Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-12 — 63rd International Astronautical Congress

B2. SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SYMPOSIUM

This symposium examines development in technology, applications and systems as they relate to fixed and mobile communication services, satellite broadcasting, position determination, navigation and timing, and interactive multimedia provisioning.

Coordinator

Joe M. Straus
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

Otto Koudelka
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) — Austria

B2.1. Near-Earth and Interplanetary Communications

Systems with relative motion between space and ground segments, in both near-Earth and interplanetary environments, will be discussed with particular emphasis on unique concepts, techniques, and technologies.

Chairman

Manfred Wittig
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

Ramon P. De Paula
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Rapporteur: A. Bhaskaranarayana
Indian Space Researh Organisation — India

B2.2. Advanced Technologies

Future promising space communication and navigation technologies will be presented, as applied to existing and developing systems.

Chairman

Edward W. Ashford
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) — United States

M.G. Chandrasekhar
Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. — United States

Rapporteur: Elemer Bertenyi
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute — Canada

B2.3. Advanced Systems

Advanced satellite communications and applications will be presented.

Chairman

Robert Prevaux
Maxar — United States

Morio Toyoshima
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) — Japan

Rapporteur: Amane Miura
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) — Japan

B2.4. Fixed and Broadcast Communications

Advances in fixed and broadcast systems will be presented, including Ka band operation and radio/television direct-to-user applications.

Chairman

Otto Koudelka
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) — Austria

Desaraju Venugopal
Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. — India

Rapporteur: Moon-Beom Heo
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) — Korea, Republic of

B2.5. Mobile Satellite Communications and Navigation Technology

New and emerging technologies for mobile and personal satellite communications and navigation will be presented.

Chairman

Robert D. Briskman
Sirius XM Radio — United States

Jean-Paul Aguttes
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France

Rapporteur: Kevin Shortt
Airbus Defence & Space — Germany

B2.6. Space-Based Navigation Systems and Services

New and emerging systems for satellite-based position, navigation and timing will be presented, including end user applications.

Chairman

Rita Lollock
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

Cédric Balty
Thales Alenia Space France — France

Rapporteur: Dipak Srinivasan
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory — United States