Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-19 — 70th International Astronautical Congress

B2. IAF SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SYMPOSIUM

This symposium, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), examines development in technology, systems and applications as they relate to fixed, broadcast, high-throughput, mobile communication services as well as, position determination, navigation and timing. The symposium addresses the geostationary systems as well as non-geostationary systems and constellations.

Coordinator

Manfred Wittig
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

Rita Lollock
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

B2.1. Advanced Technologies for Space Communications

Promising payload and bus technologies for space communications and data relay systems will be presented, as applied to both existing and future systems. The technologies discussed in this Session cover the whole range of those applicable from nano-satellites and constellations, all the way up to those earmarked for large high throughput satellite (VHTS) systems.

Co-Chair

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

Elemer Bertenyi
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute — Canada

Rapporteur: Nader Alagha
ESA — The Netherlands

B2.2. Advanced Space Communications and Navigation Systems

Advanced satellite-based communication and navigation systems, including their architectures, infrastructure and applications are presented.

Co-Chair

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

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

Rapporteur: Debra Emmons
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

B2.3. Fixed and Broadcast Communications

Advances in Fixed and Broadcast Satellite Systems will be presented including Ku and Ka and higher frequency bands, up to the optical regime, multi-beam high throughput systems, VSAT and radio/television/internet to users from GEO, HEO and LEO constellations.

Co-Chair

Robert D. Briskman
Sirius XM Radio — United States

Laszlo Bacsardi
Hungarian Astronautical Society (MANT) — Hungary

Rapporteur: Desaraju Venugopal
Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. — India

B2.4. Mobile Satellite Communications and Navigation Technology

New and emerging technologies for land-mobile, aeronautical and maritime applications (covering different frequency bands), for personal satellite communications and for navigation will be presented.

Co-Chair

Joe M. Straus
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

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

Rapporteur: Attila Matas
— Switzerland

B2.5. Advanced Satellite Services

The communications, broadcast and navigation transmissions from satellites are used to provide services to users. Advanced services and applications will be presented including global internet, 4K and 3D video, data file compression, autonomous vehicle navigation and rural tele-education as well as tele-medicine.

Co-Chair

K.R. Sridhara Murthi
NIAS — India

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

Rapporteur: Enrique Pacheco Cabrera
Incomspace — Mexico

B2.6. Space-Based Navigation Systems and Services

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

Co-Chair

Kristian Pauly
OHB System — Germany

Giovanni B. Palmerini
Sapienza University of Rome — Italy

Rapporteur: Norbert Frischauf
TU Graz — Austria

B2.7. Near-Earth and Interplanetary Communications

Systems with relative motion between space and ground systems and constellations, in both near-Earth and interplanetary environments, will be discussed with particular emphasis on unique concepts, techniques and technologies. This session will also address quantum communications and quantum key distribution (QKD) via satellite.

Co-Chair

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

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

Rapporteur: Sara AlMaeeni
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) — United Arab Emirates

B2.8-GTS.3. Space Communications and Navigation Global Technical Session

A Global 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

Kevin Shortt
Airbus Defence & Space — Germany

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

Rapporteur: Eric Wille
ESA — The Netherlands

B2.IP. Interactive Presentations - IAF SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SYMPOSIUM

This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Space Communications and Navigation addressed in the classic Sessions. The presentation will be displayed on a digital screen in a dedicated location and available for view by all Congress attendees for the entire Congress week. In addition, one afternoon is dedicated exclusively for the attendees to view the Interactive Presentations, and the author will be assigned a specific ten minute slot to personally present the topic and interact with the attendees present. The Interactive Presentation may take advantage of all electronic display capabilities, such as: PowerPoint charts, embedded hot links, pictures, audio and video clips etc. An award will also be presented to the author of the best Interactive Presentation in the B Category at a special ceremony. An Abstract that follows the standard format must be submitted by the deadline for standard IAC abstracts.

Co-Chair

Manfred Wittig
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

Rita Lollock
The Aerospace Corporation — United States