ACTS Ka-Band Earth Stations: Technology, Performance, and Lessons Learned

ACTS Ka-Band Earth Stations: Technology, Performance, and Lessons Learned

Author: Richard C. Reinhart

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13:

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The fixed ground stations used for experiments by government, academic, and commercial entities used reflector-based offset-fed antenna systems with antennas ranging in size from 0.35 to 3.4 m in diameter. Gateway Earth stations included two systems referred to as the NASA Ground Station (NGS) and the Link Evaluation Terminal (LET).


International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems

International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems

Author: Steven J. Isakowitz

Publisher: AIAA

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 9781563473531

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This best-selling reference guide contains the most reliable and up-to-date material on launch programs in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Packed with illustrations and figures, the third edition has been extensively updated and expanded, and offers a quick and easy data retrieval source for policymakers, planners, engineers, launch buyers, and students.