• DocumentCode
    1143061
  • Title

    The Tactical Communications Satellite

  • Author

    Brandes, Richard D.

  • Author_Institution
    Hughes Aircraft Companv Space Systems Division El Segundo. Calif.
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    7/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    432
  • Lastpage
    441
  • Abstract
    Early in 1969 the U. S. Air Force placed into synchronous orbit the largest communications satellite built to date. This vehicle, the tactical communications satellite (TACSAT), together with a variety of ground terminals, is designed to test experimentally and develop tactical communications concepts for all military services. This paper describes the spacecraft design focusing on the communications repeater. Measured performance characteristics affecting communications utilization of the spacecraft are presented.
  • Keywords
    Artificial satellites; Assembly; Earth; Helical antennas; Military aircraft; Repeaters; Space vehicles; Spinning; Telemetry; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1970.310122
  • Filename
    4103549
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1143061