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Iridium Certus™ Debut by Lars Thrane with a New Maritime SATCOM System

Iridium Communications Inc. has Tracking (LRIT) and Ship Security Alert industry, but that niche includes a large
announced that Lars Thrane A/S is System (SSAS). The system has a range number of vessels, such as commercial
the newest Iridium Certus terminal of interfaces making integration simple fishing boats, workboats, coastal shipping
manufacturer — the companies have now and offers a simple upgrade path from and leisure craft. The new LT-4200 from
unveiled the LT-4200 maritime SATCOM legacy solutions as well as greenfield Lars Thrane is a smaller, lighter, faster and
system. The new terminal will be one of opportunities for Iridium Certus partners. cost-competitive option when compared
the first to support the Iridium Certus 200 Made possible by the recently upgraded to the closest alternative in the market. As
service class, that features upload and Iridium® satellite constellation, the Iridium a result, Iridium and the firm’s partners are
download speeds of up to 176 Kbps over Certus service goes beyond serving solely once again bringing a new and superior
Iridium’s L-band network. It is designed as a connectivity solution. It provides a option to the maritime industry. Peter
for demanding maritime environments, platform for the company’s partners to Thrane, CEO of Lars Thrane, added that the
such as those experienced by fishing develop specialized broadband, midband LT-4200 maritime SATCOM product is an
vessels and other workboats that desire and narrowband applications only important product for Lars Thrane, which
faster speeds but want to avoid the possible through Iridium’s crosslinked allows the company to offer customers a
coverage limitations, terminal sizes and L-band network. The service offers the compact and competitive L-band product
costs associated with existing competitive flexibility to scale device speeds, sizes with faster bandwidth and maritime
options. The terminal has also been and power requirements both up and performance specifications, which will
designed to support Iridium’s future Global down based on the needs of the end-user. satisfy most requirements for a maritime
Maritime Distress and Safety System Wouter Deknopper, VP and GM, maritime product in this class. More details about
(GMDSS) services, in addition to other line of business at Iridium, said the Iridium this product will be forthcoming in the near
regulatory safety and security services Certus 200 service class addresses a future.
including Long Range Identification and very specific market niche in the maritime

China’s Long March-2D Rocket Sends Yunhai-1 02 Satellite into Orbit

China launched a new satellite On
September 25 into planned orbit from
the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
in northwest China’s Gobi Desert. The
Yunhai-1 02 satellite, launched on a Long
March-2D carrier rocket at 8:54 a.m.
(Beijing Time), will be used mainly for
detecting the atmospheric and marine
environment and space environment,
as well as disaster control and other
scientific experiments. Both the satellite
and the carrier rocket were developed by
the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight
Technology of the China Aerospace
Science and Technology Corporation. The
launch was the 313th mission of the Long
March carrier rocket series.

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