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Talcs. Thc lcchnology emphasis wnr on variable
bcamviidth antcnnmc. frcqucncy syntils!$izcri. and
proct.xxws. In Ihc ca9c of lplc antenna mchmlogy. he
objjcctivcs wcrc ior micr opcration in cllrptical o&iu
and for casc of switching gcogmphic IIxEmtio;ls for
satcllitcs in gcosutionary orbits. Fw frcghcncy
synthcsi7t:rs and for processors. thc cmpiiasis was on
significant wcight and power rcducliont that would
allow for payloads in Lhc 100 hg and 290 w rcdimc's
with tcrminal capcilics of 27 LDR channels PI 45
kbit.9 and 17 MDR channcls at 3 mbiu.
Othcr discussions includcd MDK EHF synchronitalion
tcchniqucs for minimizing acquisition timcs und an
examination of intcrfcrcncc from mountains and
foliagc. ,
Esscn:ially. this scssion vcrificd that thc tcchnology is
availablc for TACSAT typc communication satcilitcs,
par~L~larly at EHF. Thc qucslion rcmaincd conccrning
thc aacquacy of such systcrns for military nccds.
Ccminly, ihc capacity of such syslcnis can now bc
dct-~ncxl with p u t confidcncc and no doubt Ihc . wc caul
bc said for cost. Thc qucstion is. is thc tcrminal
capacity dcscrihxi abow cost cffcctivc mln ;I mgc d
SCCnariOS?
Session VI- Launch Systems
This scssion ccnfirmcd that ;I broad rangc of launch
options will bc availablc aftcr 1995 to wpport
TACSAT typc pa;loads as idcntificd in Scssion I.
Thcse boostcrs, it: hcrcasing wcight carrying
capability, arc: Pcgasus, Taurus, Dclla 11. MLV-3.
Allas 11 and Arianc.
Thc qucsiion that rcmains to bc addrcsscd is what
dcploymcnt sualcgy will bc uwd for TACSAT. If thc
boostcr is thc limiting factor, thcn stratcgics arc limitcd
to thc following:
t)oostcr Storc-on-Orbit Rapid Launch
Pcgaws (1) X X
Taurus (2) X X
. Atlas II X
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Arain: X
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