Communications Satellites: Hearings Before the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-seventh Congress, First Session, May 8, 9, 10, and July 18, 1961, Volumes 1-2 |
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... cost be ? Dr. ENGSTROM . It has been variously estimated from the figure in the low hundreds of millions , into the four or five hundred millions of dollars . Mr. ROUDEBUSH . What will be the life of a satellite ? Dr. ENGSTROM . I am ...
... cost be ? Dr. ENGSTROM . It has been variously estimated from the figure in the low hundreds of millions , into the four or five hundred millions of dollars . Mr. ROUDEBUSH . What will be the life of a satellite ? Dr. ENGSTROM . I am ...
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... cost estimate , would it be your opinion that this kind of communication system would need to be subsidized by the Government , or do you think private industry can handle the problem of financing the system by themselves ? Dr. ENGSTROM ...
... cost estimate , would it be your opinion that this kind of communication system would need to be subsidized by the Government , or do you think private industry can handle the problem of financing the system by themselves ? Dr. ENGSTROM ...
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... cost with respect to investment , use of frequencies and operation . 4. Outer space must be kept as free as possible of useless orbiting objects and debris ; consequently , the system should be designed to provide maximum service with ...
... cost with respect to investment , use of frequencies and operation . 4. Outer space must be kept as free as possible of useless orbiting objects and debris ; consequently , the system should be designed to provide maximum service with ...
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... cost of an active satellite repeater system is sufficiently great that its use is economical only for high capacity operations . In such a system , therefore , the minimum frequency that can be used will be determined by the bandwidth ...
... cost of an active satellite repeater system is sufficiently great that its use is economical only for high capacity operations . In such a system , therefore , the minimum frequency that can be used will be determined by the bandwidth ...
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... cost and had the requisite reliability . RCA would desire to use its own ground stations for satellite communi- cation with its interested foreign correspondents . 6. Should there be separate or shared frequency allocations for ...
... cost and had the requisite reliability . RCA would desire to use its own ground stations for satellite communi- cation with its interested foreign correspondents . 6. Should there be separate or shared frequency allocations for ...
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active ADVENT agencies altitude ANFUSO antenna antenna gain antitrust application areas bandwidth basis booster BUSIGNIES cable CCIR CHAIRMAN channels commercial committee common carriers communica Communications Act communications satellite system companies competition Corp countries CRAVEN DINGMAN docket earth terminal echo suppressors Electric ENGSTROM equipment established facilities Federal Communications Commission frequency allocations FULTON going Government ground stations industry interference international communications joint venture KARTH launching Mc/s megacycles ment microwave miles military munications MURROW NASA noise operation orbit ownership PAIGE participation passive satellite point-to-point possible present problems proposed public interest question radio receiver regulation research and development RYAN satel satellite communications system signal solar cells space communications Space Council space radiocommunication space vehicles spectrum statement synchronous satellite technical telecommunications Telegraph Telesat television THAMES tion traffic transmission transmitter United WEBB
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