M-Cubed is as a technology demonstrator platform for high resolution imaging technology intended for use in a future Nasa mission; E1P-U2 mission is to detect the Van Allen radiation belts.
"Provide much faster Internet service to more than 1 million customers outside the reach of cable or DSL services at similar prices to existing satellite broadband; also using capacity to power in-flight Internet service by JetBlue, as well as defense and other uses."
"24 C-band, 12 Ku-band; Asia Pacific Region"
10 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) channels; allows forward deployed troops to communicate using existing hand-held radios without the need to stop and point an antenna towards the satellite
24 active C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders; provides comprehensive coverage of North America and the Caribbean. Also features the Commercially Hosted InfraRed Payload (CHIRP) for U.S. Air Force--wide-field of view sensor to validate space-based infrared technologies from geosynchronous orbit.
