A NOTE ON THE USE OF THE MOON AND PASSIVE SATELLITES FOR LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATION

Abstract

A reliable and economical system of world wide teletype communication could be developed, based upon the reflection of radio signals from the Moon. The system would be able to provide about eight standard teletype channels for about 5 hours operation per day and would be a useful supplement to existing HF radio circuits. When artificial passive satellites become available, as is expected in a few years, these can also be used and will enable the number of working hours per day to be increased, and transmission delays to the antipodes to be eliminated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0326790

Entities

People

  • J. E. Clegg

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Christmas Island
  • Distortion
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Noise
  • Radial Velocity
  • Radio Signals
  • Radio Transmission
  • Radio Waves
  • Relative Motion
  • Repetition Rate
  • Transmitters

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites