Title :
The start of commercial satellite communications [History of communications]
fDate :
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The era of satellite communications, now going on fifty years in length, has in many ways only just begun. Perhaps one day we will see broadband commercial satellite systems operating to support telecommunications services for the Moon and Mars. But the excitement of the early years will be hard to beat.
Keywords :
broadband networks; history; satellite communication; broadband systems; history; satellite communications; Artificial satellites; Communication system control; Communications technology; Earth; History; Orbital calculations; Physics; Satellite communication; Societies; Space stations;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2010.5434368
