APPLICATION OF SPACE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE

There is growing interests in the use of satellites for maritime communications and position determination. Presentation is made of operational requirements, joint use by ships and aircraft, areas to be covered, conditions of system's operations, frequency bands. Additional details on communications and position determination are provided. Comment is given on institutional arrangements and economics of a maritime satellite system. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  Office of Telecommunications, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Dorian, C
• Publication Date: 1971-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications satellites; Maritime mobile satellite system; Navigational satellites; Position fixing; Satellite navigation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Position finding
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00025589
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 4 1972 12:00AM