Optical data downlinks from earth observation platforms

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7199, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Giggenbach, D ^a   Horwath, J ^a   Knapek, M ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aeronautic platform; Earth observation platform; Low earth orbit satellites; Optical downlink; Real time observation data

Indexed keywords

AERONAUTIC PLATFORM; EARTH OBSERVATION PLATFORM; LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES; OPTICAL DOWNLINK; REAL-TIME OBSERVATION DATA;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ORBITS; POWER CONTROL; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY;

OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 65649115158     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.811152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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