Tracking and Delay Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)-LIGHT: a space communications architecture

Bernard D. Seery; Michael W. Fitzmaurice; William L. Hayden; Joseph Burt; Peter O. Minott; Michael Anthony Krainak

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16 August 1994 Tracking and Delay Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)-LIGHT: a space communications architecture

Bernard D. Seery, Michael W. Fitzmaurice, William L. Hayden, Joseph Burt, Peter O. Minott, Michael Anthony Krainak

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Proceedings Volume 2123, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VI; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184645
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

There is a growing interest in applying the resources of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) as the primary support capability for future small satellite users. This interest is based on a variety of benefits offered by the TDRSS, and not available with globally-distributed space-ground links. An architecture based on an optical augmentation to the current TDRSS space network is discussed, including a candidate design for the user and relay terminals.

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Bernard D. Seery, Michael W. Fitzmaurice, William L. Hayden, Joseph Burt, Peter O. Minott, and Michael Anthony Krainak "Tracking and Delay Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)-LIGHT: a space communications architecture", Proc. SPIE 2123, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VI, (16 August 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184645

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