Inmarsat-C is a two-way, packet data service operated by the telecommunications company Inmarsat which operates between mobile earth stations (MES) and land earth stations (LES). It became fully operational after a period of pre-operational trials in January 1991. The advantages of Inmarsat-C compared to Inmarsat-A are low cost, smaller and uses a smaller omni-directional antenna . The disadvantage is that voice communication is not possible with Inmarsat-C. The service is approved for use under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ( GMDSS ), meets the requirements for Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS) defined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and is the most widely used service in fishing Vessel Monitoring Systems ( VMS ).
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24-524: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Inmarsat-C The service works with a store-and-forward method which enables interface with data network transfer including; e-mail; SMS ; telex; remote monitoring; tracking (position reporting); chart and weather updates; maritime safety information (MSI); maritime security; GMDSS; and SafetyNET and FleetNET services; two-way messaging; data reporting and polling; Safety/Emergency alerting. The service
30-469: Is operated via an Inmarsat-C Transceiver or a lower-power mini-C Transceiver. Data transfers between MES and LES at a rate of 600 bits/second. The frequencies for transmitting (TX) are 1626.5 MHz -1645.5 MHz and for receiving (RX) are 1530.0 MHz - 1545.0 MHz. The service is available for maritime, land mobile and aeronautical use. This system was also used to track the BBC's project " The Box ". BBC News followed
36-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title SATC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SATC&oldid=1216401624 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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