Investigation for determining minimum number required to provide given percentages of communication time between any 2 ground stations; study is limited to geometrical and probability aspects; sample application is for assumed transatlantic communication link; satellites are considered to be in circular, randomly spaced orbits with fixed inclination angles and altitudes ranging from 1000 to 5000 statute mi.


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    Title :

    Determination of required number of randomly spaced communication satellites


    Additional title:

    NASA -- Tech Note


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    29 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :