Press Release
Issued by SkyTrac.
February 22, 2009
SkyTrac Systems would like to announce the launch the ISAT-200, its next generation full featured SatCom transceiver, at Heli Expo 2009 in Anaheim California. The ISAT-200 provides automatic, global, real time flight following, an audio interface and text messaging and data transfer using Iridium's next generation modem. The ISAT 200 offers countless new feature sets and functionalities.
The ISAT 200 is smaller and lighter than its predecessor – the ISAT-100. It has more processing power, improved voice quality and superior memory capacity. This hardware is equipped with an SD card reader and USB port; both of which can be used for quick and easy firmware upgrades. An SD Card can also be used to record flight data which can later be downloaded to a PC and analyzed. The ISAT-200 is equipped with an internal, field replaceable battery.
The ISAT-200 is installed using a "smart" tray which stores configuration information such as reporting intervals and aircraft registration number. The tray is available with either ARINC 404 or Blind Mate connectors.
When transmitting data with the ISAT-200, users can choose either standard or premium data packets. The standard packet includes lat/long, GPS time, ground speed, altitude and heading. The NEW premium packet includes the standard transmission and the registration number (or some other identifying number) appended to each position report at the time of generation. This provides greater audit capability and better traceability of data.
Kathleen Wallace, President and CEO of SkyTrac Systems commented; "the ISAT-200 was designed by our in house engineering team by incorporating customer feedback on our first generation hardware with the latest technological advances in the industry. The ISAT-200 is not only more technologically advanced; it meets increasingly more rigorous demands from the field. We are very proud to introduce the ISAT-200, complete with enhanced ground station software. This is a major milestone in our industry and we are very excited to be at the leading edge"
