Title :
REXSTAR-a regional 2-D navigation service based on existing satcom infrastructure
Author :
Gibson, R. ; Diederich, P.
Author_Institution :
Int. Maritime Satellite Organ., London, UK
Abstract :
REXSTAR is a proposed passive navigation system, using existing transponders on geostationary communications satellites operating in the mobile L-Band allocation. Like all the other RDSS and navaids using exclusively geostationary satellites, it offers no polar coverage, no latitude discrimination in the equatorial belt and offers strictly 2-D positioning. In contrast with alternative systems, it offers a regional positioning service at very low cost by using carriers provided for the communications service
Keywords :
mobile radio systems; radionavigation; satellite relay systems; RDSS; REXSTAR; UHF; communications service; geostationary communications satellites; mobile L-Band allocation; navaids; passive navigation system; regional 2D navigation service; regional positioning service; satcom infrastructure; transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Satellite Systems for Mobile Communications and Navigation, 1988., Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-367-X
