Summary of SHF SATCOM Interference Study.

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) plans to implement a Super High Frequency (SHF) satellite communication (SATCOM) capability aboard the E-4 (Advanced Airborne Command Post) in order to provide reliable, jam-resistant communications for the command and control purposes. The airborne SHF SATCOM system is designed to communicate over the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) which operates in the 7.25 to 8.4 GHz frequency band. In the DSCS Phase 2 satellites a portion of this frequency band from 7.25 to 7.30 GHz (downlink) and from 7.975 to 8.025 GHz (uplink) has been allocated exclusively for satellite use. The remainder of the DSCS 2 frequency band has been allocated as a shared band for ground terrestrial microwave use and other space systems. The users of this shared portion of the band are various government agencies which operate point-to-point microwave links plus other space systems. Use of the exclusive satellite band by SATCOM terminals does not represent a significant interference threat to ground terrestrial microwave.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADB011325

Entities

People

  • Allen L. Johnson
  • Michael Kelly
  • Richard Parlow
  • Robert Mayher
  • Roger L. Swanson

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antennas
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Modulation
  • Multiple Access
  • Power Levels
  • Satellite Communications
  • Space Systems
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites