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NASA's K/Ka-Band Broadband Aeronautical Terminal for Duplex Satellite Video CommunicationsJPL has recently begun the development of a Broadband Aeronautical Terminal (BAT) for duplex video satellite communications on commercial or business class aircraft. The BAT is designed for use with NASA's K/Ka-band Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS). The BAT system will provide the systems and technology groundwork for an eventual commercial K/Ka-band aeronautical satellite communication system. With industry/government partnerships, three main goals will be addressed by the BAT task: 1) develop, characterize and demonstrate the performance of an ACTS based high data rate aeronautical communications system; 2) assess the performance of current video compression algorithms in an aeronautical satellite communication link; and 3) characterize the propagation effects of the K/Ka-band channel for aeronautical communications.
Document ID
20060037755
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Densmore, A.
Agan, M.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
May 26, 1994
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
communications
ACTS K/Ka-band aeronautical satellite communications system duplex video
Broadband Aeronautical Terminal BAT Advanced Communications Technology Satellite

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