DocumentCode
960
Title
Optimization of Commercial Satellite Transponders and Terminals
Author
Knab, J.J.
Author_Institution
Defense Inf. Syst. Agency, Fort Meade, MD, USA
Volume
49
Issue
1
fYear
2013
fDate
Jan. 2013
Firstpage
617
Lastpage
622
Abstract
The work presented here gives new methods to calculate the required satellite transponder power as well as required terminal power for an entire network of terminals on the transponder. These methods allow the system designer to choose the smallest terminals to meet the required data rates and to see the effects on the required satellite power. Several equations tie together all system parameters for a commercial satellite network including all ground terminals. These results are easily extended to the military case where the transponder gain is specified.
Keywords
artificial satellites; transponders; commercial satellite terminal optimization; commercial satellite transponder optimization; data rates; ground terminals; military case; transponder gain; Downlink; Gain; Noise; Receiving antennas; Satellites; Transponders;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.2013.6404125
Filename
6404125
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