Communications Satellites

Supplemental Information on the Cost Estimates Given in Research Memorandum RM-2709-NASA

William Meckling

ResearchPublished 1961

Background information supplementing the cost estimates for communications satellites given in RM-2709-NASA, "Communications Satellites: An Introductory Survey of Technology and Economic Promise." This Memorandum presents equations for computing costs per voice channel. Their application is explained for communications satellites, submarine cables, and microwave relay systems.

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Meckling, William, Communications Satellites: Supplemental Information on the Cost Estimates Given in Research Memorandum RM-2709-NASA. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1961. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM2778.html.
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