Title :
INSAT-mobile satellite communication services
Author :
Narayanan, K. ; Venugopal, D.
Author_Institution :
Indian Space Res. Org., Bangalore, India
Abstract :
This paper describes the domestic mobile satellite communication system (MSCS) that is scheduled to be introduced in India in 1995/1996 as a part of the INSAT system. The INSAT MSCS will operate in the 2.6/2.5 GHz band. After briefly describing the need for a domestic MSCS, the reasons for selecting the S-band and the overall features of the system are given. The paper also describes the services, types of terminals, communication techniques, etc., that are to be introduced in the system and the communications capacity that would be available in the system
Keywords :
mobile satellite communication; 2.5 GHz; 2.6 GHz; INSAT; India; S-band; communication techniques; communications capacity; error correction; hub station; mobile satellite communication services; mobile terminal; modulation scheme; services; terminals; transponders; Artificial satellites; Frequency; L-band; Large-scale systems; Low earth orbit satellites; Mobile communication; Payloads; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Scheduling;
Conference_Titel :
Personal Wireless Communications, 1994., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangalore
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1996-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICPWC.1994.567931
