The advantages of using a 12 hr Molniya orbit for land mobile applications are outlined. The much improved propagation characteristics, compared with the geostationary case, can be utilized to reduce the overall link margin to a few decibels and to exploit the advantages of higher bit rate TDMA access schemes. An experimental payload, which includes features such as full on-board processing, and would provide a facility for demonstrating the potential of the Molniya orbits for mobile applications is described.


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    Title :

    Land Mobile Satellite Systems Using Highly Eccentric Orbits


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    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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