The Dioscures Project
In January 1967 the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales and the Secrétariat Général à l'Aviation Civile agreed on the definition of the main characteristics of the Project Dioscures, a system for telecommunications, air traffic control and navigation by means of satellites. Since then, tech...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0373463300025352 2024-03-03T08:47:03+00:00 The Dioscures Project Manuali, B. 1969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300025352 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300025352 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Navigation volume 22, issue 2, page 172-183 ISSN 0373-4633 1469-7785 Ocean Engineering Oceanography journal-article 1969 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300025352 2024-02-08T08:41:33Z In January 1967 the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales and the Secrétariat Général à l'Aviation Civile agreed on the definition of the main characteristics of the Project Dioscures, a system for telecommunications, air traffic control and navigation by means of satellites. Since then, technical studies have been carried out and the main equipment is being developed. The proposed system will enable air traffic control centres to provide continuous position determination for aircraft in the common visibility zone of two geostationary satellites. Furthermore, it will establish dependable and good-quality communication links between aircraft, control centres and other users (airlines and shipping companies, meteorological services, &c.). The system will initially be implemented over the Atlantic, mainly to serve the North Atlantic region, to be progressively expanded to cover the whole world. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Journal of Navigation 22 2 172 183 |
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In January 1967 the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales and the Secrétariat Général à l'Aviation Civile agreed on the definition of the main characteristics of the Project Dioscures, a system for telecommunications, air traffic control and navigation by means of satellites. Since then, technical studies have been carried out and the main equipment is being developed. The proposed system will enable air traffic control centres to provide continuous position determination for aircraft in the common visibility zone of two geostationary satellites. Furthermore, it will establish dependable and good-quality communication links between aircraft, control centres and other users (airlines and shipping companies, meteorological services, &c.). The system will initially be implemented over the Atlantic, mainly to serve the North Atlantic region, to be progressively expanded to cover the whole world. |
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