Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- From early bird to AUSSAT: a review of commercial communications satellites
- In
- Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Australia
- Imprint
- vol. 3, no. 2, Jun 1983, pp. 132-140
- Description
Invited paper submitted to The Institution of Radio and Electronics Engineers, Australia on 17 March 1983.
The authors are both from the Space and Communications Group, Hughes Aircraft Company, PO Box 92919, Los Angeles, California 90009, USA.
The article includes brief biographies and portraits of H A Rosen, and D H Miller.
- Abstract
In the 25 years which have elapsed since communication satellites were first launched, improvements in launch vehicles and satellites technology have produced a rapid growth in their capability. The first commercial use of space was the international communication service offered by Intelsat. It was followed by the introduction of domestic and maritime satellite systems. This paper reviews the evolution of satellite communications systems, with particular attention to the advances in communications payload technology. It concludes with a more detailed description of Australia's advanced domestic satellite, AUSSAT.