JPL has recently begun the development of a Broadband Aeronautical Terminal (BAT) for duplex video satellite communications on commercial or business class aircraft. The BAT is designed for use with NASA's K/Ka-band Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS). The BAT system will provide the systems and technology groundwork for an eventual commercial K/Ka-band aeronautical satellite communication system. With industry/government partnerships, three main goals will be addressed by the BAT task: 1) develop, characterize and demonstrate the performance of an ACTS based high data rate aeronautical communications system; 2) assess the performance of current video compression algorithms in an aeronautical satellite communication link; and 3) characterize the propagation effects of the K/Ka-band channel for aeronautical communications.


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    Title :

    NASA's K/Ka-Band Broadband Aeronautical Terminal for Duplex Satellite Video Communications


    Contributors:
    Densmore, A. (author) / Agan, M. (author)

    Publication date :

    1994-05-26


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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