• DocumentCode
    952239
  • Title

    Satellite system measurements

  • Author

    Kreutel, Randall W., Jr. ; Difonzo, D.F. ; Mahle, Christoph E.

  • Author_Institution
    COMSAT Laboratories, Clarksburg, MD
  • Volume
    66
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    4/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    472
  • Lastpage
    482
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the measurement techniques employed to test the elements of a communications satellite system. Techniques for measuring the gain-to-noise-temperature ratio (G/T) of an earth station antenna are presented. The measurement of earth station polarization characteristics is discussed extensively in terms of the new requirement for frequency reuse on orthogonal polarizations. Methods for in-orbit measurement of spacecraft performance including antenna characteristics are included, as well as some typical experimental results.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Artificial satellites; Background noise; Frequency; Isolation technology; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Signal to noise ratio;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1978.10939
  • Filename
    1455208
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=952239