• DocumentCode
    1128306
  • Title

    A Technique for Measuring Fading Microwave Signals from the ATS-5 Spacecraft

  • Author

    Brown, W.E., III ; Haroules, G.G. ; Thompson, W.I., III

  • Author_Institution
    U. S. Department of Transportation
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    312
  • Lastpage
    318
  • Abstract
    A description of a technique for measuring fading microwave signals from the NASA ATS-5 spacecraft is presented. A ground station was used to transmit to and receive from the ATS-5 via its L-band transponder. The experiment included an L-band transmitter, three independent L-band receiving systems, and a semiautomatic data acquisition and analysis system. Sample data are presented.
  • Keywords
    Data acquisition; Fading; L-band; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; NASA; Satellite ground stations; Space vehicles; Transmitters; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1978.308653
  • Filename
    4101958