Statistical analysis of the Syracuse 3 satellite EHF propagation experiment

Author

Marsault, T. ; De Montera, L. ; Hermant, J.D. ; Mallet, C. ; Barthes, L. ; Gole, P.

Author_Institution

DGA CELAR, Rennes

fYear

2009

fDate

23-27 March 2009

Firstpage

3611

Lastpage

3615

Abstract

An Earth-to-satellite propagation experiment operating in the EHF band was set up as part of the Syracuse 3 program. The Syracuse 3 satellites are the new generation of French military SATCOM systems. This experiment is a good opportunity to carry out attenuation measurements and increase knowledge about tropospheric propagation effects on EHF links at a low elevation angle (17deg). At these frequencies (20 & 44 GHz), the attenuation due to the troposphere can be very strong. This paper presents yearly statistics of attenuation level, frequency scaling ratio and fade durations. A comparison with ITU models is given.

Keywords

attenuation measurement; military communication; satellite communication; statistical analysis; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; French military SATCOM system; ITU model; Syracuse 3 satellite EHF propagation; attenuation measurement; earth-to-satellite propagation; statistical analysis; tropospheric propagation effect; Atmospheric measurements; Attenuation measurement; Frequency; Millimeter wave propagation; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on

Conference_Location

Berlin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4753-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-3-00-024573-2

Type

conf

Filename

5068373