Design and Performance of the Acts Gigabit Satellite Network High Data-Rate Ground Station,

Abstract

The ACTS High Data-Rate Ground stations were built to support the ACTS Gigabit Satellite Network (GSN). The ACTS GSN was designed to provide fiber-compatible SONET service to remote nodes and networks through a wideband satellite system. The ACTS satellite is unique in its extremely wide bandwidth, and electronically controlled spot beam antennas. This paper discusses the requirements, design and performance of the RF section of the ACTS High Data-Rate Ground Stations and constituent hardware. The ACTS transponder systems incorporate highly nonlinear hard limiting. This introduced a major complexity in to the design and subsequent modification of the ground stations. A discussion of the peculiarities of the A CTS spacecraft transponder system and their impact is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA353810

Entities

People

  • Brian Kearney
  • Doug Hoder

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Data Rate
  • Detectors
  • Filters
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • Ground Stations
  • Intersymbol Interference
  • Low Noise
  • Modulation
  • Multiple Access
  • Networks
  • Satellite Networks
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Time Division Multiple Access

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites