MIL-STD-188-146 Base Document:1988

1. Scope
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Application
1.3 Objectives
1.4 System standards and design objectives
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 Government Documents
2.1.1 Standards
2.1.2 Other government documents and publications
2.2 Other publications
2.3 Order of precedence
3. Definitions
3.1 Definition of terms
3.2 Abbreviations and acronyms
4. General Requirements
4.1 Basic SATCOM system
4.1.1 Earth terminal
4.1.2 Satellite
4.1.3 System control
4.2 Radio regulations
4.3 NATO interoperability
4.4 General design requirements
5. Detailed Requirements
5.1 Interface to earth terminal
5.1.1 RF interface parameters
5.1.1.1 Input signal level
5.1.1.2 Output signal level
5.1.1.3 Impedance
5.1.2 IF interface parameters
5.1.2.1 Input signal level
5.1.2.2 Output signal level
5.1.2.3 Impedance
5.2 Earth terminal
5.2.1 Transmit power
5.2.2 UHF earth terminal
5.2.2.1 UHF transmitter
5.2.2.2 UHF receiver
5.2.2.3 UHF antenna polarization
5.2.3 SHF earth terminal
5.2.3.1 SHF transmitter
5.2.3.2 SHF receiver
5.2.3.3 SHF antenna
5.2.4 EHF earth terminal
5.3 Satellite parameters
5.3.1 Power output
5.3.2 Station-keeping capabilities
5.3.3 Antenna pointing accuracy
5.3.4 Antenna polarization
5.3.4.1 UHF
5.3.4.2 SHF
5.3.4.3 Extremely high frequency (EHF)
5.4 System control requirements
5.4.1 Spacecraft control
5.4.2 Antenna pointing accuracy maintenance
5.4.3 Satellite power output
5.4.4 Cessation of emissions
5.4.5 Earth terminal
5.4.6 SATCOM payload
6. Notes
6.1 Subject term (key word) listing