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Maritime Communication Experiments and Search-and-Rescue Evaluations with the NASA ATS-6 Satellite. Volume I. Summary.

MAY 1978

Authors: P. D. Engels; C. B. Duncombe; A. E. Foley; J. M. Gutwein; J. H. Kraemer; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MASS

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Maritime satellite communication experiments were conducted by this Center using the NASA Applications Technology Satellite-Number 6 (ATS-6) from September 1974 through April 1975. The objectives were: to acquire a base of satellite technology knowledge applicable to ship-satellite-shore system design; and to demonstrate, by means of coordination among several ships, aircraft, and ground/shore control centers, some operational uses of satellites for ATC and SAR applications. Volume I provides a brief description ...

Maritime Communication Experiments and Search-and-Rescue Evaluations with the NASA ATS-6 Satellite. Volume II. Text and Appendix.

MAY 1978

Authors: P. D. Engels; C. B. Duncombe; A. E. Foley; J. M. Gutwein ; J. H. Kraemer; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MASS

The objective of maritime satellite communication experiments were: to acquire a base of satellite technology knowledge applicable to ship-satellite-shore system design; and to demonstrate, by means of coordination among several ships, aircraft, and ground/shore control centers, some operational uses of satellites for ATC and SAR applications. A description of the ATS-6 experiments is presented along with the technical characteristics of the shipboard terminals used in the experiments. The tests conducted ...

Transportation Systems Center/U.S. Coast Guard L-Band Maritime Satellite Test Program: Test Summary: September-November 1974.

JUN 1975

Authors: C. B. Duncombe; P. D. Engels; A. E. Foley; J. H. Kraemer; P. G. Mauro; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MASS

Several L-band satellite communications tests with the NASA ATS-6 spacecraft and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SHERMAN are described. The tests included 1200 bit per second digital data, voice, simultaneous data and voice, ranging, multipath and antenna tracking. Preliminary results are discussed.