Military Satellite Communications
« Previous EntriesThe DAMA Control Station
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010The DAMA Control Station is a fixed physical site. It houses equipment that performs the functions of resource and channel controllers, and shared equipment such as a printer, power supply, and other ancillary equipment. The DAMA control stations act as relays, providing worldwide control of the network and worldwide routing of user traffic through the control of a channel on each of the satellites. Four DAMA Control Stations will be required for worldwide coverage and when completed, will provide 100 percent redundancy.
High-Speed Satellite Internet Keeps Our Troops Connected to Home
Monday, March 9th, 2009Stationed far from home, the troops holding down the frontlines in our military operations rarely have access to the Internet. Line of sight radios have been the only communication method in the past for the frontline troops, and buildings and natural formations can block those signals.
Recently, the Defense Department has made it a priority to connect frontline troops to home using satellite Internet and satellite communications. Satellite communications have been used for decades in critical military operations. However, now the demand for mobile connectivity has the military working on expanding technologies and using existing methods to their full potential.
Defense Satellite Communications System
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008The first important landmark in defence satellite communications system and especially U.S. defense satellite communications system was when the U.S. army established radar contact with the moon. The navy started to experiment with the moon as a sort of reflector in 1954 and in 1959 it successfully established a communication link between Washington D.C. and Hawaii.
Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT)
Thursday, March 20th, 2008The Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) programme is a programme for the United States Department of Defence (DOD) sponsored by the American Air Force for a high capacity, secure global communications network which can serve the Department of Defence, the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) and NASA.
The Transformational Satellite Communications System provides orbit to ground laser communications and incorporates radio frequency (RF) (or conventional radio based crosslink which completes the AEHF satellite constellation. This constellation is known as the Advanced Polar System (APS) which supports users in the Polar Regions. The APS can withstand nuclear attacks and provide uninterrupted service. These satellites insert jam resistant laser crosslinks into the TSAT) so as to achieve a high data transfer rate. The Transformational Satellite Communications System enables net centric warfare that helps defence and intelligence personnel by providing them detailed, comprehensive information.
AN/TSC-93
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008The AN/TSC-93 is a sheltered, 4.5mbps terminal which supplies voice, data, and teletype communications to the ground, air, and logistics elements of a landing force. The terminal operates in conjunction with the AN/TSC-85 to enable the user to transmit or receive channels of voice communications and order wire. It also digitally interfaces with the externally multiplexed TRI-TAC group. The inter-leaver allows for substitution of 16/32 Kb/s of data in each of the voice channels. The AN/TSC-93 can operate with an organic AS-3036/TSC, AS-3036A/TSC, OE-361 (QRSA), AS-4429C (LAMDA) or AS-4429 (LHGXA) antenna. The AN/TSC-93D has CMA capability.
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