Satellite Communications Physics

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Project Telstar

In this section we will go into some detail about Project Telstar. We do this because much of what we learned from this project applies to the general field of satellite communications. The problems that were faced and solved are typical of the challenges that working engineers and scientists must meet today. And there is, of course, another reason to put this much emphasis on Telstar: The six case histories in Part II of our book were written by men who were involved with that project. Before reading their accounts it will be helpful for you to have some background information about it.