Abstract The Italian space program includes the implementation of a preoperational communication satellite, named Italsat. The paper explains the motivations of the Italsat program and gives a concise description of the related satellite and ground equipment. The preoperational system will allow to implement communication services with Italian coverage at 20 30 GHz (using advanced techniques such as SS-TDMA and onboard regeneration) and to perform propagation experiments at 40 50 GHz with European coverage.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    The italsat preoperational communication satellite program


    Contributors:
    Marconicchio, F. (author) / Valdoni, F. (author) / Tirro, S. (author)

    Published in:

    Acta Astronautica ; 10 , 2 ; 99-112


    Publication date :

    1982-10-14


    Size :

    14 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    The Italsat satellite program

    MORELLI, G. / MATITTI, T. | AIAA | 1988


    Italsat, an advanced on board processing satellite communication system

    MARCONICCHIO, F. / MORELLI, G. / VALDONI, F. | AIAA | 1992



    Italsat programme - a Ka regenerative communication satellite, operations and applications

    Annasso, F. / Bellaccinni, S. / Marconicchio, F. | British Library Online Contents | 1994


    Italsat programme - a Ka regenerative communication satellite, operations and applications

    Annasso, F. / Bellaccinni, S. / Marconicchio, F. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994