DocumentCode
1650494
Title
ARABSAT communication antennas
Author
Vizier, Philippe
Author_Institution
Aerospatiale, Cannes, France
fYear
1989
Firstpage
480
Abstract
The communication antennas of the ARABSAT spacecraft are described, and problems associated with antenna spacecraft integration are discussed. The payload consists of 25 C/C band transponders providing 8000 simultaneous telephone circuits plus seven TV programs or an equivalent traffic in other kinds of fixed services, and one C/S transponder for semidirect television. EIRP (equivalent isotropically radiated power) performances are 31 dBW in C-band and 41 dBW in S-band, while G/T corresponds to -7.5 dBK over the specified coverage.<>
Keywords
reflector antennas; satellite antennas; ARABSAT spacecraft; C-band; C/C band transponders; C/S transponder; EIRP; S-band; TV programs; antenna integration; communication antennas; equivalent isotropically radiated power; reflector antennas; satellite antennas; semidirect television; telephone circuits; Antenna measurements; Circuits; Polarization; Reflector antennas; Space vehicles; TV; Telecommunication traffic; Testing; Transmitting antennas; Transponders;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.1989.134725
Filename
134725
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