Intelsat, ITC Global To Provide Communication for Solar Flight

Intelsat and ITC Global will provide ground-to-ground satellite communication services to Solar Impulse during its first around-the-world solar flight, Intelsat said in a news release Thursday. The services will let the ground crew and support teams communicate from anywhere to anyone in the world, Intelsat said. It said the system uses a 1.8 meter, quick-deploy antenna to leverage Intelsat’s satellite network over the 22,000-mile, 550-hour flight.