Potential uses of the military Ka-band for wideband MILSATCOM systems

Author

Williams, Richard A. ; Paul, Heywood I.

Author_Institution

DISA Center for Syst. Eng., Reston, VA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

18-21 Oct 1998

Firstpage

30

Abstract

Since the designation in the 1970s of a military satellite communications Ka-band (30-31 GHz uplink, 20.2-21.2 GHz downlink), these frequencies have held great potential to support US forces and requirements. In 1995, the Ka-band was chosen for the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) which will be operational on the UFO satellites beginning in 1998. However, only a small percentage of the allocated 1 GHz of bandwidth will be used by GBS. During the MILSATCOM architecture reviews, the Ka-band was again considered for the Advanced Wideband System (AWS) and the Gapfiller satellites. This paper discusses the potential uses of the Ka-band for the AWS and Gapfiller satellites. Included is a technical discussion of the potential applications for both tactical and fixed infrastructure requirements in the 2005-to-2010 timeframe

Keywords

broadband networks; microwave links; military communication; satellite communication; 1 GHz; 20.2 to 21.2 GHz; 30 to 31 GHz; Advanced Wideband System; Gapfiller satellites; Global Broadcast Service; MILSATCOM architecture; SHF; UFO satellites; USA; bandwidth; downlink; military Ka-band; military satellite communications; uplink; wideband MILSATCOM systems; Design engineering; Frequency; Military satellites; Packaging; Production; Protection; Receiving antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4506-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1998.722539

Filename

722539