Mobile small aperture satellite terminals for military communications

Author

Weerackody, Vijitha ; Gonzalez, Lino

Author_Institution

Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore

Volume

45

Issue

10

fYear

2007

fDate

10/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

70

Lastpage

75

Abstract

The United States Army is currently developing a satellite-based network-centric waveform. Mobile terminals that are small and compact are highly desirable for the military. This article gives an overview of the technical challenges and performance issues when mobile small aperture satellite terminals are connected to a network- centric communication system. The specific issues addressed are regulatory limits on off-axis emissions, performance of small aperture terminals in the presence of adjacent satellite interference, and the effects of motion induced antenna pointing errors on the satellite communication system.

Keywords

military communication; mobile satellite communication; military communications; mobile small aperture satellite terminals; satellite based network centric waveform; Apertures; Artificial satellites; Frequency; Interference; Military communication; Military satellites; Military standards; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2007.4342825

Filename

4342825