Satellite Communications Case Histories
1. How Do We Calculate a Satellite’s Orbit?
Mario Iona, “Satellite Orbits,” The Physics Teacher, May 1963, page 55.
A. J. Claus et al., “Orbit Determination and Prediction and Computer Programs,” Bell System Technical Journal, July 1963, page 1357.
2. What Color Should a Satellite Be?
P. T. Haury, “Thermal Design of the Electronics Canister,” Bell Laboratories Record, April 1963, page 161.
J. W. West, “Space Hardware Aspects of the Satellite,” Bell Laboratories Record, April 1963, page 167.
Peter Hrycak, et al., “The Spacecraft Structure and Thermal Design Considerations,” Bell System Technical Journal, July 1963, page 973.
3. How Do We Make Optical Measurements on a Satellite?
W. C. Jakes, Jr., “Participation of the Holmdel Station in Project Telstar,” Bell System Technical Journal, July 1963, page 1421.
4. How Do We Keep Solar Cell Power Plants Working in Space?
D. M. Chapin et al., “The Bell Solar Battery,” Bell Laboratories Record, July 1955, page 241.
G. R. Frost, From Sun to Sound, Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York, 1961.[6]
F. M. Smits, K. D. Smith, and W. L. Brown, “Solar Cells for Communications Satellites in the Van Allen Belt,” Journal of the British I.R.E., August 1961, page 161.
D. M. Chapin, Energy from the Sun, Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York, 1962.[6]
R. E. D. Anderson et al., “The Satellite Power System,” Bell Laboratories Record, April 1963, page 142.
K. D. Smith et al., “The Solar Cells and Their Mounting,” Bell System Technical Journal, July 1963, page 1765.
5. Would Time Delay Be a Problem in Using a Synchronous Satellite?
G. M. Phillips, “Echo and Its Effect on the Telephone User,” Bell Laboratories Record, August 1954, page 281.
W. A. van Bergeijk, J. R. Pierce, and E. E. David, Jr., Waves and the Ear, Anchor Books (Science Study Series paperback), Doubleday & Company, New York, 1960.
R. P. Haviland, “The Synchronous Satellite,” in Communications Satellites, L. J. Carter, editor, Academic Press, New York and London, 1962, page 113.
6. How Do We Repair an Orbiting Satellite?
D. S. Peck et al., “Surface Effects of Radiation on Transistors,” Bell System Technical Journal, January 1963, page 95.
“Fixing Up Telstar,” Time, January 18, 1963, page 48.
E. P. Moore and W. J. Maybach, “Satellite Command and Telemetry Systems,” Bell Laboratories Record, April 1963, page 156.
J. S. Mayo et al., “The Command System Malfunction of the Telstar Satellite,” Bell System Technical Journal, July 1963, page 1631.
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