ARTES: The Future of Satellite Telecommunications

Throughout its 30-year existence, ESA has played a key role by providing telecommunications infrastructures that have allowed the in-orbit validation, qualification and demonstration of equipment, technology and services. In the past, this has been achieved through the provision of dedicated satelli...

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Published in:E.S.A. bulletin 2005-08 (123), p.46-52
Main Authors: Gonzalez-Blazquez, Angel, Detain, Dominique
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Throughout its 30-year existence, ESA has played a key role by providing telecommunications infrastructures that have allowed the in-orbit validation, qualification and demonstration of equipment, technology and services. In the past, this has been achieved through the provision of dedicated satellites like OTS, Marecs, Olympus, and Artemis, as well as by the implementation of piggy-back payloads on other ESA or commercial satellites. Today, due to the importance of satellite telecommunications, ESA continues to support this sector mainly through its ARTES-Advanced Research in Telecommunications-Programme.
ISSN:0376-4265