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The Rise and Fall of COMSAT

Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications

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  1. David J. Whalen

    1. University of North Dakota, USA

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: A Technological Camelot

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    Pages 1-5

  3. The Communications Satellite Act of 1962

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    Pages 6-36

  4. Creating COMSAT

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    Pages 37-66

  5. Creating Intelsat

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    Pages 67-87

  6. Rising to the Peak

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    Pages 88-111

  7. Mobile Satellite Communications

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    Pages 112-130

  8. Technology

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    Pages 131-143

  9. Domsats (COMSTAR and SBS)

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    Pages 144-171

  10. Direct Broadcast Satellites

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    Pages 172-183

  11. The Old Guard Retires

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    Pages 184-202

  12. Fadeout

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    Pages 203-221

  13. Epilog: Post-Mortem

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    Pages 222-225

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 226-278
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After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of North Dakota, USA

    David J. Whalen

About the author

David J. Whalen gained BA and MS degrees in Astronomy at Boston University and University of Massachusetts, USA, respectively, spent five years in the US Navy (A6A Intruder), and began a 30-year career as a communications satellite engineer. Since 2007, he has been teaching in the Department of Space Studies at the University of North Dakota, USA, where he was Chair of the Department of Space Studies from 2007 to 2010.

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