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New Aerospace™ "Flight test of Satwest’s Space Communications Technology on Suborbital RLV and High Altitude Balloon: Implications for Space Traffic Management"

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1 New Aerospace™ "Flight test of Satwest’s Space Communications Technology on Suborbital RLV and High Altitude Balloon: Implications for Space Traffic Management" Presentation to ERAU Space Traffic Management Confrence M. Brian Barnett, Satwest President/CEO 505-255-2499, ext 1 or barnett@satwest.com Nov. 5-6, 2014 Satwest payload in space 72.7 miles above Spaceport America (courtesy UP Aerospace)

2 New Aerospace™ Satwest Corporate Overview Private, closely-held, space communications and mobile satellite services company Established 1999 Specialize in aviation and space communications using commercial communications satellites Headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Worldwide customer base. Located in close proximity to Spaceport America

3 New Aerospace™ Satwest Proprietary Satwest Partners Satwest Proprietary FAA COE CST Virgin Galactic & Spaceport America UP AerospaceMasten

4 New Aerospace™ Overview of Experiment Satwest was chosen by NASA Flight Opportunities Program (FOP) in June 2013 for technology performance testing First system test was on a high altitude balloon in September 2013 –Successful 2-way data transmission at 97,000 feet demonstrated Second system test was on UP Aerospace rocket from Spaceport America Nov. 12, 2013. Test Objectives: –Test texting, email and general mobile internet performance to payload from ground to space (above 100km) and at rocket velocities –Test COTS outgoing position reports from payload –Test voice/data link during entirety of flight Satwest Proprietary

5 New Aerospace™ Satwest Payload Communicator Satwest Proprietary Equipment: Satwest PC-1 payload communicator

6 New Aerospace™ Flight Test Progression Satwest Proprietary U2 flight test, 2011-12, 70,000 ft., Mach 0.67, 500 mph FOP Near Space high altitude balloon flight test, Sept. 2013, 97,000 ft. FOP UP Aerospace flight test, Nov. 12, 2013, 72.7 miles 383,556 ft.

7 New Aerospace™ Satwest Proprietary Launch Site, Close-up Landing Site, Close-up Satwest Proprietary Position Reports sent from Satwest PC-1

8 New Aerospace™ Text Messages sent to Payload Satwest Proprietary T3. Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. #TextsToSpace Wizard of Oz 41.8 miles The moment’s passed. Whatever I do, I can’t change this moment. #TextsToSpace Inception 67.4 miles 55.2 miles 7.9 miles 1 ST Known COMMERCIAL TEXT TO SPACE

9 New Aerospace™ Satwest Space Communications Applications

10 New Aerospace™ Satwest Proprietary Conclusions and Future Work Final Remarks –Satwest’s tests demonstrating that commercial satellite networks are a promising means for providing space traffic management and payload/crew/researcher communications Next Steps –Flight test through NASA’s FOP (Q2 2015-- delayed) Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship 2 (SS2) Testing Wi-Fi, tracking, voice calls –Look forward to further partnering with FAA in development of space-based ADS-B capabilities.


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