Technical programme
IAC-09 — 60th International Astronautical Congress
B2. SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SYMPOSIUM
This Symposium on space communications and navigation examines developments in technology, applications and systems as they relate to fixed and mobile communications services, satellite broadcasting, position determination, navigation and timing, and interactive multimedia provision.
- Coordinator
Joe M. Straus
The Aerospace Corporation — United StatesOtto Koudelka
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) — Austria
B2.1. Fixed and Broadcast Services
Advances in fixed and broadcast services will be presented, including Ka frequency band systems, television and radio direct-to-user systems and related satellite technology improvements.
- Chairman
M.G. Chandrasekhar
Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. — United StatesCorinne M. Jorgenson
Advancing Space — United States
- Rapporteur
Moon-Beom Heo
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) — Korea, Republic of
B2.2. Mobile Communications and Satellite Navigation Technology
New and emerging technologies for mobile and personal communications and for satellite-based position, navigation and timing will be presented.
- Chairman
Robert D. Briskman
Sirius XM Radio — United StatesDesaraju Venugopal
Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. — India
- Rapporteur
Joe M. Straus
The Aerospace Corporation — United States
B2.3. Mobile Communications and Satellite Navigation Systems
New and emerging systems for mobile and personal communications and for satellite-based position, navigation and timing will be presented.
- Chairman
Calin Rosetti
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) — FranceJean-Paul Aguttes
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France
- Rapporteur
Rita Lollock
The Aerospace Corporation — United States
B2.4. Near-Earth and Interplanetary Communication Systems
This session addresses systems with relative motion between space and ground segments operating in both Near-Earth and interplanetary environments with particular regard to their unique concepts, techniques and technologies.
- Chairman
Ramon P. De Paula
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United StatesManfred Wittig
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands
- Rapporteur
Christopher Croom
Sirius Satellite Radio — United States
B2.5. Advanced Technologies
New and promising space communication technologies will be presented, as applied to existing and developing systems.
- Chairman
Edward W. Ashford
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) — United StatesOtto Koudelka
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) — Austria
- Rapporteur
Elemer Bertenyi
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute — Canada
B2.6. Advanced Systems
Advanced satellite communications concepts and systems will be presented.
- Chairman
Robert Prevaux
Maxar — United StatesRyutaro Suzuki
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) — Japan
- Rapporteur
Takashi Iida
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) — Japan