ATS-5 Multipath/Ranging/Digital Data L-Band Experimental Program. Phase III. Definition of Revised Experiment, Terminal Design, and Subsystem Performance Characteristics.

Abstract

A revised overocean multipath propagation and cw tone-ranging flight test experiment specifically designed to accommodate the ATS-5 spin is described. The test program will employ the 1540- to 1660-MHz frequency band and will involve an FAA KC-135 jet airplane, the spinning NASA ATS-5 satellite, and a ground station at the FAA NAFEC facility. Four experimental L-band antennas are designed for installation on the KC-135: a steerable quad helix, a crossed-dipole multipath array, and two low-grain slot dipoles. The ground station and airborne terminal hardware are defined. Detailed measured performance data are given for the antennas and major equipment subsystems. The field test program and analysis of the data acquired are accomplished under phases IV and V of the contract. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0783584

Entities

Organizations

  • Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Digital Data
  • Field Tests
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Ground Stations
  • Jet Aircraft
  • L Band
  • Multipath Transmission
  • Stations
  • Terminals
  • Vehicle Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites