A methodology for rapidly evaluating the performance of low Earth orbit satellite systems with partial coverage

Author

Radzik, Jose ; Maral, G.

Author_Institution

Centre Spatial Dassault, Dassault Aviation, Blagnac, France

fYear

1994

fDate

27 Sep-1 Oct 1994

Firstpage

407

Lastpage

411

Abstract

The design of low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite systems for personal communication services raises specific problems. Preliminary studies of LEO satellite systems entail exploring numerous satellite constellations with time varying geometry. From mission objectives and quantitative service specifications, the best constellation must be selected and the network performance evaluated. The paper proposes a methodology and presents its associated tools for rapidly evaluating the performance of any candidate system, as a support to the designer´s task

Keywords

mobile satellite communication; performance evaluation; personal communication networks; telecommunication services; LEO; low Earth orbit satellite systems; mission objectives; network performance; partial coverage; personal communication services; satellite constellations; service specifications; time varying geometry; Artificial satellites; Energy consumption; Geometry; Low earth orbit satellites; Military satellites; Performance analysis; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite constellations; Telecommunications; Time varying systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universal Personal Communications, 1994. Record., 1994 Third Annual International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1823-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUPC.1994.383126

Filename

383126