Ground Control - Galileo Specifications

Technical Specifications

The Galileo Satellite Dish - Stationary System
The Galileo VSAT Technology Satellite Dish is a 1.2 meter dish with a 2 or 4 watt transmitter. The dish size provides compensates for rain-fade (degrading/lost signal in a rain storm). System is normally mounted on a non-penetrating roof mount for stationary installation.

The Galileo Satellite Dish - Mobile System
The Galileo mobile dish is a .95 square meters with a 2 or 4 watt transmitter.

Dish Specifications:
1.2 meter. Temperature range -30° to +60° C ambient air. Relative humidity 1 to 100%. Rain up to 2 cm/hr.

Radio Transmitter:
2 Watt. Temperature range -30° to +55° C ambient air. Relative humidity 1 to 100%. Rain up to 2 cm/hr.

Cable Run:
Up to 300 ft from the dish to In-Door unit with Beldin Coax.

Indoor Equipment

Satellite Gateway:
The Galileo Gateway (a 1RU rackmount box) is the only indoor equipment needed for the system. It contains both the satellite modems (send-and-receive) as well as a web based gateway that can connect to your network router.

Size:
Height: 1.75"(4.45cm)
Width: 17.0"(43.18cm)
Depth: 10.5"(26.67cm)

Weight:
10.5lbs (4.75kg)

Power:
100 to 240 VAC Auto Detect, 50-60 Hz,
138-180 Max Watts

HDD:
Flash Memory (No Hard Drive)

Operating Temperature:
0° to +40° C (32° to 104° F)

Humidity:
0 to 95% non-condensing

Physical Interface:
RJ-45 10/100 BaseT Ethernet
Supports popular routing protocols: RIP, RIPv2, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP

Other Information

Coverage Map:
The Galileo Class Satellite (AMC-4) has an extremely large footprint that covers most all of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. This KU band bird is situated at a longitude of 101 degrees. Coverage Map

NOC:
100% Network Redundancy/ Backup solutions at the Hub

Operations:
365/24/7 Active Network Management and monitoring

Hub Locations:
San Diego, California (AMC4)
Vienna, Virginia (AMC4 Backup)
Mexico City, Mexico (SatMex6)
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Telstar12)

Satellite:
AMC4 at 101 W - North America
SatMex6 at 113 W - Mexico / Central America
Telstar 12 at 15 W - Europe / North Africa / Middle East

Platform:
TDMA