NASA NTRS · 19920055540
Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS)
Abstract
The NASA Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) was conceived to help maintain U.S. leadership in the world's communications-satellite market. This experimental satellite is expected to be launched by NASA in 1992 and to furnish the technology necessary for establishing very small aperture terminal digital networks which provide on-demand full-mesh connectivity, and 1.544-MBPS services with only a single hop. Utilizing on-board switching and processing, each individual voice or data circuit can be separately routed to any location in the network. This paper provides an overview of the ACTS and discusses the value of the technology for future communications systems.
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Gedney, Richard T., Schertler, Ronald J.. 1989-06-01. Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS). https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920055540
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