JPRS ID: 9199 WORLDWIDE REPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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TEIECOMMUNIC~TIONS POLICY,
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CFOJO 8/80)
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18 July 1980
WORLDWIDE REPORT
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY, RES~ARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(FOUO 8/80)
_ CONTENTS
WORLDWIDE AFFAIRS
Direct TV SateL_ite Construction Being Shared
(Pierre Langereux; AIR & COSMOS, 10 May 80) 1
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'PRELA'-'SOFIA PRESS' Agreement 6
LATIN p2~~RICA
INTII3-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
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'PRELA'New Transmission to Mexico 7
MEXI CO
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Satellite Communications Pro~ect 8
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
~OGO
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CCG'E Telecoimnunications Loan 9
WEST EUROPE
- ID1TEi~NATIONAL AFFAIRS � '
Italian Participation in European Space Agency Programs Discussed
(VicPnt Balzamo Interview; AIR & COSMOS, 2~+ May 80) 10 ~
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FEDERAI. REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
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~xperimental 20-30 Gigahertz Satellite 15
FRANCE
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Radio Mediterranean Director 16
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DIRECT TV SATELLITE CONSTRUCTION BEING SHARED
Paris AIR & COSMOS in French 10 May 80 pp 40-41
[Article by Pierre Langereux]
[TextJ The distribution of manufacturing participation in construction of
the French TDF 1 and German TV-SAT pre-operational direct television
satellites has just been made public by AEROSPATIALE [National Aerospace
Manufacturing Company], the day after the signing of the French-German co-
operation agreement by Andre Gerand, Minister of Industry, and Volker
Hauff, Federal Minisrer of Research and Technology, at Paris on 29 April
1980 (see AIR & COSMOS, :Vo 811). The French-German agreement, let us re-
call, contemplates construction and launching of two pre-operational
satellites--TDF 1 for France and TV-SAT for Germany as well as construction
of a third satellite to serve as a spare. Launching of both the TDF 1 and
TV-SAT satellites is planned in 1984, with European Ariane [Aniadne] rockets.
Both these satellites will be placed into geestationary orbit 19 degrees
west with a useful life of seven years. These experimental satellites are
not intended for direct television broadcasting of commercial nature for
the benefit of the public. Entry into service of operational direct TV
satellites in France is not contemplated before the 1985-1990 years, ac- _
cording to the French Television Network [TDF].
EUROSATELLITE Without Belgium -
The. manufacturing group selected for realization of the French-German TDF 1
and T~'-SAT pre-operational direct TV satellites consists of four French and
_ German firms which became associated in November 1979 (see AIR & COSMOS,
No 789), and who already have a long tradition of cooperation [Symphonic
and Intelsat 5 satellites).
They are AEROSPATIAT.E and THOMSON-CSF [THOMSON-GENERAL Radio Company] in
France and ifESSERSC:iMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM [MBB] and AEG-TELEFUNKEN in Germa.ny.
These firms, AEROSPATIALE states, "are associated in a jointly owned
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"subsi:liary, EUROSATELLITE, whic;l is responsible for the program's develop-
ment exploitation of derivates for exporr.."
There ~aill thus be noted the absence of the Belgian h'TCA firm, cofounder
- along with AEROSPATIAI.~ and MBB, of the jointly owned subsidiary EURO-
SATELLITE GmbH [limited liability corporation], established in 1978 with
14 percent Belgian participation (and 43 percent each for the French and
Gern~an firms). ETCA has apparently with.drawn because of the essentially
French-German character of the new activities of EUI~OSATELLITE, whase _
name is indeed being retained for the company now responsible for con-
structing the direct TV satellites.
Construction of the French and German direct TV satellites will be ac-
complished by the four companies associated ~in EUROSATELLI~E in accordance
with the following scheme: the Gernian firm, MBB, is responsible for co-
ordinating the construction of the satellites in conjunction with AERO-
SPATIALE, while the French firm, Thomson-CSF, is responsible for coordinat-
ing construction of the satellites' payload~ in conjunction with AEG-
Telefunker. Financing of the satellite construction work--estimated at 1.2
billion francs (1980 prices) exclusive of launching costs--will be equally
shared by the French and German governments. On the other hand, the
industrial return for construction of the pre-operational satellites will -
~ be higher for Germany (54 percent) than for France (46 percent) taking
into consideration the major participation (65 percent) by France in
production of the Ariane rockets which will launch the satellite.
Details of the participation of the French and German firms in the con-
struction of the TDF' 1 and TV-SAT satellites were also specified by AERO-
SPATIALE (see table) .
Construction of the platform for the French satellite and assembly of the
satellite (at Cannes) will be under the responsibility of AEROSPATIALE, _
construction and assembly of the payload being effected by Thomson-CSF.
The CNES [National Center for Space Studies] and TDF will be joint general
- contractors for the French TDF 1 satellite. In additioii, the TDF has as-
signed to TELSPACE the study of the ground control and trans~ission sta-
tion for the French satellite.
The German satellite is to be constructed and assembled under the direction
of MBB. It is also at I~B that the joint project group for construction of
French-German satellites will be located.
EUROSATELLITE's detailed proposals for construction of the French and
German satellites will be submitted to the responsible progr~m officials
between now and 1 August 1980.
Export
The four member firms of EUROSATELLITE will also cooperate in construction
of satellites for export, outside of France and Germa.ny, upon an equal
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basis, successively alternating AEROSPATIALE and MBB as general con~rac-
tors. Among the countries potentially interested in direct TV by satellite
AEROSPATIALE mentions China, ~vith which MBB has already had contact (see
AIR & COSMOS, No 754); Luxemburg, for which EUROSATELLITE has just effected
a study of a direct TV satellite, Luxsat (see AIR & COSMOS, No 810); and
the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland),
associ.ated in the NORDSAT direct TV satellite project, for which EURO-
SATELLiTE initial offer had been rejected in favor of one from the ~merican
TRW finn. But that matter is probably not finally settled for, in the
present context, the EUROSATELLITE members are now in position to present,
. to the responsible officials of Nordsat, a new proposal, serious and com-
petitive, which is based upon the French-Germa.n developments. We shall
indeed not be astonished to see the situation evolve in that direction.
The EUROSATELLITE member firms are also prepared to construct a wide range
of telecommunications or direct TV satelli*_es--light (300 kilograms),
medium (500-600 icilograms), and heavy (1 ton).
Satellite Characteristics
The French and German direct TV satellites will weigh about 2-3 tons at
launching, which will require use of the most powerful version of the
Eurapean launcher--The A=iane 3--available at the time.
The satellites will consist of four modules: service devices with the
propulsion module, telecouanunications payload, solar generator, and
antennas. Energy supply will be provided by a rigid solar generator with
large deployable panels (35 meters span) constructed by AEROSPATIALE with
high efficiency (black) silicon photopiles supplied by AEG-Telefunker.
The installed capacity (for seven ~~ears) will be 4.2 kilowatts for the
French satellite and 3.5 kilowatts for the German satellite, with total
electrical demand 2.8 and 2.1 kilowatts respectively.
The satellites will be equipped with an integrated propulsion system ful-
filling all the functions of apogee motor, orbit control motor, ar_d at-
titude control motor by use of a system wirh two storeable liquid fuels
(UDMH [unsyIIUnetrical dimethylhydrozeneJ and N204 [nitrogen tetroxide]),
= built by MBB in accordance with the technolc~gy projected for the Symphonie
satellites. The attitude control will use an advanced technology, per-
L-ected by AEROSPATIALE, with inertia wheels with magnetic bearings, and
an arming system accurate within 0.05 degree utilizing the ~1ew SOFA sys-
tem (see A~R & COSMOS, No 810). The attitude control system should main-
tain the satellite at 19 � 0.1 degrees west in latitude and longitude. The
antennas ~aill be directed to 2.6 degrees east and 45.9 degrees north
(Aubusson) for the French satellite and to 9.6 degrees east and 49.9 de-
grees north for the German satellite. The parabolic antennas, 2,8 x 1.12
meters for the French satellite and 2.6 x 1.5 meters for the German
_ satellite, will cover areas of 2.5 x 0.98 degrees and 1.62 x 0.72 degrees
on the ground, respecti.vely, with esotropic radiated power (PIRE) of 61 and
62.5 dBW [decibils referred to the 1-watt level].
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The satellite payloads ~oill ~veigh about 250 kilograms, with six installed
channels and three in service in both cases. But the Frencti satellite
will be equipped with 12 TOP [traveling wave tubes] of 230 watts by
Thomson-CSF while the German satellite will be equipped with 5 TOP of 260
~~atts by AEG-Telefunken. Each channel of the French satellite will be
fed by two TOP (~aith a third on stand-by), connected in parallel to de-
liver output power of 350 watts, but service can be maintained by a single
TOP. The Thomson-CSF TOP are design~~'. for high reliability and long life,
thanks to their impregnated tungsten cathodes. These TOP have high ef- _
ficiency (50 percent) by virtue of a four-stage direct radiation col-
lector with brazed copger helixes, and are of low weight (3 kilograms)
because of their utilization of a graphii~ electrode for the collector
and samarium-cobalt magnets.
Therman control of the satellites will be entirely passive--by heat sinks
(AEROSPATIALE}--and the satellite structure wi~l make wide use of carbon
fibre composites.
ManuLacturing Distribution for Construction of the
French and German Direct TV Satellites -
(F denotes for the French satellite and A for the German)
- Platform:
Structure (F and A) AEROSPATIALE
- Thermal regulator (F and A) AEROSPATIALE
Solar generator (F and A) AERUSPATIALE
Stabilization (F and A) MBB
Combined propuision system (F and A) MBB
Wiring (F) AEROSPATIALE
Wiring (A) TiBB
Telemetry-remote control (F and A) Thomson-CSF
_ Electrical power supply (F and A) AEG-Telefunken
Payload: _
- Antennas (F) Thomson-CSF
Antennas (A) MBB
Repeaters (F and A) Thomson-CSF & AEG-Telefunken
Traveling wave tubes (F) Thomson-CSF
' Traveling wave tubes (A) AEG-Telefunken
Ground equipment:
Mechanical AEROSPATIALE
Electrical MBB
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Coverage of the French TDF 1 satellite and the German TV-SAT under normal
reception conditions (-103 dBW/M2) with individual antennas of 0.9 meter
diameter (small ellipses) and under poorest recepti~n conditions (large
- ellipse at -111 dBW/M2). Let us remember that the '_"rench TDF 1 satellite
will thus cover a opulation of about 100 million people in Europe, including
the 55 million French in Metropolitan France and 6 million speakers of ~
French outside of its borders. The TDF 1 satellite will in fact all
_ of France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Switzerland, as well, to be sure, of
Andorra and Monaco, and also almost all of Great Britain and The Nether-
lands and a large portion of Germany (the southwest), ~t Italy (Piedmont
and Tombardy), of Spain (Catalonia and the Basque country), of Austria
(Vorarlberg), and of Ireland. On the other~and the French would also be
able to receive TV broadcasts from numerous other EuropQan countries if
they in turn equip themselves with direct television satellites.
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BRIEFS
'PRELA'-'SOFIA PRESS' AGREEMENT--Havana, 16 May (PL)--The Bulgarian SOF IA
PRESS foreign language books publishing and printing agency and PRENSA _
LATINA, have signed a working agreement here for the 1980-81 period. The
document covers various forms of cooperation between che two agencies
and joint projects to disseminate the truth about Bulgaria, Cuba and
Latin America. The agreement was signed by Ivan Boudinov, director
general of SOFIA PRESS and Gustavo Robreno, director general of PRENSA -
LATINA. [TextJ [Havana PRELA in Spanish 1502 GMT 16 May 80 PA]
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- INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
BRIEFS
'PRELA' NEW TRANSMISSION TO MEXICO--Havana, 11 Jun (PL)--The Latin American
News Agency PRENSA LATINA has inaugurated a new system of transmissions
from its central office in this capital to Mexico City. The mode of trans-
mission utilizes coaxial cable and satellite as channels for two-way
communication, and PRENSA LATINA services can be received more quickly
and effectively by its Mexican consumers. Similar systems were implemented
in recent months with Panama City, Managua and Montreal. Last week PRENSA
LATINA announcec: the expansion to 8 hours of its transmissions to Africa
and the Middle East in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. [Text]
[PA111828 Havana PRELA in Spanish 1640 GMT 11 Jun 80]
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TOGO
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CCCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOAN--The Central Fund for Economic Cooperation
granted Togo a loan for 22 million French francs (1.1 bill~on francs CFA)
to cover 50 percent of the financing related to the continuation of the
development of Togolese telecommunicatiotis, which the Central Fund and
the FAC [Aid and Cooperation Fund] had already facilitated. The present
program covers the extension, modernization and maintenance of the Lome
telephone network with technical assistance provided by the SOFRECOM
[expansion unknown], and is aimed, moreover, at the establishment of a
telex center. [Text] [Paris MARCHES TROPICAUX ET MEDITERRANEENS in
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY PROGRAMS DISCUSSED
Paris AIR & COSMOS in French 24 May 80 pp 41-42
[Interview with Vincent Balzamo, Italian minister for the coordination
of scientif ic and technological research, by Jean de Galard on 9 May 1980,
place not given]
[Biographical sketchof interviewee] Fifty-one years of age, a former
professional journalist, a law graduatE (jurisprudence), Vincent Balzamo
was elected deputy ~f the Bergamo-Brescia district in 1972, 1976 and 1979.
After having engaged in numerous union activities, in 1957 he was elected
nati~nal secretary of the Italian Socialist Youth Federation. A member of
the leadership of the I talian Socialist Party since 1961 after having served
on the central committe e, he was president of the socialist parliamentary
group of the Chamber of Deputies during the seventh and part of the eighth
legislature. He is the author of many plans involving the justice and
court sectors.
[TextJ In its number 7 89 dated 1 December 1979, AIR & COSMOS published
an int. ervie~o with Vito Scalia who at the time was completing his 4th month
as minister for the coo rdination of scientific and technological research
_ in the Italian government. The firm position taken on that occasion by
the minister of the previous legislature on the insufficiency of the indus-
trial compensations accorded Italy with respect to its partica.pation in
. the European Space Agen cy had subsequentiy given rise to many comments
within that organization.
On the occasion of the appointment in the new Italian government, which
took office on 4 April 1980, of Vincent Balzamo to the position held pre-
viously by Scalia and following that, in particular, the signing by France _
and the Federal Republic of Germany of an agreement on direct television ,
via satellites, it seemed to us of interest to have an intErview with the
new minister on the ori entation he plans to give Italian space policy.
In the following paragraphs, the reader wi11 find the answers to five
questions which were as ked of him in the course of the interview he was
kind enough to grant us .
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One of tlte particularities of the Italian ministry for the coordination
of scientific and technological research, which has just been entrusted
to the Ilonorable socialist deputy, Balzamo, is that it is "without port-
folio"; i.e., it does not have a structure of its own. During the inter-
view granted to AIR & COSMOS, the new minister informed us of his intention
to give this ministry real structures, without, however, making it a
"colossus." One of the key sectors of this ministry reportedly will be
"space"; another is said to be "the environment"; and a third could be
"general problems." On this point, as well as on those points which were
brought up within the framework of our interview, it seemed to us that the _
new minister above all was concerned about concrete achievements.
[Question] You have just taken up your new duties and responsibilities.
What will be the principal orientations of your policy in the space sector?
[Answer] I was in fact appointed minister for the coordination of sci-
entific and technological research a little over a month ago. My job is
to ensure the continuity of the activities undertaken, respecting the
guidelines for programs mandated by the president of the council. However,
it is quite obvious that the political orientation of my party will prompt
me to give priority, among all the sectors covered by scientific re-
search, to those which seem to me to be most susceptible of bringing
concrete improvements to the quality of life.
Since the space sector is one of those principally of iTiterest to AIK &
COSMOS, I should like to emphasize in this regard that, while respecting
pure research, I intend on a priority basis to initiate studies and pro-
jects which will have specific points of application.
- In any event, the national space program which was approved last year
clearly indicates that the principal route which will permit us to really
- take a step forward in the improvement of technology is that of telecom-
munications. Any progress in this sector brings about other advances, both
in the industrial area and in that of exchanges between nations.
I intend, moreover, with determination to encourage activities involving
the teledetection sector, since I consider this a priority sector within
the general framework of scientific research and protecti.on of the environ-
ment, to which, I might add, all the scientific branches nrust contribute,
including that of space research.
For Italy, in fact, control and improvement of the environment are of very
- great importance. Considering the fact that data-collection satellites
will permit the gathering of automatic data emanating from peripheral
stations (monitoring of the f low of waterways, of landslides, monitoring
_ of pollution, of the tides, etc.) with retransmission in real time to
regional or territorial monitoring centers, it will be my duty to be in
continual contact with the appropriate ministries and regional authorities
in this sector, so that in such circumstances the future national satel-
lite, ITALSAT, can be called upon.
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