PASSIVE SPHERICAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS STUDY

Abstract

Identifiers: Space communications. Contents: Orbital coverage a d satellite switching: Switching; Proof of existence of equal range sums; Relation between orbit configuration and system design. Lifetime of perturbed orbit ystem: Injection velocity errors, solar radiation pressure; Combined system lifetime. A system configuration: The global station network. Equipment pre-desig considerations: Modulation studies; Tracking and acquisition; Combination of communicating and tracking functions; typical frequency assignment of European A and B stations; typical operational performance including first and second acquisition mode. S YSTEM LOGIC AND CONTROL. Fr quency assignment considerations: Selection of frequency range; Number of frequency allocation channels; Frequency assignment. Identifiable problem areas requiring further work.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0282713

Entities

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Allocation
  • Modulation
  • Networks
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Pressure
  • Satellite Communications
  • Solar Radiation
  • Space Communications
  • Switching

Readers

  • Operations Research
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites