MSAT (Mobile Satellite) is a satellite-based mobile telephony service developed by the National Research Council Canada (NRC).
Supported by a number of companies in the US and Canada, MSAT hosts a number of services, including the broadcast of CDGPS signals.
The MSAT satellites were built by Hughes (now owned by Boeing) with a 3 kilowatt solar array power capacity and sufficient fuel for a design life of twelve years.
MSV has said that all old MSAT gear would be compatible with the new satellites.
[8][9] The following services are singularly dependent upon the continued operation of the MSAT satellite: