The PLANET 888 Terminal answers mobile communication requirements of mission aircraft/rotorcraft with Iridium Certus™ 100 satellite service. It delivers native IP connectivity with satellite midband throughput (88kbps MT, 88kbps MO), offers local interfaces (Power, Ethernet, Serial), and includes a GNSS receiver for autonomous location and timing. The PLANET 8888 uses a low-profile passive antenna that can be easily installed on aircraft.

In addition to mobile IP routing capability, the embedded PLANET application—available through a Web interface—provides added value functions such as tracking, collaboration tools, telemetry handling, and weather upload services. Additional application software can also enable video processing.