Microwave technologies for space: Needs & challenges from commercial and system engineering perspectives

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Björkman, Marc R ^a   Kampfer, Roy ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

active circuits; microwave devices; passive circuits; satellite communications; technological innovation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CIRCUITS; BROADCAST SERVICES; COMMERCIAL BUSINESS; COMMERCIAL SATELLITES; FIXED SERVICES; MICROWAVE COMPONENTS; MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SATELLITE PAYLOADS; SPACE-BASED; SPACE-QUALIFIED HARDWARE; SPOT BEAMS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; INNOVATION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PASSIVE NETWORKS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 80052322577     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5972990     Document Type: Conference Paper

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