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ACTS Propagation Measurements in Maryland and VirginiaRapid growth in new satellite services incorporating very small aperture terminals (VSAT) and ultra small aperture terminals (USAT) is expected in the coming years. Small size terminals allow for widespread use of satellite services in small business and domestic applications. Due to congestion of lower frequency bands such as C and Ku, most of these services will use Ka-band (2/20 GHz) frequencies. Propagation impairments produced by the troposphere is a limiting factor for the effective use of the 20/30 GHz band and the use of smaller Earth terminals makes it difficult to provide sufficient link margins for propagation related outages. In this context, reliable prediction of propagation impairments for low margin systems becomes important. Due to the complexity of propagation phenomena propagation modeling is mainly attempted on an empirical basis. As such, the availability of reliable measured data that extend to probability levels well in excess of the traditional limit of 1 percent is of great importance in the development, validation, and refinement of propagation models. The beacon payload on the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) together with the propagation measurement terminals developed under the NASA ACTS propagation program provide an excellent opportunity to collect such data on a long-term basis. This paper presents the results of ACTS propagation measurements conducted in the Washington, DC metropolitan area by COMSAT Laboratories.
Document ID
19970004351
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dissanayake, Asoka
(Communications Satellite Corp. Clarksburg, MD United States)
Lin, Kuan-Ting
(Communications Satellite Corp. Clarksburg, MD United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1996
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings of the Twentieth NASA Propagation Experimenters Meeting (NAPEX 20) and the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) Propagation Studies Miniworkshop
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
97N12560
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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