DocumentCode
2636423
Title
Millimeter Wave Space Communications with the ATS-F Satellite
Author
Ippolito, Louis J.
fYear
1973
fDate
4-6 June 1973
Firstpage
193
Lastpage
194
Abstract
The first space communications system operating at millimeter wavelengths is planned for the sixth NASA Applications Technology Satellite (ATS-F), scheduled for launch in April of 1974. The ATS-F experiment is designed to provide engineering data on wideband space-to-earth transmissions at 20 GHz and 30 GHz as a function of meteorological conditions and modulation techniques. This paper describes the system design for both the spacecraft and ground station portions of the experiment and emphasizes the unique design characteristics of these relatively new and unexplored frequency bands.
Keywords
Aerospace engineering; Artificial satellites; Data engineering; Design engineering; Meteorology; Millimeter wave technology; NASA; Space technology; Space vehicles; Wideband;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium, 1973 IEEE G-MTT International
Conference_Location
Boulder, CO, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GMTT.1973.1123146
Filename
1123146
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