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Space (UK)  Intelsat  \nDSCS B07  \n30/10 Mbps To/From SPO  \nSP VSAT 2  \n2.4m X-Band Antenna  \n24.0 Kbps – 10 circuit Multichannel link (Science)  \n24.0 Kbps – 10 circuit Multichannel link (Operations)  \n1.544 Mbps Bidirectional  \nS-Band (Ops Traffic)  \n5 Mbps Bidirectional Ku-Band (Science Data)  \n300 Mbps From SPO  \n7 Mbps To SPO  \nSATCOM Equipment  \nNetwork Equipment  \nIridium Satellites  \nSKYNET 4C  \nTDRS F6  \nIridium  \nL-Band Antenna  \nIridium Equipment  \nSP VSAT 1  \n2.4m X-Band Antenna  \nSPTR-2  \n4.2m S/Ku-Band Antenna  \nSouth Pole LAN  \nVTC VoIP  \nPhones  \nBig and Little Science Data  \nInternet And email  \nIridium Handsets  \nWSGT 13 .2m S/Ku-Band  \nSATCOM Equipment  \nNetwork Equipment  \nAntenna  \nSTGT 13 .2m S/Ku-Band Antenna  \nNASA White Sands, NM  \n\n| \u003Cbr>2.4m X-Band\u003Cbr>SATCOM Equipment Network Equipment |\n| --- |\n| Antenna\u003Cbr>U.S. Antarctic Program Christchurch, NZ |\n\n11.6m X-Band  \n\n| SATCOM Equipment |  | Network Equipment |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n\nAntenna  \nAirbus Defence and Space Oakhanger, UK  \n\n| \u003Cbr>SATCOM Equipment Network Equipment |\n| --- |\n| Ka-Band Antenna\u003Cbr>DoD Iridium Gateway Wahiawa, HI |\n\nNetwork Equipment  \nUSAP Enterprise Network  \nNetwork Equipment  \nPSTN  \n45 Mbps Circuit  \nInternet  \nInternet  \nResearchers’Home Institutions  \nFebruary 2017","cbCaiclVWLsj2T8o","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiclVWLsj2T8o","pdf",252401,"English","# Satellite Communication Infrastructure\n## Key Satellite Assets\n## Ground Station Network\n# Data Throughput and Link Specifications\n## Science and Operations Data Paths\n## Bandwidth Capacity and Antenna Requirements\n# Network Integration and Connectivity\n## South Pole LAN and Enterprise Networks\n## External Internet and PSTN Connectivity","[{\"question\":\"What is the primary purpose of the described systems architecture?\",\"answer\":\"The architecture facilitates global communication and data transfer between 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