Title :
Communication satellite requirements for the year 2000 and beyond
Author :
Brown, D.L. ; Rammos, E.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Satellite Dept., ESA/ESTEC, Noordwisk, Netherlands
Abstract :
The authors briefly discuss the prospects for communication satellite antennas. This includes: fixed satellite services (FSS) providing highly shaped beams; mobile satellite services (MSS) providing area and zonal beams; and large deployable reflector antennas, which are expected to be in competition with active antenna arrays
Keywords :
satellite antennas; technological forecasting; FSS; MSS; active antenna arrays; area beams; communication satellite antennas; fixed satellite services; highly shaped beams; large deployable reflector antennas; mobile satellite services; zonal beams;
Conference_Titel :
Satellite Antenna Technology in the 21st Century, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
