An exact analytical model and a simple numerical solution are presented for determining the surface area of the earth illuminated by a conical beam, with an elliptical cross section, emanating from a satellite. The model is used to generate sets of parametric curves for determination of the beam area as a function of the different satellite locations, beam locations, and beamwidths. Numerical results show that for a circular beam with a 0.25 deg beamwidth, the beam illuminating the northern Continental United States (CONUS) can cover an area about five times larger than the area covered by the same size beam illuminating the southern CONUS. Comparisons are also made with the available approximate methods.


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    Titel :

    Beam area determination for multiple-beam satellite communication applications


    Beteiligte:
    Salmasi, A. B. (Autor:in) / Rahmat-Samii, Y. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.05.1983



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch