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Homeland Security

Demonstration Satellite Launched for NAIS Pilot Project

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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

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An ORBCOMM [ORBC] satellite equipped with Automatic Identification System (AIS) capability was launched this month and will let the Coast Guard test the feasibility and effectiveness of message reception and reporting from space for ship tracking and other navigational activities. The satellite is in its proper orbit and is expected to begin transmitting operational data this summer. The demonstration is being sponsored by the Coast Guard's Nationwide AIS project, which is being implemented in three main increments. The first was…

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