Inmarsat be addressing attendees downlink coverage on orbit, via software, allowing Paul Scardino, Globecomm at the “New End User customers to use satellite bandwidth and power with Giles Peeters, Track24 Defence Markets — The Next far greater flexibility than ever before. Koen Willems, Newtec Generation of Satellite “Moving closer to the ground, we are developing Customer” session, which a entire range of new video solutions under the Authors is being held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9. Eutelsat CIRRUS brand name. Eutelsat CIRRUS The session will point out that, with broadband provides a turnkey content delivery solution via Andrew Barton Nicole Heins services costing more than $2 per megabit/second satellite and OTT to operators seeking to launch Matteo Levoni Bemposti Carl Nerup per month, and fiber or cable being less than $1, new or upgrade their service, offering the benefits of Roman Buff Carrie O’Quinn point to multi-point services may be the next market. rapidly deployed video services, low operational Martin Coleman Dr. Danielle Piskorz With vertical integration disrupting the established costs, high image quality and consistent end- Philip Chu Alvaro Sanchez marketplace at an increasing pace, new users will user experience. It will improve the workflow Steve Fendley Dr. Ian Timmins provide an opportunity for growth and for service and efficiency of video transport across the wide Chris Forrester Yannick Zeller providers and operators alike, a means of survival. spectrum of Eutelsat video customers. Roger Franklin This panel aims to identify important strategies “Finally, taking advantage of satellite’s unique to secure new markets which will be of significant ‘one to many’ and ‘any to any’ capabilities, we are importance to all satellite industry players in the future. developing Internet Of Things solutions using our Techniques to identity new partnerships, how to SmartLNB, designing cutting-edge offers to enable “Innovation” is far more connect with new customers and an emphasis on real-time live communication with thousands, tens than just a term that’s being the unique advantages of SATCOM over alternative of thousands and potentially millions of low cost bandied about by industry technology will be discussed. devices and appliances to relay information to and and marketing mavens and SatMagazine queried Mr. Antonovich as to his from virtually anything. actors... “Innovation” is an agency of change, of thoughts regarding why is innovation important to Mike’s response as to what he sees as the solidifying dreams into a reality, of bringing the the industry and, in particular, to Eutelsat Americas? innovative technologies that will drive the space future into today. Mike replied, “Innovation has been a cornerstone and satellite industry over the next year or so Innovation is also an action... Satellite Innovation of Eutelsat’s success through the years. The prompted him to say, “It is quite clearly that we (satinnovation.com) drives technology into areas company has always embraced new technologies to are living in a “wireless world” and satellites will never before realized, where a look ahead becomes improve satellite performance and reliability for our continue to be an essential part of it. When you a current possibility, where a cognizant thought customers. One domain where Eutelsat has been a think “cloud”…you should just think of massive can be cemented into a positive enhancement for leader is in the design of all-electric satellites, which data centers, but you should also consider how you satellite and space market segments to the delight of allows for improved service life for our spacecraft, can collect and disseminate data and intelligence users, companies, organizations, nations, agencies, reduced fuel mass and more efficient payloads for to anybody, anywhere. And satellites remain militaries, and students. our satellite deployments. EUTELSAT 115 West B uniquely positioned to do that. So when you look With innovations for the space and satellite was actually the world’s first all-electric satellite. up and think “cloud”…think of what is above those market segments increasing in scope, with more and clouds! Satellites!” more deliverables arriving on market that possess heretofore “impossible” and now amazing technical http://www.eutelsatamerica.com/ capabilities, there are an ever increasing number of eyes and dollars attuned to the “how to” monetize this arena than has ever been witnessed before in the history of the space and satellite industry. Every few days, it seems as though another space startup emerges, with the hopes of fitting and satisfying a niche that will be a successful part of this explosive market. For years, experts have been questioning what market segment the world’s first trillionaire will emerge from to step onto the world stage — with the potential that the space industry offers, most major venture capital firms are eying this industry as the segment that will see this occur. 2 SatMagazine — October 2018 Table of Contents InfoBeam Innovation — Eutlesat Americas with CEO Mike Antonovich ........................................2 ICESat-2 launch, Delta II adieu InfoBeam ........................................................... 4 to 27 After several delays, the United Launch Innovation — Comtech EF Data Alliance’s (ULA) Delta II rocket was launched with Michael DiPaolo ..................................................8 for the final time carrying NASA’s weather satellite, ICESat-2. This is the end of an era for Innovation — Frost & Sullivan the Delta II rocket that was first launched on with Michael Blades, Vivek Suresh Prasad ...............18 February 14, 1989. The Forrester Report, Part II — A $10B cash windfall, Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of by Chris Forrester ....................................................28 Government and Commercial Programs, Uplink: Innovation — AvL Technologies, said, “This vehicle has truly created a legacy by Dr. Ian Timmins ...................................................30 throughout its history launching NASA, critical U.S. military satellites and commercial clients.” A Case in Point: Gilat Satellite Networks, NASA’s satellite, ICESat-2, with its single by Doreet Oren ........................................................32 instrument — the Advanced Topographic Laser The Aerospace Corporation: Analysis, Altimeter System (ATLAS), manufactured by by Dr. Danielle Piskorz and Carrie O’Quinn ............34 Northrop Grumman) — will provide scientists with height measurements to create a global Uplink: Innovation — AtlanTecRF, portrait of Earth’s third dimension, gathering by Geoff Burling .......................................................36 data that can precisely track changes of terrain Executive Spotlight: Ramesh Ramaswamy, including glaciers, sea ice, forests and more. Hughes Network Systems ........................................40 In addition to ICESat-2, this mission includes ULA Summary four cubesats that will launch from dispensers Uplink: Innovation — Integrasys, United Launch Alliance (ULA) also revealed mounted to the Delta II’s second stage. by Alvaro Sanchez ....................................................42 that the last Delta II rocket will join a lineup This mission was launched aboard a Delta of historic