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OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATION SATELLITE SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fleet satellite communications system
1, record 1, English, fleet%20satellite%20communications%20system
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- FLTSATCOM 2, record 1, English, FLTSATCOM
correct, United States
- FLEETSATCOM 3, record 1, English, FLEETSATCOM
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The US Navy's Fleet Satellite Communications System(FLTSATCOM) is a constellation of five operational satellites used by both the Navy and Air Force as well as the presidential command network. The system with a design life of five years, serves as a secure communications link between the three users. Each satellite has 23 communications channels, 10 of which are used by the Navy for communication between its land forces, ships and aircraft. The Air Force uses 12 of the channels as part of its satellite communications system for command and control of nuclear forces. One channel is reserved for US national command authorities. 2, record 1, English, - fleet%20satellite%20communications%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
FLTSATCOM systems feature a main transmitting antenna that is 11 feet in diameter and surrounded by wire mesh screen. The body itself is hexagonal and is 8 inches wide and 4 feet tall. Two improved satellites recently joined four FLTSATCOM originals in orbit to extend the operation of the system well into the 1990s. The new systems carry an experimental extra-high-frequency package as a testbed for terminals being developed for the Milstar communications system. 2, record 1, English, - fleet%20satellite%20communications%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de transmission par satellite Fleetsatcom
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20transmission%20par%20satellite%20Fleetsatcom
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système Fleetsatcom 1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20Fleetsatcom
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un système de transmissions par satellite Fleetsatcom. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20transmission%20par%20satellite%20Fleetsatcom
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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