Iridium 9801 - 3 Overview; Iridium Satellite Communications; Openport Terminal Components

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Iridium Openport Terminal I 3 Overview
3 I Overview
Iridium’s constellation consists of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO), cross-
linked satellites operating as a fully meshed network and supported
by multiple in-orbit spares. Iridium has gateways in Arizona and
Hawaii and additional telemetry, tracking and control facilities in
Alaska, Canada and Norway. It is the largest commercial satellite
constellation in the world.
Iridium Satellite
Communications
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Openport Terminal
Components
Above Decks Equipment
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Figure 3 I 2
1 Above Decks Equipment (ADE)
The Above Decks Equipment (ADE) provides the communication
connection between the BDE and Iridium’s satellites. The ADE will
automatically locate and track Iridium satellites overhead.
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Overview