Manassas International Teleport

The teleport in Manassas, Virginia supports TCS' end-to-end solution needed for today's mission-critical communications. Operating in Ku and C-Band, this TCS facility is equipped to handle a variety of communication needs.

Land

The TCS International Gateway Facility (IGF) is located at 10221 Piper Lane in Manassas, Virginia. The properties are located on GPIN7595-90-6261, latitude 38.435N and longitude 77.315W. The site consists of 6.8476 acres, which is divided into two sections. Section 1 consists of 4.8476 acres, the antenna farm. Section 2 consists of 2 acres and is zoned for the future expansion of a 2 story 30,000 sq. ft. Data Center.

Infrastructure

Currently the IGF consists of five antennas, and one additional antenna pad configured to support up to a 9.3M antenna and shelter . There are three 9.3M Vertex antennas, two configured for dual polarization operations in Ku Band, and one configured for dual polarization operations in C-Band, one 7.2M Vertex antenna configured for dual polarization and one 3.8M Prodelin antenna configured for cross polarization. The IGF has approval to build up to a total of fifteen large earth station pads, up to 9.3M Antennas. The pad sites currently have conduit stubbed in place for each site.

Fiber Connectivity

The site is designed with two 2-inch PVC conduits, which are encased in 12 inches of concrete from Piper Lane to the master distribution pull box in the main shelter facility. Fiber connectivity is currently equipped with a self-healing OC-12 (622.08 Mbps) sonnet ring and a DS3 (45 Mbps) Internet connection from a Tier One provider.

Interference Berm

The south and west side of the antenna farm is protected by an 11 ft. high by 45 ft. wide interference berm.

Licensing

The site is licensed for C and Ku band operations.

Security

The site is equipped with a 6 ft. chain link barbed-wire fence. The site is equipped with seven 35-foot lighting poles. Each of the electronics shelters are equipped with intruder and smoke alarms that are reported via the M&C system. As an added security measure, each shelter is equipped with video surveillance monitoring.

Back-up Power

The site is equipped with a Generac 300KVA generator supplied by a 1000 gallon above ground diesel tank. The generator is able to sustain all tech power requirements for a minimum of 48 hours.

Power Shelter

The power shelter is equipped with a Generac automatic transfer switch, and a PurePower 80KVA UPS system, that provides a 14-minute battery backup capacity at full load. The shelter can support two additional 80KVA UPS pure power systems.

Electricity

3 phase 208V with 250KVA transformer. The transformer pad is capable of handling a 500KVA transformer with no modifications. All electrical conduits are stubbed out to each of the 15 antenna pads.

For more information please contact us at 410-295-1420 or  satellite@telecomsys.com to schedule a demonstration.