ACTS<p>ACTS is the first high-speed, all-digital communications satellite. It is the first to have sophisticated telephone-system-type switching onboard. It can carry data at standard fiber-optic data rates with the same transmission quality, added performance, and cost savings that a land-based network provides.</p> <p>See also: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/fs13grc.html">ACTS</a></p>