Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-15 — 66th 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 braodcasting, position determinination, navigation and timing, and interactive multimedia provisioning.

Coordinator

Otto Koudelka
Joanneum Research — Austria

Manfred Wittig
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

B2.1. Mobile Satellite Communications and Navigation Technology

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

Co-Chair

Robert D. Briskman
Sirius XM Radio — United States

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

Rapporteur: Peter Buist
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) — The Netherlands

B2.2. Joint Session on Dual Use (civil and military) Aspects of Telecommunications and GNSS

This session, organised jointly by the Space Communication & Navigation Committee and the Space Security Committee ("Dual Use" Subcommittee), will address the dual use (civil and military) aspects of telecommunications and GNSS missions at programmatic, organisational and technical levels. Emphasis will be given to the lessons learned from programmes under development or in operation, particularly the bridges and barriers, and on future opportunities of such a dual approach in future programmes.

Co-Chair

Eva Maria Aicher
HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH — Germany

Rita Lollock
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

Rapporteur: Stephanie Wan
Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) — United States

B2.3. Space-Based Navigation Systems and Services

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

Co-Chair

Rita Lollock
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

Kristian Pauly
OHB System — Germany

Rapporteur: Norbert Frischauf
TU Graz — Austria

B2.4. Near-Earth and Interplanetary Communications

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

Co-Chair

Manfred Wittig
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

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

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

B2.5. Advanced Technologies for Space Communications and Navigation

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

Co-Chair

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

Elemer Bertenyi
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute — Canada

Rapporteur: Eva Maria Aicher
HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH — Germany

B2.6. Advanced Space Communications and Navigation Systems

Advanced satellite communications and applications will be presented.

Co-Chair

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

B2.7. Fixed and Broadcast Communications

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

Co-Chair

Joe M. Straus
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

Desaraju Venugopal
Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. — India

Rapporteur: K.R. Sridhara Murthi
NIAS — India

B2.8-YPVF.3. Space Communications and Navigation Young Professionals Virtual Forum

A virtual session to present and discuss developments in a wide range of satellite communication topics, including fixed, mobile, broadcasting, and data relay technologies and services, as well as those for satellite based position determination, navigation, and timing. Both Earth orbital and interplanetary space communications topics can be addressed. This session is co-sponsored by the Space Communications and Navigation Committee and the Workforce Development/Young Professionals Programme Committee.

Co-Chair

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

Kevin Shortt
Airbus Defence & Space — Germany

B2.IP. Interactive Presentations

Coordinator

Otto Koudelka
Joanneum Research — Austria

Manfred Wittig
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands