Start Date
4-1981 8:00 AM
Description
In the space age, satellite systenf engineers and program managers are blessed by ever improving satellite and ground system tech- nology and performance, and are challenged by the changes in their systems required to take advantage of these improvements. An extended period of time is required to bring total satellite communications systems to maturity, or full operational capability. Consequently, as today*s systems are being deployed, the follow-on programs are moving through early development and offering improvements and tradeoffs requiring careful analysis and transition planning.
The several Navy SATCOM programs in being and in development, present the full spectrum of challenge for system engineering, program management and long-range planning. Solutions are being developed to unique Navy transitional issues within the framework of the total Defense MILSATCOM Architecture, Significant gains in overall satellite communications capability for the near term through the 1990's will result from the coordinated deployment and use of current assets, the development of more capable future systems, and an optimal transition to these systems. This paper reviews several Navy SATCOM transition issues currently being addressed as the Shuttle introduces a new dimension to space age communications.
Navy Satellite Communication System - In Transition
In the space age, satellite systenf engineers and program managers are blessed by ever improving satellite and ground system tech- nology and performance, and are challenged by the changes in their systems required to take advantage of these improvements. An extended period of time is required to bring total satellite communications systems to maturity, or full operational capability. Consequently, as today*s systems are being deployed, the follow-on programs are moving through early development and offering improvements and tradeoffs requiring careful analysis and transition planning.
The several Navy SATCOM programs in being and in development, present the full spectrum of challenge for system engineering, program management and long-range planning. Solutions are being developed to unique Navy transitional issues within the framework of the total Defense MILSATCOM Architecture, Significant gains in overall satellite communications capability for the near term through the 1990's will result from the coordinated deployment and use of current assets, the development of more capable future systems, and an optimal transition to these systems. This paper reviews several Navy SATCOM transition issues currently being addressed as the Shuttle introduces a new dimension to space age communications.
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