Transmit
beacons for COMSAT Labs-Clarksburg, Maryland
- One
beacon operated at 19GHz and one operated at 28GHz
- Beacons
flew on DOMSAT satellites to gather attenuation
data
- Beacons
were totally insulated. Second surface quartz mirrors
were used for thermal radiation
- Each
beacon weighed approximately fifteen pounds and
consumed 30 watts of power
