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Use of the 37-38 GHz and 40-40.5 GHz Ka-bands for Deep Space CommunicationsThis paper covers a wide variety of issues associated with the implementation and use of these frequency bands for deep space communications. Performance issues, such as ground station pointing stability, ground antenna gain, antenna pattern, and propagation effects such as due to atmospheric, charged-particle and space loss at 37 GHz, will be addressed in comparison to the 32 GHz Ka-band deep space allocation. Issues with the use of and competition for this spectrum also will be covered. The state of the hardware developed (or proposed) for operating in this frequency band will be covered from the standpoint of the prospects for achieving higher data rates that could be accommodated in the available bandwidth. Hardware areas to be explored include modulators, digital-to-analog converters, filters, power amplifiers, receivers, and antennas. The potential users of the frequency band will be explored as well as their anticipated methods to achieve the potential high data rates and the implications of the competition for bandwidth.
Document ID
20070020010
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Morabito, David
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hastrup, Rolf
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
September 30, 2004
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: 10th Ka and Broadband Communications Conference
Location: Vicenza
Country: Italy
Start Date: September 30, 2004
End Date: October 2, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
telecommunications
spectrum allocations
ka-band
hardware

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