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The telstar satellite system

Abstract

This paper describes the Telstar system and discusses the over-all system design. System considerations, the orbit selection and frequency allocation considerations are covered. A general description of the Telstar satellite and Andover, Maine, ground station provides background for companion articles in this series. Finally, the transmission performance is given with some discussion of system parameters.

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D. F. Hoth, E. F. Oneill, I. Welber. 1963-03-15. The telstar satellite system. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19640000962

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