Title :
On the satellite coverage problems
Author :
Chi, Danny T. ; Su, Yu Teh
Author_Institution :
Kodak Berkeley Res., CA, USA
Abstract :
A 24-hour or all-day coverage area (ADCA) is defined as the area within which it is possible, at any time and under a given weather condition, to establish a link with at least one of the satellites in the same orbit. The authors present a very efficient algorithm for locating ADCAs for satellites in geosynchronous orbit with a nonzero inclination angle. They explore some satellite link budget computations which relate to the satellite coverage problem through a single parameter, and thus simplify the checking condition to an inequality. A few useful properties of ADCA are first derived and applied to develop a rapid algorithm. Some related coverage problems are considered
Keywords :
satellite relay systems; 24 hrs; all-day coverage area; geosynchronous orbit; nonzero inclination angle; satellite coverage problem; satellite link budget computations; weather condition; Artificial satellites; Atmospheric waves; Earth; Moon; Noise figure; Power engineering and energy; Receiving antennas; Satellite ground stations; Signal to noise ratio; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1991. MILCOM '91, Conference Record, Military Communications in a Changing World., IEEE
Conference_Location :
McLean, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-691-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1991.258292
