MILSATCOM Spacecraft Processsing Study. Technological Limitations on Satellite Processor Applications.

Abstract

This Study Report describes the technological limitations for performing on board signal processing in MILSATCOM satellites. The operational use of this hardware is for the post 1990 time frame and for the UHF, SHF and EHF bands. The study investigates the limitations imposed by frequency of use, feasible bandwidths, processing gains, chip rates, baseband processing rates and weight/volume/mission reliability. (author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066455

Entities

People

  • A. A. Castro
  • E. Lewis
  • F. Howes
  • J. Eachus
  • J. Stiffler

Organizations

  • RTX

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Signals
  • Bandwidth
  • Central Processing Units
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Demodulation
  • Demodulators
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Energy Consumption
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Logic Gates
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Semiconductors
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites