Hybrid system of communication and radio determination using two geostationary satellites
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Ohmori, Shingo; Matsumoto, Yasushi; Morikawa, Eihisa; Wakao, Masayoshi
- Source
- JPL, California Inst. of Tech., Proceedings of the 2nd International Mobile Satellite Conference (IMSC 1990).
- Subject
- Communications And Radar
- Language
- English
A new hybrid satellite system which can provide both communications and positioning services in one system using two geostationary satellites is discussed. The distinctive feature is that location information can be provided by transmitting and receiving ranging signals over the same channel as communications through two geostationary satellites.