An Inmarsat I-5 satellite for its Ka-band GX Aviation service.
Inmarsat has confirmed that global Commercial Service Introduction (CSI) was achieved during December 2015 for its new Global Xpress (GX) satellite constellation.
The constellation is comprised of three Ka-band, high-speed mobile broadband communications satellites.
A fourth GX satellite – Inmarsat-5 F4 – is currently completing construction and testing by Boeing in El Segundo, California. This satellite is now likely to be launched in the second half of 2016 in order to provide additional GX network capacity.
During the course of 2016, Inmarsat will be introducing a series of market-specific, high-speed connectivity services powered by Global Xpress, including both commercial (GX Aviation) and business aviation (Jet ConneX) services.
Use the tags on the right, or the links in the text, to find out more about both. We also have a detailed Q&A about Jet ConneX that has been produced in partnership with Satcom Direct.
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