Case study - Australian national satellite system
Abstract
This paper provides background information on a number of aspects of the decision to proceed to develop an Australian national satellite system, and on the system design. Relevant information includes the Australian geography, climate, and population distribution, the terrestrial telecommunications system, and the broadcasting scene in Australia. The main services to be carried via the satellite system are described, together with the details of the system design against which tenders were called.
- Publication:
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In: PTC '82; Proceedings of the Pacific Telecommunications Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982ptc..conf..168J
- Keywords:
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- Australia;
- Communication Networks;
- Domestic Satellite Communications Systems;
- Satellite Transmission;
- Broadcasting;
- Communication Equipment;
- Ground Stations;
- Satellite Design;
- Satellite Networks;
- Communications and Radar