DSCS--Past, Present, and Future,

Abstract

This is a critical point in the long history of the Defense Satellite Communications System. This workhorse communications system has developed from the humble beginnings in the 1960's into today's highly capable backbone of US Government Communications. After a long delay we are finally launching these satellites again and plan to quickly rebuild this critical national asset which has been held together by determination and sweat following the Challenger disaster. Our critical issue is what services shall DSCS provide in the future. We are now in the process of defining the SHF communications capability of the next generation of these satellites to support the military needs of the next century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300320

Entities

People

  • Robert Cook

Organizations

  • Space Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Antennas
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Military Communications
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Procurement
  • Resilience
  • Satellite Communications
  • Spacecraft
  • Tactical Communications
  • Television Systems
  • Terminals
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites