A novel MEO constellation for global communication without inter-satellite links

Author

Jiang, Yong ; Feng, Shaodong ; Xie, Zhidong ; Zhang, Gengxin ; Li, Guangxia

Author_Institution

Inst. of Commun. Eng., PLA Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China

fYear

2010

fDate

21-23 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Currently many efforts are undertaken to develop mobile communication networks based on satellites constellation. However, many problems are to be solved before the final operation of such networks. This paper deals with basic design of middle earth orbit (MEO)-based satellite networks without Inter-satellite links in China for global coverage. Firstly, the ICO™ constellation which is proposed by ICO Global Communications Limited and ICO™-like constellation are investigated. The coverage and visibility performance of these two constellations are simulated and discussed. In order to improve the coverage performance of the ICO™-like constellation, a novel Dissymmetrical Middle Earth Orbit with Equatorial-Polar plane (EPD-MEO) constellation is proposed and simulated. Simulation results show that EPD-MEO constellation can perform better on coverage while guaranteeing the visibility compare the previous one.

Keywords

artificial satellites; mobile satellite communication; China; MEO constellation; equatorial-polar plane constellation; global communication; middle earth orbit; mobile communication networks; satellites constellation; Cities and towns; Constellation diagram; Low earth orbit satellites; Mobile communication; Orbits; Satellite communication; Constellation; EPD-MEO; ICO™; ICO™-like; Inter-Satellite Links; MEO;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Suzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7556-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-7554-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCSP.2010.5633130

Filename

5633130