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Inmarsat To Develop On-Orbit Telemetry Relay Service For UK Space Agency

March 19, 2021

The UK Space Agency has awarded a National Space Innovation Program (NSIP) contract to Inmarsat to develop an on-orbit telemetry relay service for rockets called “InRange.”

Inmarsat’s InRange service will reduce the dependency of space launch providers on traditional, expensive ground-based monitoring systems infrastructure for their rockets and will provide a more cost-effective, flexible solution, available globally via Inmarsat’s geostationary L-band satellite network.

Mitsubishi’s H3 Heavy Lifter rocket.

Inmarsat is working with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to ensure the InRange service develops to meet the challenging environmental conditions experienced by launch vehicles. Safran Data Systems (France) and Haigh-Farr Inc. (USA) are also partners in this project and focus on the L-band transmitter and antenna design.

This contract is valued at £258,000, with matched funding from industry taking the project total to £422,096.

Nick Shave, Vice President of Strategic Programs at Inmarsat Global Government, said, “Inmarsat’s highly robust L-band satellite network is ideal to provide telemetry services for launch providers globally. The space launch market is an exciting new sector for our network and team to work on. This innovative project will allow us to solve problems and create efficiencies in the design of a reliable and secure telemetry solution for launch service providers and launch site operators.”

Yasrine Ibnyahya, Senior Director of Advanced Concepts and Technologies at Inmarsat, added, “Inmarsat remains dedicated to supporting launch vehicle innovation by enabling new launch trajectories from anywhere in the world while reducing dependencies on ground networks.”

Iwao Igarashi, VP and GM of Business Development, Space Systems at MHI, noted, “MHI is delighted to work on this innovative project with Inmarsat, Safran Data Systems and Haigh-Farr Inc. We hope that this project will promote further collaborations between UK and Japan in the space development industry.”

Filed Under: Agencies, Contracts, Data Management, Government, Launch Vehicle, Satellites

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