Propagation research in Europe using the OLYMPUS satellite

Author

Arbesser-Rastburg, Bertram R. ; Brussaard, Gert

Author_Institution

ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

81

Issue

6

fYear

1993

fDate

6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

865

Lastpage

875

Abstract

The launch of the European Space Agency´s (ESA) large telecommunications satellite OLYMPUS in the summer of 1989 offered a unique opportunity to study the effects of the atmosphere on satellite communication links at Ku-band (14/12 GHz) and Ka-band (30/20 GHz). The community of OLYMPUS Propagation Experimenters (OPEX) operates experiments at more than 50 locations covering all of Western Europe with its different climatic regions. The authors introduce the European propagation research scenario, summarize the major features of the current OLYMPUS campaign, discuss the significance of the first results obtained, and give an outlook for new activities

Keywords

radiowave propagation; satellite links; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 12 GHz; 14 GHz; 20 GHz; 30 GHz; European propagation research; Ka-band; Ku-band; OLYMPUS Propagation Experimenters; OLYMPUS satellite; OPEX; SHF; Western Europe; satellite communication links; telecommunications satellite; Artificial satellites; Attenuation; Europe; Frequency; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations; Space technology; Statistics; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.257700

Filename

257700