LLM: An L-band multibeam land mobile payload for Europe
Abstract
The European Space Agency is developing, in the context of the ARTEMIS program, a multibeam reconfigurable mobile payload to provide pre-operational land-mobile satellite services at the L-band over Europe. The L-band Land-Mobile (LLM) payload features high capacity at L-band, efficient use of the L-band spectrum resources, and flexibility in reconfiguring the allocation of bandwith and RF power resources to the different beams. Additionally, a number of features were added to the payload purely for experimental purposes, like the provision of one steerable spot beam which can be repositioned anywhere within the coverage area, and the possibility to reuse L-band frequencies by spatial discrimination between non-adjacent beams, or via orthogonal polarizations. The architecture of the payload and the hardware implementation of the most critical subsystems are described.
- Publication:
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International Mobile Satellite Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990imsc.conf..376B
- Keywords:
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- Communication Satellites;
- Land Mobile Satellite Service;
- Payload Integration;
- Payloads;
- Transmission Efficiency;
- Ultrahigh Frequencies;
- European Space Agency;
- Radio Frequencies;
- Spectral Bands;
- Spectrum Analysis;
- Communications and Radar