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Satellite Communication System
Topics
bull Introductionbull Orbit characteristicsbull Earth station technologybull Satellite sub-systemsbull Launching and positioning
Introduction to Satellite Communication
History and Overview
A satellite is any object that orbits or revolves around another object For example the Moon is a satellite of Earth and Earth is a satellite of the Sun
Satellite
Artificial Satellite
Artificial Satellites are man-made machines that orbit Earth and the Sun These are highly specialized and complex machines and perform thousands of tasks These satellites have many sub-systems There are hundreds of satellites currently in operation
Earthrsquos atmosphere
Source All about GPS [wwwkowomade]
Elements of a Satellite
bull Payload bull Bus
Payloadbull Antennas and electronics bull The payload is different for every satellite bull The payload for a weather satellite includes
cameras to take pictures of cloud formations while the payload for a communications satellite includes large antennas to transmit TV or telephone signals to Earth
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Topics
bull Introductionbull Orbit characteristicsbull Earth station technologybull Satellite sub-systemsbull Launching and positioning
Introduction to Satellite Communication
History and Overview
A satellite is any object that orbits or revolves around another object For example the Moon is a satellite of Earth and Earth is a satellite of the Sun
Satellite
Artificial Satellite
Artificial Satellites are man-made machines that orbit Earth and the Sun These are highly specialized and complex machines and perform thousands of tasks These satellites have many sub-systems There are hundreds of satellites currently in operation
Earthrsquos atmosphere
Source All about GPS [wwwkowomade]
Elements of a Satellite
bull Payload bull Bus
Payloadbull Antennas and electronics bull The payload is different for every satellite bull The payload for a weather satellite includes
cameras to take pictures of cloud formations while the payload for a communications satellite includes large antennas to transmit TV or telephone signals to Earth
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
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MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Introduction to Satellite Communication
History and Overview
A satellite is any object that orbits or revolves around another object For example the Moon is a satellite of Earth and Earth is a satellite of the Sun
Satellite
Artificial Satellite
Artificial Satellites are man-made machines that orbit Earth and the Sun These are highly specialized and complex machines and perform thousands of tasks These satellites have many sub-systems There are hundreds of satellites currently in operation
Earthrsquos atmosphere
Source All about GPS [wwwkowomade]
Elements of a Satellite
bull Payload bull Bus
Payloadbull Antennas and electronics bull The payload is different for every satellite bull The payload for a weather satellite includes
cameras to take pictures of cloud formations while the payload for a communications satellite includes large antennas to transmit TV or telephone signals to Earth
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
A satellite is any object that orbits or revolves around another object For example the Moon is a satellite of Earth and Earth is a satellite of the Sun
Satellite
Artificial Satellite
Artificial Satellites are man-made machines that orbit Earth and the Sun These are highly specialized and complex machines and perform thousands of tasks These satellites have many sub-systems There are hundreds of satellites currently in operation
Earthrsquos atmosphere
Source All about GPS [wwwkowomade]
Elements of a Satellite
bull Payload bull Bus
Payloadbull Antennas and electronics bull The payload is different for every satellite bull The payload for a weather satellite includes
cameras to take pictures of cloud formations while the payload for a communications satellite includes large antennas to transmit TV or telephone signals to Earth
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Artificial Satellite
Artificial Satellites are man-made machines that orbit Earth and the Sun These are highly specialized and complex machines and perform thousands of tasks These satellites have many sub-systems There are hundreds of satellites currently in operation
Earthrsquos atmosphere
Source All about GPS [wwwkowomade]
Elements of a Satellite
bull Payload bull Bus
Payloadbull Antennas and electronics bull The payload is different for every satellite bull The payload for a weather satellite includes
cameras to take pictures of cloud formations while the payload for a communications satellite includes large antennas to transmit TV or telephone signals to Earth
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Earthrsquos atmosphere
Source All about GPS [wwwkowomade]
Elements of a Satellite
bull Payload bull Bus
Payloadbull Antennas and electronics bull The payload is different for every satellite bull The payload for a weather satellite includes
cameras to take pictures of cloud formations while the payload for a communications satellite includes large antennas to transmit TV or telephone signals to Earth
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Elements of a Satellite
bull Payload bull Bus
Payloadbull Antennas and electronics bull The payload is different for every satellite bull The payload for a weather satellite includes
cameras to take pictures of cloud formations while the payload for a communications satellite includes large antennas to transmit TV or telephone signals to Earth
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Payloadbull Antennas and electronics bull The payload is different for every satellite bull The payload for a weather satellite includes
cameras to take pictures of cloud formations while the payload for a communications satellite includes large antennas to transmit TV or telephone signals to Earth
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
bull The payload is the part of the satellite that performs the required mission
bull mission describes the purpose for which a satellite is put in space
bull The mission of a communications satellite is to receive process amplify and retransmit signals or effectively just repeaters They receive the signals that are transmitted to them and then retransmit them at a different frequency back to earth
The Payload
ReceiverSignal
ProcessorTransmitter
TransmittingAntenna
ReceivingAntenna
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Bus
bull Carries the payload and all its equipment into space
bull The bus also contains equipment that allows the satellite to communicate with Earth
bull Holds all the satellites parts together and provides electrical powercomputers and propulsion to the spacecraft
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Spectrum
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Why Satellite Communication
bull The Earth is a sphere amp The microwave frequencies travel in straight line but to connect two regions very far away on the two side of the sphere the link requires lot of repeaters because of Earthrsquos curvature
bull A single satellite can do the magic linking the continents with one repeater
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite
bull It is a repeater which receives signal from Earth at one frequency amplify it amp transmit it back to Earth at other frequency
bull Active Satellite Power amplification on boardbull Passive Satellite Only a reflector
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
EARTH STATION
bull There are two earth station in a simple Satellite communication link
bull One transmits the signal to satellite called transmitting Earth station
bull The other receives the signal from satellite called receiving Earth Station
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
UPLINK amp DOWN LINK
bull The communication link from Transmitting earth station to satellite is called Up-link
bull The communication link from satellite To receiving earth station is called Down-link
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Introduction to Satellite Communication
bull In the 1950s and early 1960s ndash attempts for communication systems by bouncing signals off metalized weather balloons
bull received signals - too weak to be of any practical use
bull Communication satellites can be regarded as big microwave repeaters in the sky
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
ldquoAll these problems can be solved by the use of a chain of space-stations with an orbital period of 24 hours which would require them to be at a distance of 42000 Km from the center of the Earth There are a number of possible arrangements for such a chain The stations would lie in the Earthrsquos equatorial plane and would thus always remain fixed in the same spots in the sky from the point of view of terrestrial observers Unlike all other heavenly bodies they would never rise nor set This would greatly simplify the use of directive receivers installed on the Earthrdquo
science fiction author Arthur C Clarke
Wireless World British Magazine May 1945
Communications Satellites
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Following longitudes were suggested for the stations to provide the best service to the inhabited portions of the globe 30deg E - Africa and Europe
150deg E - China and Oceania90deg W - The Americas
Each station would broadcast programs over about a third of the planet
Communications Satellites
Arthur Clarkrsquos View of a Global Communications System
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Communications Satellites
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
bull 1945 Arthur C Clarke publishes an essay about bdquoExtra Terrestrial Relaysldquo
bull 1957 first satellite SPUTNIKbull 1960 first reflecting communication satellite ECHObull 1963 first geostationary satellite SYNCOMbull 1965 first commercial geostationary satellite Satellit bdquoEarly Birdldquo
(INTELSAT I) 240 duplex telephone channels or 1 TV channel 15 years lifetime
bull 1976 three MARISAT satellites for maritime communicationbull 1982 first mobile satellite telephone system INMARSAT-Abull 1988 first satellite system for mobile phones and data
communication INMARSAT-Cbull 1993 first digital satellite telephone system bull 1998 global satellite systems for small mobile phones
History ofSatellite Communication
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Applications Traditionally
ndash weather satellitesndash radio and TV broadcast satellites ndash military satellitesndash satellites for navigation and localization (eg GPS)
Telecommunicationndash global telephone connectionsndash backbone for global networksndash connections for communication in remote places or underdeveloped areasndash global mobile communication
bull satellite systems to extend cellular phone systems (eg GSM or AMPS)
replaced by fiber optics
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
base stationor gateway
Classical satellite systemInter Satellite Link (ISL)
Mobile User Link (MUL) Gateway Link
(GWL)
footprint
small cells (spotbeams)
User data
PSTNISDN GSM
GWL
MUL
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
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HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Critical Elements of the Satellite Link
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
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Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Network Configurations
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
28
F1
(Gravitational
Force)
v (velocity)
Why do satellites stay moving and in orbit
F2
(Inertial-Centrifugal Force)
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Herersquos the Mathhellipbull Gravity depends on the mass of the earth the mass of the
satellite and the distance between the center of the earth and the satellite
bull For a satellite traveling in a circle the speed of the satellite and the radius of the circle determine the force (of gravity) needed to maintain the orbit
bull The radius of the orbit is also the distance from the center of the earth
bull For each orbit the amount of gravity available is therefore fixed
bull That in turn means that the speed at which the satellite travels is determined by the orbit
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Letrsquos look in a Physics Bookhellip
bull From what we have deduced so far there has to be an equation that relates the orbit and the speed of the satellite
T 2r3
4 1014
T is the time for one full revolution around the orbit in seconds
r is the radius of the orbit in meters including the radius of the earth (638x106m)
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
The Most Common Example
bull ldquoHeightrdquo of the orbit = 22300 milebull That is 36000km = 36x107mbull The radius of the orbit is
36x107m + 638x106m = 42x107mbull Put that into the formula and hellip
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
The Geosynchronous Orbit
bull The answer is T = 86000 sec (rounded)bull 86000 sec = 1433 min = 24hours (rounded)bull The satellite needs 1 day to complete an orbitbull Since the earth turns once per day the
satellite moves with the surface of the earth
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Basics
bull Satellites in circular orbitsndash attractive force Fg = m g (Rr)sup2
ndash centrifugal force Fc = m r sup2ndash m mass of the satellitendash R radius of the earth (R = 6370 km)ndash r distance to the center of the earthndash g acceleration of gravity (g = 981 mssup2)ndash angular velocity ( = 2 f f rotation frequency)
bull Stable orbitndash Fg = Fc 3
2
2
)2( f
gRr
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Ways to CategorizeCommunications Satellites
bull Coverage areandash Global regional national
bull Service typendash Fixed service satellite (FSS)ndash Broadcast service satellite (BSS)ndash Mobile service satellite (MSS)
bull General usagendash Commercial military amateur experimental
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Classification of Satellite Orbits
bull Circular or elliptical orbitndash Circular with center at earthrsquos center ndash Elliptical with one foci at earthrsquos center
bull Orbit around earth in different planesndash Equatorial orbit above earthrsquos equatorndash Polar orbit passes over both polesndash Other orbits referred to as inclined orbits
bull Altitude of satellitesndash Geostationary orbit (GEO)ndash Medium earth orbit (MEO)ndash Low earth orbit (LEO)
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Equatorial
bull Inclined
bull Polar
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Basics
elliptical or circular orbits complete rotation time depends on distance satellite-earth inclination angle between orbit and equator elevation angle between satellite and horizon LOS (Line of Sight) to the satellite necessary for connection
high elevation needed less absorption due to eg buildings Uplink connection base station - satellite Downlink connection satellite - base station typically separated frequencies for uplink and downlink
ndash transponder used for sendingreceiving and shifting of frequenciesbull Transponder ndash electronics in the satellite that convert uplink signals to downlink signals
ndash transparent transponder only shift of frequenciesndash regenerative transponder additionally signal regeneration
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Inclination
inclination d
d
satellite orbit
perigee
plane of satellite orbit
equatorial plane
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Elevation
Elevationangle e between center of satellite beam and surface
eminimal elevationelevation needed at leastto communicate with the satellite
footprint
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Minimum Elevation Angle
bull Reasons affecting minimum elevation angle of earth stationrsquos antenna (gt0o)ndash Buildings trees and other terrestrial objects block
the line of sightndash Atmospheric attenuation is greater at low elevation
anglesndash Electrical noise generated by the earths heat near
its surface adversely affects reception
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
e
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Communication Satellitesbull Contain several transponders ndash device
which listens to some portion of the spectrum amplifies the incoming signal and then rebroadcasts it at another frequency to avoid interference with the incoming signal
bull The downward beams can be ndash broad covering a substantial fraction of the
earths surface or ndash narrow covering an area only hundreds of
kilometers in diameter - bent pipe mode
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Communication Satellites
bull Another issue is the presence of the Van Allen belts - layers of highly charged particles trapped by the earths magnetic field
bull Any satellite flying within them would be destroyed fairly quickly by the highly-energetic charged particles trapped there by the earths magnetic field
bull Hence there are three regions in which satellites can be placed safely - illustrated in the following figure
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
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Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
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Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Orbits
bull Four different types of satellite orbits can be identified depending on the shape and diameter of the orbit
GEO geostationary orbit ca 36000 km above earth surface
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ca 500 - 1500 kmMEO (Medium Earth Orbit) or ICO (Intermediate
Circular Orbit) ca 6000 - 20000 kmHEO (Highly Elliptical Orbit) elliptical orbits
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Equatorial LEO
Polar LEO
GEO
HEO
Orbits
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Communication Satellites
Communication satellites and some of their properties including altitude above the earth round-trip delay time
and number of satellites needed for global coverage
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash 2A
bull Orbit ranges (altitudes)ndash LEO 250 to 1500 kmndash MEO 2500 to 15000 kmndash GEO 3578603 kmndash HEO examples
bull 500 to 39152 km Molniya (ldquoFlash of lightningrdquo)bull 16000 to 133000 km Chandra
Mean earth radius is 6378137 km
Period of one-half sidereal day
Period of 64 hours and 18 minutes
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
53
Orbits
bull Defining the altitude where the satellite will operate
bull Determining the right orbit depends on proposed service characteristics such as coverage applications delay
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Orbits
inner and outer VanAllen belts
earth
km
35768
10000
1000
LEO (Globalstar
Irdium)
HEO MEO (ICO)
GEO (Inmarsat)
Van-Allen-Beltsionized particles2000 - 6000 km and15000 - 30000 kmabove earth surface
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
55
Orbits (cont)
Outer Van Allen Belt (13000-20000 km)
MEO ( lt 13K km)
GEO (33786 km)
LEO ( lt 2K km)
Inner Van Allen Belt (1500-5000 km)
GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
LEO Low Earth Orbit
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Type LEO MEO GEO
Description
Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geostationary Earth Orbit
Height 100-300 miles 6000-12000 miles 22300 miles
Time in LOS
15 min 2-4 hrs 24 hrs
Merits
1Lower launch costs 2Very short round trip delays 3Small path loss
1Moderate launch cost 2Small roundtrip delays
1Covers 422 of the earths surface 2Constant view 3No problems due to Doppler
Demerits
1Short life2Encounters radiation belts3Short LOS
1Round trip delays 2Greater path loss
1Larger round trip delays 2Expensive equipment due to weak signal
Satellite Orbits
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Communication Satellites
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
MCCS - Satellites
GEOMEO
LEO
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
60
Main orbit types
LEO 500 -1000 km
GEO 36000 km
MEO 5000 ndash 15000 km
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Altitudes of orbits above the earth
bull There are 3 common types of satellite based on altitude ie GEO MEO amp LEO
Orbit Altitude Missions possibles
Low-Earth orbit LEO 250 to 1500 km Earth observation
meteorology telecommunications
(constellations)
Medium-Earth orbit MEO 10000 to 30000 km Telecommunications
(constellations) positioning science
Geostationary Earth orbit GEO 35786 km Telecommunications
positioning science
Elliptical orbit Between 800 and 27000 km Telecommunications
Hyperbolic orbit Up to several million km Interplanetary missions
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
GEO MEO LEO
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Orbital Period
bull The time taken by a satellite to complete one rotation in its orbit is called its period
bull The GEO satellite takes 23 hrs amp 56 minutes amp 41 Seconds to complete its rotation which is approximately equal to the period of rotation of earth around its axis This is why it appears to be stationary by the observer on Earth moving with the same speed as that of satellite So one GEO stationary satellite can serve a ground user round the clock
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Orbital Period
Satellite System Orbital Height (Km) Orbital Velocity (KmSec)
Orbital Period(H M S)
Intelsat (GEO) 35786 30747 23 56 41
New ICO (MEO) 10255 48954 5 55 484
Iridium (LEO) 1469 71272 1 55 178
Notice as altitude decreases the velocity must be increased to minimize the gravitational effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits
bull Somespecialorbitsndash Molniya
(contd)
Apogee moving slowly
Perigee moving quickly
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash 2E
bull Some special orbitsndash Molniya (contd)
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
67
httpwwwstkcomcorporatepartnerseduAstroPrimerprimer96htm
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
MOLNIYA APOGEE VIEW
Fall 2010TCOM 707 Advanced Link Design Lecture
No 1 copy Jeremy Allnutt August 2010
68
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash 2F
bull Some special orbitsndash Chandra
httpchandraharvardeduabouttrackinghtml
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash 3
bull Orbit period T (seconds)
2a
T2 = (42a3) = 3986004418 105 km3s2
is Keplerrsquos constant
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash 4
bull Orbit period T ndash examples
Orbital height Orbital period 500 km 1 h 346 min 1000 km 1 h 451 min 5000 km 3 h 213 min 10000 km 5 h 476 min 35786 km 23 h 5604 min 402000 km 28 days 148800000 km 36525 days
Typical LEO
Typical MEO GEO
Moonrsquos orbitEarthrsquos orbit
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
One-Way Delay Times ndash 1
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
One-Way Delay Times ndash 2
GEO satellite 35786 kmOne-way
delay 1193 msMEO satellite 10355 km
One-way delay 345
msLEO satellite 800 kmOne-way
delay 27 ms
BewarePropagation delay does not tell the
whole story
Path Loss IssuesLEO = MEO ndash 22dBLEO = GEO ndash 33dB
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash 5bull Orbit velocities (ms)
ndash LEO 7 kmsndash MEO 5 kmsndash GEO = 30747 kms
v = (r)12 where r = radius
from center of earth
GEO Orbital radius = 3578603 + 6378137 kmOrbital circumference = 2 42164167 km
Orbital period = (2 42164167)30747 seconds = 8616296699 seconds
= 23 hours 5604 minutes
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
FREQUENCIES For Uplink amp Down link
bull Uplink uses higher frequency than the down link
bull Frequency of satellite is always specified as UPLINK frequency Down link Frequency eg C band 64 GHz Ku band1411 GHz Ka band3020 GHz
presentation by SANIA GUL
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Effect of rain on signal
bull Rain heavily effects the wireless communication above 10 GHz
bull So Ku band amp Ka band will be effected by rain amp specially above 20 GHz the Ka Band link can fail during heavy rain fall
presentation by SANIA GUL
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Why fup is always Higher than fdown
1 The beam of higher frequency is narrow amp that of lower is broad As the earth station has to target the signal to a small point (satellite) in space so it does it by using narrow beam produced by higher frequency While the Satellite has to cover a large area on earth to provide services to many Earth station so it does it by using broad beam produced by lower frequency
2 As the rain effects higher frequencies more than lower one so they need to be boosted up more to overcome the propagation losses The Energy can be given to signal much more easily on earth than on satellite because the satellite has limited power resources like solar cells amp batteries so we use higher frequencies on Earth amp amplify them with enough power supply resources we have on Earth
presentation by SANIA GUL
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Signal Propagation DELAY
bull Using c= 310 ^ 8 ms amp time= distance(altitude) speed
bull Uplink delay from earth station to Satellitebull Round trip delay 4 uplink delayAll other delays in signal coding compression amp processing on Satellite amp
earth Station are neglected
orbit Average altitude of Orbit
Uplink Delay Round trip delay
LEO 800 Km 27 ms 108 ms
MEO 10355 Km 345 ms 138 ms
GEO 35786 Km 1193 ms 480 ms = frac12 Second
presentation by SANIA GUL
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Round trip delay of GEO signal
presentation by SANIA GUL
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Coverage Area of Satellite
bull The Earth surface covered by satellite radiations is called FOOT PRINT The coverage area is inversely proportional to frequency The foot print will be large if the frequency of down link is low
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
SATELLITE FOOTPRINT
bull The geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiating pattern is called the footprint
bull The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponders signal
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Beams
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Beams
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
GEO satellite Coverage
bull One GEO can cover 13 of earth surface so the earth is divided in 3 regions
1 AOR (Atlantic Ocean Region)2 POR (Pacific Ocean region)3 IOR (Indian Ocean region)
presentation by SANIA GUL
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 1
Orbital path of satellite
Movement of the coverage area
under the satellite
The Earth
Track of the sub-satellite point
along the surface of the Earth
Fig 1014Pratt et
al
LEO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 2
Spectrum A
Spectrum BSpectrum C
Instantaneous Coverage
Fig 1015Pratt et
al
Multiple beams
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 3
Fig 1016(a)
Pratt et al
Iridium
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 4
Fig 1016(b)
Pratt et al
New ICO
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 5
bull Satellite coverages ndash 1ndash Determined by two principal factors
bull Height of satellite above the Earthbull Beamwidth of satellite antenna
Same beamwidth different altitudes
Same altitude different beamwidths
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 6
bull Satellite coverages ndash 2ndash Orbital plane usually optimized
bull Equatorial orbits ndash simplest equal N-S coveragebull Inclined orbits ndash cover most of populated Earthbull Polar orbits ndash cover all of the Earth at some pointbull Retrograde orbits ndash gives sun synchronized orbit
ndash LEO chosen for two reasons usuallybull Low link power neededbull good optical resolution
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Orbits ndash Coverages ndash 7
bull Satellite coverages ndash 3ndash MEO chosen for a variety of reasons
bull GPS half sidereal orbit covers same tracks alternatelybull Compromise between LEO and GEO delaybull Compromise between LEO and GEO total number
ndash GEO chosen for two reasons mainlybull Optimizes broadcast capabilitiesbull Simplest earth terminal implementation
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
95
Parameters Determining Orbit Size and Shape
Parameter Definition
Semimajor Axis
Half the distance between the two points in the orbit that are farthest apart
ApogeePerigee Radius
Measured from the center of the Earth to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
ApogeePerigee Altitude
Measured from the surface of the Earth (a theoretical sphere with a radius equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth) to the points of maximum and minimum radius in the orbit
Period The duration of one orbit based on assumed two-body motion
Mean Motion
The number of orbits per solar day (86400 sec24 hour) based on assumed two-body motion
Eccentricity The shape of the ellipse comprising the orbit ranging between a perfect circle (eccentricity = 0) and a parabola (eccentricity = 1)
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Communications Lecture 3
Look Angle
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Look Angle Determination
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Azimuth and elevation Angles
Elevation refers to the angle between the beam pointing direction directly towards the satellite and the local horizontal plane It is the up-down angle
Azimuth refers to the rotation of the whole antenna around a vertical axis It is the side to side angle By definition North is 0 deg East is 90 deg South is 180 deg and west is 270 deg
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Look Angle Definition
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Coordinate System
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Coordinate System
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Satellite Coordinates
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Review of Geometry
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Geometry of Elevation Angle
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Central Angle
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Elevation Angle Calculation
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Example Elevation Angle for GEO Satellite
Using rs = 42164 km and re = 637814 km gives
d = 42164 [10228826 -03025396 cos(γ)]12 km
Which finally gives the elevation angle
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Azimuth Angle Calculation
More complex approach for non-geo satellites
Different formulas and corrections apply depending on the combination of positions of the earth station and subsatellite point with relation to each of the four quadrants (NW NE SW SE)
Its calculation is simple for GEO satellites
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Azimuth Angle Calculation for GEO Satellites
SUB-SATELLITE POINT Equatorial plane Latitude Ls = 0o Longitude ls
EARTH STATION LOCATION Latitude Le Longitude le
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Azimuth Angle for GEO sat
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Example for Look Angle Calculation of a GEO satellite
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Example (Contd)
El=585o
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Example (Contd)
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Example (Contd)
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Definitions (Contd)
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Types of Satellites
bull GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs) (Propagation Delay 250-280 ms)
bull Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs) (Propagation Delay 110-130 ms)
bull Highly Elliptical Satellites (HEOs) (Propagation Delay Variable)
bull Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOs) (Propagation Delay 20-25 ms)
120
HEO var (Molniya Ellipso)
LEO lt 2K km
MEO lt 13K km (Odyssey Inmarsat-P)
GEO 35786 km
(Globalstar Iridium Teledesic)
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
GeostationaryGeosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (GSOs)
bull 35786 km equatorial orbit
bull Rotation speed equals Earth rotation speed (Satellite seems fixed above the Earth)
bull Wide coverage areabull Applications
(BroadcastFixed Satellites Direct Broadcast Mobile Services) 121
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Advantages of GSOs
bull Wide coveragebull Fixed and continuous servicebull High quality and Wideband
communicationsbull Economic Efficiencybull Tracking process is easier because of its
synchronization to Earthbull Doppler effect is minimum for GSO
satellites
122
Doppler Effect
Doppler Effect
Disadvantages of GSOs
bull Long propagation delays (250-280 ms)(eg Typical Intern Tel Call 540 ms round-trip delay Echo cancelers needed Expensive)(eg Delay may cause errors in data Error correction detection techniques are needed)
bull Large propagation loss Requirement for high power level(eg Future hand-held mobile terminals have limited power supply)Currently smallest terminal for a GSO is as large as an A4 paper and as heavy as 25 Kg
124
Disadvantages of GSOs (cont)
bull Lack of coverage at Northern and Southern latitudes
bull High cost of launching a satellitebull Enough spacing between the satellites to avoid
collisionsbull Existence of hundreds of GSOs belonging to
different countriesbull Available frequency spectrum assigned to GSOs is
limitedbull Requires heavy propulsion devices on board to
keep the satellite on the orbit
125
Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs)
bull Positioned in 10-13K km rangebull Delay is 110-130 msbull Will orbit the Earth at less than 1 kmsbull Applications
bull Mobile ServicesVoice (Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO) Project)
bull Fixed Multimedia (Expressway)
126
Highly Elliptical Orbit Satellites (HEOs)
bull From a few hundreds of km to 10s of thousands allows to maximize the coverage of specific Earth regions
bull Variable field of view and delaybull Examples MOLNIYA ARCHIMEDES (Direct
Audio Broadcast) ELLIPSO
127
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs)
bull Usually less than 2000 km (780-1400 km are favored)
bull Few ms of delay (20-25 ms)
bull They must move quickly to avoid falling into Earth LEOs circle Earth in 100 minutes at 24K kmhour (5-10 km per second)
bull Examples bull Earth resource management (Landsat Spot
Radarsat)bull Paging (Orbcomm)bull Mobile (Iridium)bull Fixed broadband (Teledesic Celestri Skybridge)
128
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs) (cont)
bull Little LEOs 800 MHz rangebull Big LEOs gt 2 GHzbull Mega LEOs 20-30 GHz
129
Comparison of Different Satellite Systems
LEO MEO GEO
Satellite Life 3-7 10-15 10-15
Hand-held Terminal Possible Possible Difficult
Propagation Delay Short Medium Long
Propagation Loss Low Medium High
Network Complexity Complex Medium Simple
Hand-off Very Medium None
Visibility of a Satellite
Short Medium Mostly Always
130
Comparison of Satellite Systems According to their Altitudes (cont)
131
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Disadvantages of GSOs (cont)
bull Lack of coverage at Northern and Southern latitudes
bull High cost of launching a satellitebull Enough spacing between the satellites to avoid
collisionsbull Existence of hundreds of GSOs belonging to
different countriesbull Available frequency spectrum assigned to GSOs is
limitedbull Requires heavy propulsion devices on board to
keep the satellite on the orbit
125
Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs)
bull Positioned in 10-13K km rangebull Delay is 110-130 msbull Will orbit the Earth at less than 1 kmsbull Applications
bull Mobile ServicesVoice (Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO) Project)
bull Fixed Multimedia (Expressway)
126
Highly Elliptical Orbit Satellites (HEOs)
bull From a few hundreds of km to 10s of thousands allows to maximize the coverage of specific Earth regions
bull Variable field of view and delaybull Examples MOLNIYA ARCHIMEDES (Direct
Audio Broadcast) ELLIPSO
127
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs)
bull Usually less than 2000 km (780-1400 km are favored)
bull Few ms of delay (20-25 ms)
bull They must move quickly to avoid falling into Earth LEOs circle Earth in 100 minutes at 24K kmhour (5-10 km per second)
bull Examples bull Earth resource management (Landsat Spot
Radarsat)bull Paging (Orbcomm)bull Mobile (Iridium)bull Fixed broadband (Teledesic Celestri Skybridge)
128
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs) (cont)
bull Little LEOs 800 MHz rangebull Big LEOs gt 2 GHzbull Mega LEOs 20-30 GHz
129
Comparison of Different Satellite Systems
LEO MEO GEO
Satellite Life 3-7 10-15 10-15
Hand-held Terminal Possible Possible Difficult
Propagation Delay Short Medium Long
Propagation Loss Low Medium High
Network Complexity Complex Medium Simple
Hand-off Very Medium None
Visibility of a Satellite
Short Medium Mostly Always
130
Comparison of Satellite Systems According to their Altitudes (cont)
131
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEOs)
bull Positioned in 10-13K km rangebull Delay is 110-130 msbull Will orbit the Earth at less than 1 kmsbull Applications
bull Mobile ServicesVoice (Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO) Project)
bull Fixed Multimedia (Expressway)
126
Highly Elliptical Orbit Satellites (HEOs)
bull From a few hundreds of km to 10s of thousands allows to maximize the coverage of specific Earth regions
bull Variable field of view and delaybull Examples MOLNIYA ARCHIMEDES (Direct
Audio Broadcast) ELLIPSO
127
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs)
bull Usually less than 2000 km (780-1400 km are favored)
bull Few ms of delay (20-25 ms)
bull They must move quickly to avoid falling into Earth LEOs circle Earth in 100 minutes at 24K kmhour (5-10 km per second)
bull Examples bull Earth resource management (Landsat Spot
Radarsat)bull Paging (Orbcomm)bull Mobile (Iridium)bull Fixed broadband (Teledesic Celestri Skybridge)
128
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs) (cont)
bull Little LEOs 800 MHz rangebull Big LEOs gt 2 GHzbull Mega LEOs 20-30 GHz
129
Comparison of Different Satellite Systems
LEO MEO GEO
Satellite Life 3-7 10-15 10-15
Hand-held Terminal Possible Possible Difficult
Propagation Delay Short Medium Long
Propagation Loss Low Medium High
Network Complexity Complex Medium Simple
Hand-off Very Medium None
Visibility of a Satellite
Short Medium Mostly Always
130
Comparison of Satellite Systems According to their Altitudes (cont)
131
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Highly Elliptical Orbit Satellites (HEOs)
bull From a few hundreds of km to 10s of thousands allows to maximize the coverage of specific Earth regions
bull Variable field of view and delaybull Examples MOLNIYA ARCHIMEDES (Direct
Audio Broadcast) ELLIPSO
127
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs)
bull Usually less than 2000 km (780-1400 km are favored)
bull Few ms of delay (20-25 ms)
bull They must move quickly to avoid falling into Earth LEOs circle Earth in 100 minutes at 24K kmhour (5-10 km per second)
bull Examples bull Earth resource management (Landsat Spot
Radarsat)bull Paging (Orbcomm)bull Mobile (Iridium)bull Fixed broadband (Teledesic Celestri Skybridge)
128
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs) (cont)
bull Little LEOs 800 MHz rangebull Big LEOs gt 2 GHzbull Mega LEOs 20-30 GHz
129
Comparison of Different Satellite Systems
LEO MEO GEO
Satellite Life 3-7 10-15 10-15
Hand-held Terminal Possible Possible Difficult
Propagation Delay Short Medium Long
Propagation Loss Low Medium High
Network Complexity Complex Medium Simple
Hand-off Very Medium None
Visibility of a Satellite
Short Medium Mostly Always
130
Comparison of Satellite Systems According to their Altitudes (cont)
131
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs)
bull Usually less than 2000 km (780-1400 km are favored)
bull Few ms of delay (20-25 ms)
bull They must move quickly to avoid falling into Earth LEOs circle Earth in 100 minutes at 24K kmhour (5-10 km per second)
bull Examples bull Earth resource management (Landsat Spot
Radarsat)bull Paging (Orbcomm)bull Mobile (Iridium)bull Fixed broadband (Teledesic Celestri Skybridge)
128
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs) (cont)
bull Little LEOs 800 MHz rangebull Big LEOs gt 2 GHzbull Mega LEOs 20-30 GHz
129
Comparison of Different Satellite Systems
LEO MEO GEO
Satellite Life 3-7 10-15 10-15
Hand-held Terminal Possible Possible Difficult
Propagation Delay Short Medium Long
Propagation Loss Low Medium High
Network Complexity Complex Medium Simple
Hand-off Very Medium None
Visibility of a Satellite
Short Medium Mostly Always
130
Comparison of Satellite Systems According to their Altitudes (cont)
131
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOs) (cont)
bull Little LEOs 800 MHz rangebull Big LEOs gt 2 GHzbull Mega LEOs 20-30 GHz
129
Comparison of Different Satellite Systems
LEO MEO GEO
Satellite Life 3-7 10-15 10-15
Hand-held Terminal Possible Possible Difficult
Propagation Delay Short Medium Long
Propagation Loss Low Medium High
Network Complexity Complex Medium Simple
Hand-off Very Medium None
Visibility of a Satellite
Short Medium Mostly Always
130
Comparison of Satellite Systems According to their Altitudes (cont)
131
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Comparison of Different Satellite Systems
LEO MEO GEO
Satellite Life 3-7 10-15 10-15
Hand-held Terminal Possible Possible Difficult
Propagation Delay Short Medium Long
Propagation Loss Low Medium High
Network Complexity Complex Medium Simple
Hand-off Very Medium None
Visibility of a Satellite
Short Medium Mostly Always
130
Comparison of Satellite Systems According to their Altitudes (cont)
131
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Comparison of Satellite Systems According to their Altitudes (cont)
131
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Why Hybrids
bull GSO + LEObull GSO for broadcast and management
informationbull LEO for real-time interactive
bull LEO or GSO + Terrestrial Infrastructurebull Take advantage of the ground infrastructure
132
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Frequency Bands
NarrowBand Systemsbull L-Band 1535-156 GHz DL
1635-166 GHz ULbull S-Band 25-254 GHz DL
265-269 GHz ULbull C-Band 37-42 GHz DL
59-64 GHz ULbull X-Band 725-775 GHz DL
79-84 GHz UL
133
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Frequency Bands (cont)
WideBandBroadband Systemsbull Ku-Band 10-13 GHz DL
14-17 GHz UL(36 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for typical 50-60 Mbps applications)
bull Ka-Band 18-20 GHz DL 27-31 GHz UL(500 MHz of channel bandwidth enough for Gigabit applications)
134
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Next Generation Systems Mostly Ka-band
bull Ka band usage driven bybull Higher bit rates - 2Mbps to 155 Mbpsbull Lack of existing slots in the Ku band
bull Featuresbull Spot beams and smaller terminalsbull Switching capabilities on certain systemsbull Bandwidth-on-demand
bull Drawbacksbull Higher fadingbull Manufacturing and availability of Ka band devicesbull Little heritage from existing systems (except ACTS and Italsat)
135
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Frequency Bands (cont)
New Open Bands (not licensed yet)bull GHz of bandwidthbull Q-Band in the 40 GHzbull V-Band 60 GHz DL
50 GHz UL
136
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
FREQUENCIES for Satellite CommunicationLetter Designation Frequency range USE
L band 1 to 2 GHz Satellite phone GPS
S band 2 to 4 GHz Satellite phone
C band 4 to 8 GHz TV transmission
X band 8 to 12 GHz
Ku band 12 to 18 GHz TV transmission Communication
K band 18 to 265 GHz
Ka band 265 to 40 GHz Satellite Internet
Q band 30 to 50 GHz Experimental
U band 40 to 60 GHz Experimentalpresentation by SANIA GUL
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Frequency Bands Available for Satellite Communications
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
140
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Space Environment Issues
bull Harsh hard on materials and electronics (faster aging)
bull Radiation is high (Solar flares and other solar events Van Allen Belts)
bull Reduction of lifes of space systems (12-15 years maximum)
139
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
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Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Space Environment Issues (cont)
bull Debris (specially for LEO systems) (At 7 Kms impact damage can be important Debris is going to be regulated)
bull Atomic oxygen can be a threat to materials and electronics at LEO orbits
bull Gravitation pulls the satellite towards earthbull Limited propulsion to maintain orbit (Limits
the life of satellites Drags an issue for LEOs)
bull Thermal Environment again limits material and electronics life
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Done By-
Zakie Mohamed
Done By-
Zakie Mohamed