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Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS)The NASA Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) was conceived to help maintain U.S. leadership in the world's communications-satellite market. This experimental satellite is expected to be launched by NASA in 1992 and to furnish the technology necessary for establishing very small aperture terminal digital networks which provide on-demand full-mesh connectivity, and 1.544-MBPS services with only a single hop. Utilizing on-board switching and processing, each individual voice or data circuit can be separately routed to any location in the network. This paper provides an overview of the ACTS and discusses the value of the technology for future communications systems.
Document ID
19920055540
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gedney, Richard T. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Schertler, Ronald J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1989
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Accession Number
92A38164
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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