SpaceWay Over-the-air Testing
January 21, 2008 Posted by Satellite Man
Spaceway 3 Video
In preparation for the much anticipated launch of SPACEWAY 3, Hughes completed a month of rigorous over-the-air testing with SPACEWAY 2 earlier this year. Following complete testing in a lab environment, testing was subsequently conducted using the actual satellite in orbit, validating its IP broadband capabilities and setting the stage for the future success of SPACEWAY 3.
The Hughes test team, composed of more than 40 engineers and technicians, ran approximately 160 readiness tests over a 30-day period to ensure that everything works properly—from the transmission and switching systems, to the front-end systems and user interfaces for configuring the terminals and managing the network operations control center.
The successful completion of this over-the-air testing represents another critical step in the countdown to the launch of SPACEWAY 3.
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