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United States : U.N. body to discuss allocation of radio frequency spectrum for satellite tracking [TendersInfo (India)]
[September 20, 2014]

United States : U.N. body to discuss allocation of radio frequency spectrum for satellite tracking [TendersInfo (India)]


(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) A United Nations agency for information and telecommunications will talk about the allocation of a worldwide radio frequency for air-ground satellite communication following the failure of a painstaking multinational search to find a missing Malaysian airplane, government authorities said.



The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Technology said the International Telecommunications Union will first tackle the problem when senior authorities and specialists gather for a meeting to be organised in the South Korean port city of Busan from Oct. 20 through Nov. 7.

The radio frequency band for satellite communication was lately included on the ITU s agenda as the International Civil Aviation Organization has been considering adopting the satellite location tracking system from next year to better locate missing planes, the ministry said.


Ground stations presently stay in contact with airplanes every 3-5 seconds to track their locations, but the system includes gaps when planes fly over isolated areas or the middle of the ocean.

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