The first French communications satellite Telecom 1 will be launched in July 1983 by the Ariane rocket
Abstract
The Telecom-1 project is briefly reviewed. Attention is given to the status of development, the triple mission of the satellite, and the construction of ground stations.
- Publication:
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Air et Cosmos
- Pub Date:
- November 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980AirCo..18...38L
- Keywords:
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- Communication Satellites;
- Domestic Satellite Communications Systems;
- French Satellites;
- Satellite Transmission;
- Telecommunication;
- Ariane Launch Vehicle;
- Design Analysis;
- Geosynchronous Orbits;
- Matra Missile;
- Telephony;
- Television Transmission;
- Communications and Radar