Title :
Satellite constellations summary, analysis and design for China mobile satellite communication
Author :
Shaohua, Duan ; Zhongzhao, Zhang ; Naitong, Zhang
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre, Harbin Inst. of Technol., China
Abstract :
We proposed and studied a number of methods of satellite constellation design for regional mobile satellite communication (MSC), and obtained some useful results for China´s regional MSC. These methods of constellation design can also be applied for other regional mobile satellite communication systems
Keywords :
mobile satellite communication; China; global coverage; mobile satellite communication; regional coverage; regional mobile satellite communication; satellite constellation analysis; satellite constellation design; satellite orbits; Artificial satellites; Australia; Design methodology; Low earth orbit satellites; Mobile communication; Satellite communication; Satellite constellations; Satellite navigation systems; Surveillance; Telephone sets;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology Proceedings, 1998. ICCT '98. 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
7-80090-827-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.1998.743241
