is co ' s ▁earlier ▁C LE O ▁router ▁in ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁UK - D MC ▁satellite . ▁The ▁C is co ▁Space ▁R outer ▁was ▁launched ▁to ▁ge ost ation ary ▁orbit ▁on ▁board ▁Int els at ▁ 1 4 ▁( IS - 1 4 ), ▁a ▁space craft ▁built ▁by ▁Space ▁Systems / L oral ▁for ▁satellite ▁operator ▁Int els at , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁IR IS ▁was ▁evaluated ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁a ▁J CT D ▁( J oint ▁Cap abilities ▁Technology ▁Dem on str ation ). ▁The ▁Space ▁R outer ▁runs ▁C is co ▁I OS ▁( Intern etwork ing ▁Oper ating ▁System ) ▁software ▁and ▁also ▁contains ▁an ▁on board ▁Software - defined ▁radio ▁running ▁satellite ▁mode m ▁wave forms . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁used ▁the ▁J CT D ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁reduced ▁laten cy , ▁improved ▁through put ▁and ▁increased ▁flex ibility ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Space ▁R outer . ▁ ▁The ▁Space ▁R outer ▁provided ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁route ▁Internet ▁Pro tocol ▁computer ▁network ▁traffic ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁satellite , ▁which ▁enabled ▁users ▁of ▁Web , ▁Vo IP , ▁and ▁other ▁IP ▁applications ▁to ▁directly ▁communicate ▁without ▁having ▁to ▁double - h op ▁data ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁an ▁intermediate ▁Earth ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁ability ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁double - h op ▁to ▁the ▁Earth ▁station ▁can ▁reduce ▁laten cy , ▁which ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 0   ms