The italsat preoperational communication satellite program
Abstract
The Italian space program includes the implementation of a preoperational communication satellite, named Italsat. The paper explains the motivations of the Italsat program and gives a concise description of the related satellite and ground equipment. The preoperational system will allow to implement communication services with Italian coverage at 20/30 GHz (using advanced techniques such as SS-TDMA and onboard regeneration) and to perform propagation experiments at 40/50 GHz with European coverage.
- Publication:
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Acta Astronautica
- Pub Date:
- February 1983
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1983AcAau..10...99M
- Keywords:
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- European Communications Satellite;
- Microwave Transmission;
- Network Control;
- Packet Switching;
- Satellite Networks;
- Time Division Multiple Access;
- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Channel Capacity;
- Communication Networks;
- Demand Assignment Multiple Access;
- Downlinking;
- European Space Programs;
- Ground Stations;
- Italian Space Program;
- Multibeam Antennas;
- Communications and Radar