MTSAT Project

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MTSAT Project
Yoshiyuki Mikuni Japan Civil Aviation Bureau
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Current Status

• MTSAT-1R
• Launched on 26 February 2005
• In-orbit at 140E
• AMSS Service starts on 1 October 2005
• SBAS Service starts on 2006.
• MTSAT-2
• Testing in progress
• Launch is planned in late 2004

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Coverage
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MTSAT System
MTSAT
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MTSAT
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MTSAT
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R
MTSAT
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R
L band
AMSS Service Link
AMSS Service Link
Ku band
Feeder Link
Feeder Link
GESs

GESs

GESs

GESs

Hitachi
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ASC
Hitachiota
ASC
Kobe ASC
Kobe ASC
Tokyo ACC
Tokyo ACC
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MTSAT Service

• ATS over the Ocean
• Mitigate NOPAC congestion
• GNSS over the Region
• Contribute to Global SBAS

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Future Plan

• Over Asia-Pacific Region
• Contribute to the implementation of CNS/ATM using
  the satellite in the region
• Over Terrestrial Airspace
• VHF will be the sole mean over the terrestrial
  airspace in 2015
• MTSAT-3
• 3-year study will start soon

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Any Questions?

• Contact
• MTSAT_at_mlit.go.jp