The technical committee on Satellite Communications aims to contribute in advancement and development of satellite communications technologies with making reports and discussions on research activities and promoting exchange between researchers and engineers.
The area of interest is stated as below
 Satellite communications (fixed-satellite communications, mobile satellite communications, inter-satellite communications, deep space communications) |
| Satellite broadcasting(BS, mobile broadcasting) |
| Satellite-ground integrated communications system |
| Satellite sensor network |
Below technologies are included in the above area
 Elementary technologies |
 modulation and demodulation, coding, and access technologies |
network protocol (TCP/IP protocol for satellites) |
| resource control and management technologies |
satellite orbit and attitude control |
| signal processing technologies |
security technologies |
| satellite based positioning and location information technologies |
quantum communications and quantum cryptography technologies |
| network control and management technologies |
optical communication technologies |
| System technologies |
Satellite system (satellite system and link design, system concepts) |
geostationary orbit systems |
| network technologies (network architecture, mobility support) |
non-geostationary orbit systems |
| on-board devices and equipment (antennas, transceiver circuits, signal processing and control circuits, IC, LSI) |
earth station equipment and mobile terminals (antennas, transceiver circuits, signal processing and control circuits, IC, LSI) |
| frequency sharing |
| Applications |
satellite-ground integrated services
(cell phones and GPS combined services)
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ubiquitous services
(environment sensing, location information and positioning services, automated control, livelihood support) |
| communications and broadcasting integrated services |
remote learning and remote medical care |
| satellite internet |
digital divide provisions |
| disaster countermeasures and preventions |
flying objects applied communications systems (such as HAPS) |
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