L band satellite communication experiment in the Antartic
Abstract
Satellite communication with the Antarctic was studied, using a ground station and the L band beacon signal from Marisat (positioned over the Atlantic Ocean). The elevation angle to the satellite was 3 deg. The results show unexpectedly strong influences exerted by propagation medium effects, highly prejudicial to a satellite link with this Antarctic region. The daily and seasonal variations in the amplitude and frequency of the received signal indicate the ionosphere as a source of these phenomena.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- July 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIN...8412356S
- Keywords:
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- Antarctic Regions;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Satellite Communication;
- Satellite Transmission;
- Ultrahigh Frequencies;
- Annual Variations;
- Atmospheric Effects;
- Diurnal Variations;
- False Alarms;
- Marisat 1 Satellite;
- Communications and Radar