Design facets of communication-satellite systems with emphasis on differences between two approaches; operational requirements for two systems relative to communications capabilities, link frequencies, and antenna limitations; noise and ground station considerations; launch-vehicle selection; growth capabilities of commercial systems will come from ground-station improvements, error correction and message coding techniques, and from refined use of frequency and time sharing with other nations; military systems will grow in antijamming capability and in message security, by using data processing in satellite, direct signal processing, and commanded antenna switching.
Military vs. Commercial comsat design
Astronautics Aeronautics
Astronautics and Aeronautics ; 2 , n 10
1964
8 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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