Applications Technology Satellite 6 - Upgrading the life style of millions of peopleThe primary objective of the ATS-6 is to demonstrate the feasibility of operating a high-powered geosynchronous communications satellite capable of relaying color TV and other high-quality signals on multiple frequencies to relatively simple and inexpensive ground receivers. Other capabilities include providing a link between ships, aircraft, or other earth satellites (e.g., low-orbit meteorological satellites) and the ground. The ATS-6 flight-objective accomplishments and subsystem performance for its first 30 days in orbit are summarized. Success is predicted for most of the experiments carried.
Document ID
19750029649
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Thole, J. M. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Dornbrand, H. (Fairchild Space and Electronics Co. Germantown, Md., United States)