Communications Satellites
Satellite Design
2018 New Communications Satellites Challenges
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January 2018 marked the first time a U.S. communications satellite operator deployed satellites without the... January 2018 marked the first time a U.S. communications satellite operator deployed satellites without the…2018 Communications Satellites Breakdown by Country
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The top ### operators of the overall number of communications satellites deployed in 2018 are... Communications Satellites Operators:The top three operators of the overall number of communications satellites deployed in…2018 Communications Satellites Breakdown by Payload Type
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Of the ### communications satellites deployed in 2018, ##% of them (##) involved communications for... Of the 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, 28% of them (36) involved communications for…2018 Communications Satellites Breakdown by Mission Segment
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The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, ##% (##), were for... The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, 66% (85), were for commercial purposes (or “missions”). Civil government…2005 – Hybrid solutions are combining satellite and terrestrial capabilities
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Bundled offerings and partnerships with terrestrial companies are expanding.New spectrum allocations support this growth, includingMSS with Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC).Advanced mobile phone services with data and video are leveraging satellite backhaul capabilities.[efn_note]Satellite…2005 – Broadband-to-Home
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Sidebar -- Consumer broadband services offered by WildBlue Communications, Inc. and Telesat Canada in North America attracted thousands of customers by the end of 2005, and hundreds of thousands are expected to sign…2005 – Mobile Satellite Service Satellite Design
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Satellites are used to send television news feeds from news vans directly to broadcast distributors. News vans transmit in the C- and Ku-bands to distributors via GEO satellites.Mobile Television: Satellites…2005 – Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) Satellite Design Activities
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Direct-to-home (DTH) television is the transmission of television programming directly to end-user equipment. Other terms are direct broadcast and satellite television. The term broadcast service satellite (BSS) is often used…2008 – MSS Satellite Design Activities
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A new MSS venture was announced in September 2008. With the backing of $60 million from Google, HSBC, and Liberty Global, the “Other 3 Billion” (O3b) network was introduced. The…2008 – Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) Satellite Design Activities
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Since 2004, the FSS sector has experienced steady increases in the utilization of its satellites, in some regions verging on exhaustion of currently available capacity. The major FSS players report…