Applications and missions for which use of satellite services are ideally suited include:
- Content distribution networks
- Rural community networks
- Weather data distribution
- Diplomatic communications
- Emergency coverage and disaster recovery
- Telemedicine
- Distance learning
- Data collection and monitoring
- Counter-drug surveillance
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Satellite and network service attributes:
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Multipoint distribution and point-to-point contribution
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Geographic reach and distance insensitivity
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Rapidly deployable and low-cost infrastructure (surge capability)
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Reduced vulnerability to conventional attack/disruption
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Ideal compliment/back-up to terrestrial communications systems
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Ground network open standard support for multiple systems, platforms and applications
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