UltiSat Awarded NOAA Contract to Provide Satellite Communication Services for Antarctic Operations

UltiSat, a global provider of critical communications solutions, announced the award of a multi-year contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite Systems (JPSS) program. The program supports NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS), which supports global observations and forecasts, using low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites to predict and prepare for severe weather events such as hurricanes and blizzards.

As part of the new customer contract, UltiSat is providing end-to-end communications services for JPSS and its mission partners from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ross Island Earth Station (RIES) at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. A purpose built satellite communication network links the remote operations to points-of-presence in the United States and around the globe, through a high performance fiber optic terrestrial network.