The objectives of the MARAD maritime experiments (conducted in the L-band fan beam mode) using the ATS-6 satellite are detailed. They include the following: (1) to evaluate the economic benefits of fleet operators through the use of satellite communications, (2) to evaluate performance criteria for shipboard terminal equipment needed to establish various grades of fleet operations services using commercial satellite systems, (3) to determine the effects of signal propagation, ship radio frequency noise, and ship antenna pointing on the maritime communications and navigation channel, and (4) to evaluate various modems for the transmission and reception of voice, data and position location signals via satellite systems.
MARAD maritime experiments using the NASA ATS-6 satellite
EASCON ''75; Electronics and Aerospace Systems Convention ; 1975 ; Washington, DC
1975-01-01
Miscellaneous
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English
Maritime Data Coding System: MARAD Improvements Contract
| NTIS | 1976
MARITIME - China talks leave Marad uneasy
Online Contents | 2002
NTIS | 2004
| Tema Archive | 1974