Title :
Tracking of satellites by using Phased Array Antenna
Author :
Raghu, N. ; Manjunatha, K.N. ; Kiran, B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Jain Univ., Kanakapura, India
Abstract :
This paper presents, a Phased Array Antenna [PAA] geometry consists of 9 panels constellation to analyze Visibility Gap from the satellites to a individual panel and panels constellation both has been carried out by using Satellite Tool Kit [STK]. This proposed design considered a sensor objects instead of panels, with azimuth angle of 45° and elevation angle of 34° for base panels, so that it covers entire 360°, 90° of elevation angle and 0° of azimuth angle for the top panel, it is not covering below 10°. The satellite tool kit software is utilized to determine the coverage patterns of the satellites, sensors and this software is employed to visualize the satellite orbits around the Earth.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; antenna phased arrays; satellite tracking; phased array antenna; satellite orbits; satellite tool kit; satellite tracking; visibility gap; Antennas; Availability; Earth; Geometry; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Satellites; Global Navigation Satellite System [GNS]; Global Position System [GPS]; Phased Array Antenna [PAA]; Satellite Tool Kit [STK]; Two Line Elements [TLE];
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Communication Systems (ICECS), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coimbatore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2321-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECS.2014.6892547