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Space programs and missions · A guided course
From a Ka-band spacecraft to a useful broadband connection
Explore Egypt’s TIBA communications mission through spacecraft roles, relay delay, antenna pointing, weather and shared service budgets.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
Akihiko Hoshide during an Expedition 32 spacewalk, with International Space Station antennas behind him. NASA’s 6 May 2014 article identifies SCaN Testbed antennas in the scene. This is antenna and communications context from a different mission, not TIBA-1 hardware or an Egyptian ground station. The article date is not the photograph’s capture date.
NASA · Image source · Public domain — NASAYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
Algeria’s communications program, ground operations and the evidence of useful connections
From an orbiting instrument to a useful service
TIBA: connecting Egypt through space
From a Ka-band spacecraft to a useful broadband connection
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
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