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MSAT-1 [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Telecommunications Facilities
OBS

MSAT-1... was launched on 20 April 1996.... MSAT-1 is capable of providing voice and data communications to small mobile terminals on land or on board ships and aircraft. The satellite uses highly efficient narrow-bandwidth voice and data transmissions technologies.

OBS

In November 2010, the satellite SkyTerra-1 assumed MSAT-1's duties and MSAT-1 was decommissioned. However, MSAT-1 remains fully operational to provide redundancy in the event that SkyTerra-1 becomes disabled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Installations de télécommunications
OBS

Les satellites stationnaires de télécommunications du service mobile MSAT-1 et MSAT-2 offrent des services de communication téléphonique mobiles par satellite et des services d'accès aux données en Amérique du Nord depuis [1996].

OBS

En novembre 2010, le satellite SkyTerra-1 a remplacé MSAT-1 et MSAT-1 a été mis hors service. Cependant, MSAT-1 reste pleinement opérationnel et peut assumer les fonctions de SkyTerra-1 en cas de défaillance de ce dernier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
OBS

MSAT. Desarrollado por TMI [Telesat Mobile Incorporated]. Es uno de los sistemas de satélites comerciales más poderosos del mundo, comprende servicios de telefonía móvil y fija, fax, datos y 'radio dispatch' a través de toda Norteamérica, Centroamérica, México y más de 400 km de aguas costeras, Islas Hawai y el Caribe.

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Record 2 2010-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
CONT

Satellite coverage by the MSAT-1 satellite is available across North America including wide-area wireless communications on land, sea, or in the air, throughout North America, Central America, northern South America,(Venezuela and Colombia), the Caribbean, and up to 400 kilometres(250 miles) offshore.

Key term(s)
  • satellite based coverage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
CONT

Lorsque la SITA (Société internationale de télécommunications aéronautiques) n'était pas en mesure d'assurer la couverture, elle sous-traitait à la société Aeronautical Radio Inc. (ARINC), qui est le principal fournisseur de services aux États-Unis, ainsi qu'à l'Organisation internationale des télécommunications mobiles par satellites (INMARSAT) pour la couverture par satellite.

Spanish

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