DocumentCode :
806035
Title :
On a satellite coverage problem
Author :
Chi, Danny T. ; Su, Yu T.
Author_Institution :
Kodak Berkeley Res., Berkeley, CA, USA
Volume :
31
Issue :
3
fYear :
1995
fDate :
7/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
891
Lastpage :
896
Abstract :
The Earth coverage area for a satellite in an Earth synchronous orbit with a non-zero inclination angle is a function of the time of day. Locating the area where an Earth terminal can establish a link with a geosynchronous satellite at a certain period of the day is of great concern to system designers. A special case of much interest is when the time period of satellite coverage is 24 h. Two simple and rapid algorithms for locating 24 h satellite coverage areas are presented. One of the proposed algorithms can also be applied to determine other airborne antenna coverage problem
Keywords :
aerospace computing; satellite communication; 24 h; ADCA; Earth coverage area; Earth synchronous orbit; airborne antenna coverage; geosynchronous satellite; nonzero inclination angle; rapid algorithms; satellite coverage; Artificial satellites; Atmospheric waves; Earth; Military communication; Military satellites; Moon; Notice of Violation; Power engineering and energy; Rain; Satellite ground stations;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9251
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/7.395249
Filename :
395249
Link To Document :
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