This chapter comprehensively covers different subsystems that make up a typical satellite Earth station and the key factors governing its design. It discusses different types of Earth stations along with their architecture and different subsystems constituting an Earth station. Key performance parameters and other factors governing the design of an Earth station are also discussed. Earth station testing involves component or unit level followed up by subsystem level testing. Most Earth station hardware can be categorized into one of the three groups namely RF equipment, IF and baseband equipment and terrestrial interface equipment. The tasks performed by the Earth station's satellite tracking system include: (i) satellite acquisition; (ii) manual tracking; (iii) automatic tracking; and (iv) programme tracking. The chapter ends with an overview of some of the major Earth stations around the world in terms of available infrastructure and range of services offered.
Earth Station
Satellite Technology ; 378-432
2014-05-16
55 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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