The first fully licensed vertical launch spaceport in Europe, SaxaVord Spaceport – located at Lamba Ness on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands – has adopted Clear-Com’s cloud-based Gen-IC virtual intercom to assist in its development of infrastructure and critical services to support future orbital test flights.
The SaxaVord Spaceport site has secured Spaceport and Range licenses from the Civil Aviation Authority and is designed to support small rockets delivering payloads into low Earth orbit.
Gen-IC is being used to support the spaceport’s ground control centre. The system includes a 32-user licence supporting PCs located within the control centre, mobile devices operating on-site and off-site, and remote access for operators who require connectivity beyond the facility.
‘Reliable communication is essential to safe and efficient launch operations,’ says James Withey, Senior Systems Consultant Engineer, CC Sales UK, Clear-Com. ‘Gen-IC lets SaxaVord’s teams and visiting payload operators to connect instantly from any location, while giving administrators the control and scalability needed to support evolving mission requirements.’
The system allows range administrators to remotely add, manage and remove users, as well as assign voice loop communication keys as needed. This enables rapid reconfiguration of user interfaces to support visiting payload teams and changing operational requirements.
An on-premises voice recording system is also included, capturing audio from eight dedicated voice loops via a Clear-Com LQ eight-channel interface. The system provides storage and playback capabilities to support operational review, health and safety requirements, and training. Future expansion may include integration of tactile control hardware and the site’s radio network through additional interfaces.
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