Satellite Communications Systems ( Satellites Systems and Satellite Systems) Definition

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Satellite Communications Systems

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ALSO CALLED: Satellites Systems and Satellite Systems
DEFINITION:

In general, a satellite is anything that orbits something else, as, for example, the moon orbits the earth. In a communications context, a satellite is a specialized wirelessreceiver/transmitter that is launched by a rocket and placed inorbit around the earth. There are hundreds of satellitescurrently in operation. They are used for such diverse purposesas weather forecasting, …
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Recent Vendor Reports on Satellite Communications Systems
WCC Advanced SSAS Solution sponsored by World Communications Center (WCC) PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Posted: 13 Apr 2004 \| Published: 01 Jan 2003 SUMMARY:WCC Global Satellite Communications now offers MariTrack, an end-to-end maritime communications solution that meets and exceeds the requirements of IMO’s Ship Security Alert System (SSAS). TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| GPS \| Regulatory Compliance \| Satellite Communications Systems \| Security Software \| Security Systems \| Transportation Management Software \| Wireless Security \| Wireless Services

WCC Launches SSAS Compliant Maritime Security Solution sponsored by World Communications Center (WCC) PRESS RELEASE: Posted: 13 Apr 2004 \| Published: 12 Apr 2004 SUMMARY: World Communications Center (WCC), a leading provider of global satellite voice and data communications, has announced the launch of MariTrack (www.ssassolutions.com). TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| GPS \| Regulatory Compliance \| Satellite Communications Systems \| Security Software \| Security Systems \| Transportation Management Software \| Wireless Security \| Wireless Services

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS DEFINITION (continued): … television broadcast, amateur radiocommunications, Internet communications, and the Global Positioning System, (GPS).

The first artificial satellite, launched byRussia (then known as the Soviet Union) in the late 1950s, wasabout the size of a basketball. It did nothing but transmit asimple Morse code signal over and over. In contrast, modernsatellites can receive and re-transmit thousands of signalssimultaneously, from simple digital data to the most complextelevision programming.

There are three types of communications satellitesystems. They …
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