Telecom 1 - Payload
Abstract
The mission and general characteristics of the transponders of the Telecom 1 communication payload are described: the 6/4 GHz transponders dedicated to domestic communication between French mainland and overseas departments; the 14/12 GHz transponders operating in TDMA mode; and the 8/7 GHz transponders for government purpose. The frequency plan analysis for the transponders is presented, and overall and individual-unit specifications are examined. The onboard layout of the communication payload is also presented.
- Publication:
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9th Communications Satellite Systems Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982coss.conf..456B
- Keywords:
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- Communication Satellites;
- French Satellites;
- Payloads;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Block Diagrams;
- Satellite Antennas;
- Time Division Multiple Access;
- Transponders;
- Communications and Radar