Author/Authors :
Michiyoshi Namiki، نويسنده , , Yukihiko Matsuzaka، نويسنده , , Hideyuki Honda، نويسنده , , Michihiko Toriumi، نويسنده , , Eiji Kamioka، نويسنده , , Yoshitaka Saito، نويسنده , , Naoki Izutsu، نويسنده , , Sigeo Ohta، نويسنده , , Takamasa Yamagami، نويسنده , , Nobuyuki Yajima، نويسنده , , Haruto Hirosawa، نويسنده , , Nobuhiko Ohya، نويسنده , , Fukashi Takezawa، نويسنده , , Kenji Yamaguchi، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We describe a new Low Altitude Space Communication System (LASCOS), which was completed in 1996 by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science in Japan. This system consists of a mobile balloon tracking and receiving station and networks which connect them to the Sanriku Balloon Center in Iwate Municipality and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) in Kanagawa Municipality. This station and the SBC receiving station are connected via telephone lines, i. e. an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) or an analog communication network. Balloon trajectory monitoring, telecommand transmission operation and telemetry data acquisition can be done from any computer terminal through the LASCOS. LASCOS has built-in flexibility to adapt to a foreign balloon station. The number of individuals necessary to operate it minimum. LASCOS will be used for long range tracking and balloon expedition. We present the results of its first test with an actual balloon flight.
