Program established within Defense Communications Agency presently consists of research and development effort which will yield family of 24 to 30 satellites in random polar orbits; they will be launched 5 or 6 at a time, and deployed initially in 4 circular orbit planes; satellite orbital altitude will be in range of 5000-12,000 nautical mi; goal of military in satellite communications.
Defense communications satellite program
Astronautics Aerospace Eng
Astronautics and Aerospace Engineering ; 1 , n 8
1963
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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