Communications satellites programme. A guide for OTS communications experimenters
Abstract
A guide is presented for those who may wish to cooperate with ESRO in using the communication facilities provided by the Orbital Test Satellite (OTS). The facilities provided by the satellite are explained, the experiments which may be performed are categorized, and the earth station interface requirements are indicated. The OTS communications payload comprises a multichannel microwave repeater subsystem together with its group of antennas. The repeater, consists of 2 modules and operates in the 11/14 GHz bands.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- April 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974STIN...7516608B
- Keywords:
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- Communication Satellites;
- Esa Satellites;
- Experiment Design;
- Ground Stations;
- Repeaters;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Spacecraft Communication;
- Wave Propagation;
- Wideband Communication;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking