Communication System Considerations For Manned Orbiting Laboratory Stations

This paper discusses the philosophy of communication systems design for space stations currently under study, such as MORL, LORL and other similar concepts. For the early stations, the communication systems will make use of off-the-shelf equipment. The communication requirements existing for th& different station concepts is summarized. The most important factors for choosing the communication system meeting the requirements are discussed. A communication system for an early two man laboratory is presented, and its primary features are discussed. Finally the problem of accommodating the different kinds of telemetry data in a composite spectrum is discussed