DocumentCode :
1235561
Title :
Satellite-Aircraft Multipath and Ranging Experiment Results at L Band
Author :
Sutton, Robert W. ; Schroeder, Edgar H. ; Thompson, Allan D. ; Wilson, Stephen G.
Author_Institution :
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, Seattle, WA, USA
Volume :
21
Issue :
5
fYear :
1973
fDate :
5/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
639
Lastpage :
647
Abstract :
Results of a flight test program involving a KC-135 jet airplane, the synchronous ATS-5 
-band satellite, and a ground station are presented. Tests included over-ocean multipath measurements and one-way tone ranging within the 1545-1655 MHz frequency band. Amplitude characteristics, polarization, power spectral density, and selective fading properties were measured for sea-reflected and composite signal channels. CW tone-ranging performance was determined in both the thermal noise and multipath environments. Comparison of experimental results with theoretical expectation is given.
-band satellite, and a ground station are presented. Tests included over-ocean multipath measurements and one-way tone ranging within the 1545-1655 MHz frequency band. Amplitude characteristics, polarization, power spectral density, and selective fading properties were measured for sea-reflected and composite signal channels. CW tone-ranging performance was determined in both the thermal noise and multipath environments. Comparison of experimental results with theoretical expectation is given.Keywords :
Aircraft navigation; Multipath propagation; Radio distance measurement; Satellite navigation systems; UHF propagation; Airplanes; FAA; Fading; Frequency; L-band; Polarization; RF signals; Satellite ground stations; Sea measurements; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0090-6778
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1973.1091693
Filename :
1091693
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