NASA´s K/Ka-band broadband aeronautical terminal for duplex satellite video communications

Author

Agan, M. ; Densmore, A.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

26-28 May 1994

Firstpage

165

Lastpage

168

Abstract

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has begun the development of a broadband aeronautical terminal (BAT) for duplex video satellite communications on a variety of aircraft. The BAT is designed exclusively for use with NASA´s K/Ka-band Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS). In the article the overall BAT system and the experiments currently planned for its demonstration are overviewed. Examples of how such a system may first be introduced as a commercial product are given. Functional descriptions of the BAT subsystems are given, with an emphasis on the antenna. The capabilities of the ACTS satellite that the BAT system will utilize are summarized

Keywords

aircraft communication; broadband networks; mobile antennas; satellite antennas; satellite relay systems; visual communication; ACTS; Advanced Communications Technology Satellite; BAT; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; K-band; Ka-band; antenna; broadband aeronautical terminal; duplex satellite video communications; Aircraft propulsion; Artificial satellites; Communications technology; Job shop scheduling; Laboratories; NASA; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations; Telescopes; Video compression;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telesystems Conference, 1994. Conference Proceedings., 1994 IEEE National

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1869-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NTC.1994.316667

Filename

316667