ITALSAT, the first Ka band regenerative SSTDMA satellite system

摘要

The Italian telecommunication satellite program, Italsat, is presented. The two satellite system, the Ka band communication system architecture, the services, the L band payload for mobile users and the propagation experiment at 40 GHz and 50 GHz are summarized. The four years of the first communication satellite launched, the Italsat F1, is overviewed. The satellite switched time division multiple access (SSTDMA) technology used is underlined.