A2100 Views
The Lockheed Martin A2100 geosynchronous spacecraft series is designed for a variety of telecommunications needs including Ka-band broadband and broadcast services, fixed satellite services in C-band and Ku-band payload configurations, high-power direct broadcast services using the Ku-band frequency spectrum, and mobile satellite services using UHF, L-band and S-band payloads.[1]
The A2100 satellite system was developed by a Skunk Works team at the Astro Space East Windsor, New Jersey facility. A group of design Architects, including Brian Stewart, John Close, Pete Wise and Keith Davies delivered a flexible common bus with substantially fewer components, lower spacecraft weight, and reduced customer delivery time. Jim Wilson led a team from GE's corporate r&d lab located in Niskayuna, NY, which helped with several technology underpinnings which advanced the A2100 design.
Lockheed Martin's highly reliable A2100 telecommunications satellite series has received several industry awards for reliability in its history, including Frost and Sullivan's Satellite Reliability Award for excellence in the production of flexible and reliable communications satellites used in geosynchronous Earth orbit.[3][4]
Let's be honest: a 3x or 4x optical zoom is not much help. Yes, it gets you a little closer if there's a fence or restraining order in the way, but you'll always want more. That's why stepping up to a 5x or 6x zoom such as the one in the Canon PowerShot A2100 IS is a noticeable difference. Add in the camera's very good photo quality, its 12-megapixel resolution, and Canon's Digic 4 image processor and you're in a much better position to get the shot you really want. At least as ... Expand full review
A2100 Images
