Geostationary communications platform payload concepts
Abstract
The commercial feasibility of various communications platform payload concepts for use in about 1998 are addressed. The concepts are defined, their recurring costs are estimated, and critical technologies needed to enable eventual commercialization are identified. Four communications service aggregation scenarios describing potential groupings of voice, video, and data services are considered.
- Publication:
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11th Communication Satellite Systems Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1986
- Bibcode:
- 1986coss.conf..577C
- Keywords:
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- Communication Satellites;
- Payloads;
- Synchronous Platforms;
- Cost Estimates;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Frequency Assignment;
- Frequency Reuse;
- Orbital Servicing;
- Space Commercialization;
- Communications and Radar