How MMIC technology is improving satellite transponders

1997 27th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 1997

Volumn 1, Issue , 1997, Pages 7-13

  Cazaux, Jean Louis ^a   Gregoris, Guy ^a   Pouysegur, Michel ^a   Soulard, Michel ^a  

^a THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SATELLITES; TELECOMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; MICROELECTRONICS; RADAR; RELIABILITY; SPACE APPLICATIONS; TRANSPONDERS;

ACTIVE ANTENNAS; DRIVING FORCES; LEO CONSTELLATION; MMIC TECHNOLOGY; SATELLITETRANSPONDER; SPACE ELECTRONICS; SPACE PROGRAMS; TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITES;

SATELLITE ANTENNAS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

LOW EARTH ORBITAL SATELLITE;

EID: 0031353769     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMA.1997.337762     Document Type: Conference Paper

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