Satellite Tactical Communications at High Latitudes,

Abstract

Canada spans about 90 degrees of longitude and has requirements for tactical command and control communications as far north as to at least 84 degrees north latitude. These facts create unique problems when considering requirements for communication by satellite relay. The trend in military satellite communication for tactical purposes is towards the EHF spectrum. For currently practical power aperture levels geostationary EHF satellite communications are not considered likely to be militaryily reliable for a country with high latitudes such as Canada. This paper examines the use of inclined elliptic semi-synchronous orbits to solve this problem. It is concluded that a highly elliptic inclined semi-synchronous orbit possesses significant advantages for EHF tactical communications at latitudes common to military operations in the Arctic.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002145

Entities

People

  • K. L. Matheson

Organizations

  • Department of National Defence

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Grids
  • High Latitudes
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Military Operations
  • Military Satellites
  • Satellite Communications
  • Space Communications
  • Tactical Communications

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

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