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Gogo 2KU

SATCOM KU-BAND

Service Launch

2019

Coverage

Fully Global

Speed

15 Mbps

Plan Cost

$7K- $40K

Hardware Weight

7.7 lbs

Featuring a unique dual phased-array antenna, 2Ku provides superior performance – enabling new experiences for passengers and crew. Key features and benefits › Next-generation modem enhances performance, delivering peak speeds up to 70+ Mbps to the aircraft › Unique antenna design with 4x more surface area resulting in dramatically better performance especially in equatorial regions › Industry-leading speeds support video streaming › Over 180 Ku satellites deliver redundant gate-to-gate coverage around the globe › With more capacity from more satellites, a Ku band system delivers greater bandwidth, consistency, and reliability than a Ka band system

COVERAGE

SwiftBroadband operates over Inmarsat’s I-4 satellite constellation, covering all major aviation routes, and every hidden island getaway, worldwide. 

Each I-4 satellite combines 228 spot beams with 19 wide beams; capable of providing up to four channels of 432Kbps to a High Gain Antenna. The three I-4 satellites are complemented by Alphasat, which provides additional capacity of over 33% of the I-4 coverage area. Two further L-band payloads are scheduled for the early 2020s on the I-6 constellation.

HARDWARE

The lightweight JetWave MCS 8X00 system is offered exclusively from Honeywell. The system consists of four major components:

  • Antenna controller to accurately point the antenna to the satellite
  • RF unit to blast the data through space
  • Modem to process the incoming and outgoing data
  • Either a fuselage or tail mounted antenna to direct the data to and from the satellite
AIRCRAFT OFFERING

Helicopter

Not Available

Turboprops

Not Available

JETS

Light

Not Available

Medium

Not Available

Large

All

Bizliners

All

SERVICE PROVIDERS

ELITE WINGS GUIDES

BIZJETS

TURBOPROPS

BIZLINERS

HELICOPTERS

2022 GUIDES

ELITE WINGS

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