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SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION
Eng. Emmanuel NGABONZIZA
IPRC KIGALI
WHAT IS A SATELLITE?
A Satellite is a solid object which revolves around
some heavenly body due to the effect of gravitational
forces which are mutual in nature.
COMMUNICATION SATELLITE-
A communication satellite is an artificial satellite that
act as a radio relay station in orbit above the earth
that receives, amplifies, and redirects analog and
digital signals carried on a specific radio frequency. It
act as a repeater in long distance communication
path.
TYPES OF SATELLITE
•Natural Satellite
 E.g. moon
•Artificial Satellite
 E.g. Aryabhata, INSAT..
•Active Satellite
•Passive Satellite
ACTIVE SATELLITE
It is a functioning satellite that receives and transmits or
retransmits radio-communication signals to or from a base station.
They have more complicated structures having a processing
equipment called Transponder which is very vital for functioning
of the satellite. These transponders serve dual purpose i.e. provides
amplification of the incoming and performs the frequency
translation of the incoming signal to avoid interference between
the incoming and outgoing signals.
PASSIVE SATELLITE
Passive satellites are relay stations in space. It simply reflects light or
radio waves transmitted from one ground terminal to another
without amplification or retransmission.
WHAT IS SATTELITE
COMMUNICATION?
Satellite communication
is simply the
communication of the
satellite in space with
large number of earth
stations on the ground.
A Communication
Satellite can be looked
upon as a large
microwave repeater.
Users are connected to the earth station via some
telephone switch or some dedicated link. They
generate baseband signals, which is processed at the
earth station and then transmitted to the satellite
through dish antennas. The satellite receives the
uplink frequency and the transponder present inside
the satellite does the processing function and
frequency down conversion and then transmit the
downlink signal at different frequency. The earth
station then receives the signal from the satellite
through parabolic dish antenna and processes it to
get back the baseband signal. This baseband signal is
then transmitted to the respective user via dedicated
link or other terrestrial system.
Downlink
Uplink
WHY SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION?
Long distance communication beyond 10 – 20 MHz
in three modes failed:-
Ground wave due to conduction losses
Space wave due to limited line of sight
Sky wave due to penetration of the ionosphere by
the higher frequencies beyond critical frequency.
And thus, there came the need of satellite
communication.
We have seen that the waves of freq.> 30MHz can
not propagate by conventional modes due to
penetration of frequencies beyond 30MHz through
ionosphere.
A single satellite can provide coverage to over
30% of Earth’s surface and thus was adopted for
long distance communication. Communication
links could be setup through out the entire world
using satellites. This can’t be done with other
modes of communication due to some severe
limitations. It is often the only solution for some
isolated areas.
And a new concept of communication, the
communication through a Satellite revolutionized
communication technology.
FREQUENCY BANDS USED IN
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Frequency Band Range
L-Band 1 to 1.5 GHz
S-Band 1 to 3 GHz
C-Band 3 to 8 GHz
X-Band 8 to 12GHz
Ku-Band 10 to 18 GHz
Ka-Band 18 to 22 GHz
SATELLITE UPLINK AND DOWNLINK
FREQUENCIES IN DIFFERENT BAND
FREQUENCY BAND UPLINK DOWNLINK
C-Band 6.00GHz 4.00GHz
X-Band 8.00GHz 7.00GHz
Ku-Band 14.00GHz 11.00GHz
Ka-Band 30.00GHz 20.00GHz
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF DIFFERENT BAND
C-Band
Adv. : Broad Footprint, little rain fade
Disadv. : Weak signals, interference, large antenna sizes and
amplifiers
Ku-Band
Adv. : Focused Foot prints, no terrestrial interference small
antenna and amplifier
Disadv. : Interference to rain.
Ka-Band
Adv. : Focused Foot prints, large unused bandwidths
Disadv. : Interference to rain.
COMPONENETS OF A
SATELLITE SYSTEM
Space Segment
1. The Satellite
2. Tracking, Telemetry and
Telecommand
The Ground Segment
1. Earth Stations
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GROUND SEGMENT
Ground segment is basically consist of an earth
station.
An earth station provides a complete uplink and
downlink chain for the signal. It transmits and
receives the signal to and from the satellite. It is
also consist of an antenna. Since the user
baseband signal cannot be transmitted directly, it
is also consist of amplifiers, modulators and
demodulators, frequency up- and down-
converters.
SATELLITE EARTH SATION
UPLINK/DOWNLINK CHAIN
The user generates the signal to be transmitted
known as baseband signal. This baseband signal is
consist of video(5MHz),2 audio subcarriers(5.5MHz
and 5.75MHz) and energy dispersal signal(25
MHz). After modulation(70 MHz) and up
conversion(6 GHz),the carrier is amplified and
uplinked through solid parabolic dish
antenna(PDA).
Downlink signal can be received through same
PDA using trans-receive filter (TRF) and low noise
amplifier(LNA). After down conversion to 70 MHz
it is demodulated to get audio and video signal.
ANTENNA
•Parabolic dish antenna
•Diameter - gain (as a
function of frequency)
•Noise - temperature (as
a function of elevation)
•Cross-polarisation
isolation
•Wind resistance
•Temperature variations
tolerance
•Tracking...
TYPES OF ANTENNA
Prime Focus Antenna
• Single Reflector Antenna.
• Feed horn is placed at the
Focal point of the Reflector.
• Antenna Electronics are
placed on Feed.
• More susceptible to
Interference from Low
elevation sources.
• More Blockage because
feed.
• Antenna Efficiency is in the
range of 60%.
• Low Cost Antenna.
• Primarily Used for Receive
only applications.
Cassagrain Antenna
• Main reflector is Parabolic
• Sub-Reflector is
hyperboloid and placed at
Prime Focus
• Feed is Corrugated Horn
and is placed at Center of
the Main Reflectors.
• The paraboloid converges
towards the Sub Reflector (
prime focus), which is then
reflected by Sub-Reflector
to form a Spherical Wave
converging on the Feed.
Gregarion Antenna
• Main reflector is Parabolic
• Sub-Reflector is Parabolic
and placed at Prime Focus
• Feed is Corrugated Horn
and is placed at Center of
the Main Reflectors.
• The paraboloid converges
towards the Sub Reflector
(prime focus), which is
then reflected by Sub-
Reflector to form a
Spherical Wave
converging on the Feed.
Offset Fed Antenna
• Used for Smaller Earth
Stations.
• Main Reflector is a section
of Parabolic, cutoff above
the axis.
• Feed is located below the
axis giving a completely
unblocked Aperture.
• High Antenna efficiency
OTHER TRANSMITTING AND
RECEIVING DEVICES..
 LNA - amplifies RF signal from the antenna and
feeds it into frequency converter (typically IF of
70/140 MHz)
 LNB - amplifies RF signal from the antenna and
converts it to an L-band signal (950-2100 MHz)
 LNA is more precise and stable but more
expensive than LNB (LO stability).
 Transmit power amplifiers provide amplification
of signals to be transmitted to the satellite
 Transceiver takes 70/140 MHz signal and
amplifies it to either C or Ku-band final frequency.
 Block Up-Converter takes L-band signal and
amplifies it to either C or Ku-band final frequency.
SPACE SEGMENT
The space segment is consist
of the satellite itself.
A satellite has various
transmitting and receiving
antenna, transponders and
other control systems like
temperature control, power
supply control, orbit and
altitude control, tracking,
telemetry and command
equipment etc..
TYPES OF SATELLITE ORBIT
ON THE BASIS OF ALTITUDE-
An orbit is the path that a satellite
follows as it revolves around Earth.
In terms of commercial satellites,
there are three main categories of
orbits:
1. LEO( Low Earth Orbit)
• 500-2,000 km above the earth
• These orbits are much closer to
the Earth, requiring satellites to
travel at a very high speed in
order to avoid being pulled out
of orbit by Earth's gravity
• At LEO, a satellite can circle the
Earth in approximately one and
a half hours
2. MEO( Medium Earth Orbit)
• 8,000-20,000 km above the earth
• These orbits are primarily reserved for
communications satellites that cover the
North and South Pole
• MEO's are placed in an elliptical (oval-shaped)
orbit
3. GEO ( Geosynchronous Orbit)
• 35,786 km above the earth
• Orbiting at the height of 22,282 miles above the equator
(35,786 km), the satellite travels in the same direction and at
the same speed as the Earth's rotation on its axis, taking 24
hours to complete a full trip around the globe. Thus, as long as
a satellite is positioned over the equator in an assigned orbital
location, it will appear to be "stationary" with respect to a
specific location on the Earth.
• A single geostationary satellite can view approximately one
third of the Earth's surface.
If three satellites are placed at the proper longitude, the height of
this orbit allows almost all of the Earth's surface to be covered by
the satellites.
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Three geosynchronous satellite covering entire earth
•R=6400 km T=84 minutes
• R=7100 km T=99 minutes (LEO)
• R=11400 km T=201 minutes (MEO)
• R=42350 km T=24 hrs (GEO)
So, an object placed at the orbit approx. 36 000 km
above the equator will be seen at the same position
in the sky from Earth.
TYPES OF SATELLITE ORBIT ON
THE BASIS OF ECCENTRICITY
1. Circular orbit: An orbit that has an eccentricity of 0 and
whose path traces a circle.
2. Elliptic orbit: An orbit with an eccentricity greater than 0
and less than 1 whose orbit traces the path of an ellipse.
3. Hyperbolic orbit: An orbit with the eccentricity greater than
1. Such an orbit also has a velocity in excess of the escape
velocity and as such, will escape the gravitational pull of
the planet and continue to travel infinitely.
4. Parabolic orbit: An orbit with the eccentricity equal to 1.
Such an orbit also has a velocity equal to the escape
velocity and therefore will escape the gravitational pull of
the planet and travel until its velocity relative to the planet
is 0. If the speed of such an orbit is increased it will become
a hyperbolic orbit.
TYPES OF SATELLITE ORBIT ON
THE BASIS OF INCLINATION
1. Equatorial orbit: An orbit whose inclination in reference
to the equatorial plane is zero degrees.
2. Polar orbit: An orbit that passes above or nearly above
both poles of the planet on each revolution. Therefore it
has an inclination of (or very close to) 90 degrees
3. Inclined orbit: An orbit whose inclination in reference to
the equatorial plane is not zero degrees.
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FACTORS DECIDING THE
SELECTION OF ORBIT
The choice of orbit depends upon the nature of
mission, the acceptable interference and the
performance of the launcher:
The extent and latitude of the area covered.
The elevation angle for earth station.
Transmission duration and delay.
Interference.
The performance of launcher.
TYPES OF SATELLITE
Geo-Synchronous Satellite
• Orbit on the equatorial plane - appears stationary
• Altitude of 36000 Kms.
• Circular orbit around earth with period of 24 hours.
• Coverage of about 1/3 of Earth.
• 2 deg. apart. Identified by Longitudinal position with ref.
to Greenwich.
Advantage Of Geostationary Satellite
• Simple ground station tracking requirements.
• Removes Satellite hand-over problems.
• Negligible Doppler shift
Polar Orbiting Satellite
• These satellites orbit the earth in such a
way as to cover the north and south polar
regions.
• These satellites if in a low earth orbit have
to travel at a very high speed.
• These satellites can be kept in low earth
orbit (800 -900 km) or at 36000km apart.
Inclined Orbit Satellite
• A disadvantage of Geostationary satellites is
that points on Earth beyond about 80 deg
latitude are not visible.
• Inclined orbits, on the other hand can provide
visibility to the higher northern and southern
latitudes, although they require earth stations
to continually track the satellite
Geosynchronous
Geosynchronous means that the satellite is
synchronized with the earth in time and direction. It
means that is time taken by a satellite to complete its
orbit around earth is equal to the time taken by to
earth rotates around its own axis
Satellite Footprint
Coverage of entire surface of earth that is visible by
the satellite.
SATELLITE TRANSPONDER
A communications satellite’s transponder, is the series of
interconnected units which form a communications
channel between the receiving and the transmitting
antennas .
A transponder is consist of:
An input band limiting device (a band pass filter).
An Input low-noise amplifier (LNA) to amplify the
(normally very weak, because of the large distances
involved) signals received from the earth station.
A frequency translator (normally composed of an
oscillator and a frequency mixer )used to convert the
frequency of the received signal to the frequency required
for the transmitted signal.
A output band pass filter.
A power amplifier (this can be a TWT or a solid
state amplifier).
Frequency band on the satellite is divided into
several channels. Each channels are called
transponder Each transponder have 40 MHz .
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A SATELLITE
TRANSPONDER
LOW NOISE
AMPLIFIER(L.N.A)
DOWN
CONVERTER
POWER
AMPLIFIER(P.A)
FILTER
6GHz
4GHz
The uplinked signal to satellite is 6GHz.it is
received at the satellite and then amplified using a
Low Noise Amplifier(L.N.A). This amplified signal is
then down converted at 4GHz. It is sent through a
filter and then power amplifier(TWT). The local
oscillator frequency of the down converter is
2225MHz for C band and Ex-C band. This signal is
then retransmitted at earth ground station.
LIFE AND COST OF SATELLITE
GEO 15 Yrs $2B
MEO 10 Yrs $2-3B
LEO 5 Yrs $1.5-3B
Lease 1 Yrs
Own 5-15 Yrs
WEIGHT OF SATELLITE
LARGE >1000Kg
MEDIUM 500-1000Kg
MINI 100-500Kg
MICRO 10-100Kg
NANO 1-10Kg
PICO <1 Kg
ADVANTAGES OF SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION
1. Can reach over large geographical area. A single satellite
can provide coverage to over 30% of Earth’s surface. With
just 3 geosynchronous satellite we can cover the entire
earth.
2. Point to Multi point communication is possible.
3. Only solution for developing and isolated areas.
4. Ideal for broadcast applications.
5. No need for the local loop.
6. Wide bandwidths (155 Mbps) are available now.
7. Transmission cost and quality of signal is independent
of distances.
8. During critical condition earth stations can be removed
and relocated easily.
DIADVANTAGES OF SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION
1. Delay of 270+270 msec makes one feel annoying.
2. Delay reduces the performance of satellite in data
transmission during long file transfer.
3. Communication path between TX and RX is
approximately 75000 km.
4. High atmospheric losses above 30 GHz limit carrier
frequencies.
5. Large up front capital costs (space segment and
launch)
6. Terrestrial break even distance expanding (now
approx. size of Europe)
7. Congestion of frequencies and orbits
SATELLITE SERVICES
1.Communication Satellite Services
2.Broadcasting Satellite Services [BSS]
3.Mobile Satellite Services
4.Navigational Satellite Services
5.Metrological Satellite Services.
6.Military Satellite Services.
MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR
SATELLITE
1. Positioning in orbit
This can be achieved by several methods
One method is to use small rocket motors.
These use fuel - over half of the weight of most
satellites is made up of fuel.
Often it is the fuel availability which determines the
lifetime of a satellite.
Commercial life of a satellite typically 10-15 years
2. Stability
 It is vital that satellites are stabilised
• to ensure that solar panels are aligned properly
• to ensure that communications antennae are
aligned properly
 Early satellites used spin stabilisation
• Either this required an inefficient omni-directional
aerial
• Or antennae were precisely counter-rotated in
order to provide stable communications
 Modern satellites use reaction wheel stabilisation - a
form of gyroscopic stabilisation Other methods of
stabilisation are also possible
 Including:
• eddy current stabilisation
• forces act on the satellite as it moves through the
earth’s magnetic field
3. Reaction wheel stabilisation
Heavy wheels which rotate at
high speed - often in groups of 4.
3 are orthogonal, and the 4th (spare) is a
backup at an angle to the others.
Driven by electric motors - as they speed up or
slow down the satellite rotates.
If the speed of the wheels is inappropriate,
rocket motors must be used to stabilise the
satellite - which uses fuel
4. Power
Modern satellites use a variety of power .
Solar panels are now quite efficient, so solar
power is used to generate electricity.
Batteries are needed as sometimes the
satellites are behind the earth - this happens
about half the time for a LEO satellite.
Nuclear power has been used - but not
recommended
5. Harsh Environment
Satellite components need to be specially
“hardened”
Circuits which work on the ground will fail
very rapidly in space
Temperature is also a problem - so satellites
use electric heaters to keep circuits and other
vital parts warmed up - they also need to control
the temperature carefully
6. Alignment
There are a number of components which
need alignment
• Solar panels
• Antennae
These have to point at different parts of the
sky at different times, so the problem is not
trivial
7. Antennae alignment
A parabolic dish can be used which is
pointing in the correct general direction.
Different feeder “horns” can be used to
direct outgoing beams more precisely.
Similarly for incoming beams
A modern satellite should be capable of at
least 50 differently directed beams
8. Rain fade
Above 10 GHz rain and other disturbances
can have a severe effect on reception.
This can be countered by using larger
receiver dishes so moderate rain will have less
effect.
In severe rainstorms reception can be lost
In some countries sandstorms can also be a
problem
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A full size model of the Earth
observation satellite ERS 2
TELSTAR
 Picture from NASA
11/20/2024 60
T.Shanmugaraju,ADE,STI[T],Delhi
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MILESTONES
Following are the milestones in
India’s Insat series programme.
1982 – Insat-1A launched in April using the
Delta launch vehicle in the United States, but
later deactivated in September and could not
fulfil mission.
1983 – Insat-1B launched on board USA
space shuttle.
 1990 – Insat-1D launched using the
American Delta launch vehicle.
 1988 – Insat-1C launched by Ariane space
from French Guyana in July.
1992 – Insat-2A, the first satellite of the indigenously built
second generation Insat series launched by Ariane-4.
1993 – Insat-2B, the second satellite in the Insat-2 series
launched on board Ariane-4.
1995 – Insat-2C, the third satellite in the Insat-2 series
launched by Ariane-4.
1997 – Insat-2D, the fourth satellite in Insat series
launched by Ariane-4.
1999 – Insat-2E,the last satellite in multi-purpose Insat-2E
series, launched by Ariane from Korou, French Guyana.
2000 – Insat-3B, first satellite in the third generation
Insat-3 series, launched by Ariane-5.
2002 – Insat-3C launched on board
Ariane-4.
2003 – Insat-3A launched by Ariane-5.
INSAT-3D
INSAT-4B
INSAT-4C
INSAT-4D
GSAT-4
GSAT-5
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Satellite-Communication-Power point presentation

  • 2. WHAT IS A SATELLITE? A Satellite is a solid object which revolves around some heavenly body due to the effect of gravitational forces which are mutual in nature. COMMUNICATION SATELLITE- A communication satellite is an artificial satellite that act as a radio relay station in orbit above the earth that receives, amplifies, and redirects analog and digital signals carried on a specific radio frequency. It act as a repeater in long distance communication path.
  • 3. TYPES OF SATELLITE •Natural Satellite  E.g. moon •Artificial Satellite  E.g. Aryabhata, INSAT.. •Active Satellite •Passive Satellite
  • 4. ACTIVE SATELLITE It is a functioning satellite that receives and transmits or retransmits radio-communication signals to or from a base station. They have more complicated structures having a processing equipment called Transponder which is very vital for functioning of the satellite. These transponders serve dual purpose i.e. provides amplification of the incoming and performs the frequency translation of the incoming signal to avoid interference between the incoming and outgoing signals. PASSIVE SATELLITE Passive satellites are relay stations in space. It simply reflects light or radio waves transmitted from one ground terminal to another without amplification or retransmission.
  • 5. WHAT IS SATTELITE COMMUNICATION? Satellite communication is simply the communication of the satellite in space with large number of earth stations on the ground. A Communication Satellite can be looked upon as a large microwave repeater.
  • 6. Users are connected to the earth station via some telephone switch or some dedicated link. They generate baseband signals, which is processed at the earth station and then transmitted to the satellite through dish antennas. The satellite receives the uplink frequency and the transponder present inside the satellite does the processing function and frequency down conversion and then transmit the downlink signal at different frequency. The earth station then receives the signal from the satellite through parabolic dish antenna and processes it to get back the baseband signal. This baseband signal is then transmitted to the respective user via dedicated link or other terrestrial system.
  • 8. WHY SATELLITE COMMUNICATION? Long distance communication beyond 10 – 20 MHz in three modes failed:- Ground wave due to conduction losses Space wave due to limited line of sight Sky wave due to penetration of the ionosphere by the higher frequencies beyond critical frequency. And thus, there came the need of satellite communication. We have seen that the waves of freq.> 30MHz can not propagate by conventional modes due to penetration of frequencies beyond 30MHz through ionosphere.
  • 9. A single satellite can provide coverage to over 30% of Earth’s surface and thus was adopted for long distance communication. Communication links could be setup through out the entire world using satellites. This can’t be done with other modes of communication due to some severe limitations. It is often the only solution for some isolated areas. And a new concept of communication, the communication through a Satellite revolutionized communication technology.
  • 10. FREQUENCY BANDS USED IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION Frequency Band Range L-Band 1 to 1.5 GHz S-Band 1 to 3 GHz C-Band 3 to 8 GHz X-Band 8 to 12GHz Ku-Band 10 to 18 GHz Ka-Band 18 to 22 GHz
  • 11. SATELLITE UPLINK AND DOWNLINK FREQUENCIES IN DIFFERENT BAND FREQUENCY BAND UPLINK DOWNLINK C-Band 6.00GHz 4.00GHz X-Band 8.00GHz 7.00GHz Ku-Band 14.00GHz 11.00GHz Ka-Band 30.00GHz 20.00GHz
  • 12. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DIFFERENT BAND C-Band Adv. : Broad Footprint, little rain fade Disadv. : Weak signals, interference, large antenna sizes and amplifiers Ku-Band Adv. : Focused Foot prints, no terrestrial interference small antenna and amplifier Disadv. : Interference to rain. Ka-Band Adv. : Focused Foot prints, large unused bandwidths Disadv. : Interference to rain.
  • 13. COMPONENETS OF A SATELLITE SYSTEM Space Segment 1. The Satellite 2. Tracking, Telemetry and Telecommand The Ground Segment 1. Earth Stations
  • 15. GROUND SEGMENT Ground segment is basically consist of an earth station. An earth station provides a complete uplink and downlink chain for the signal. It transmits and receives the signal to and from the satellite. It is also consist of an antenna. Since the user baseband signal cannot be transmitted directly, it is also consist of amplifiers, modulators and demodulators, frequency up- and down- converters.
  • 17. The user generates the signal to be transmitted known as baseband signal. This baseband signal is consist of video(5MHz),2 audio subcarriers(5.5MHz and 5.75MHz) and energy dispersal signal(25 MHz). After modulation(70 MHz) and up conversion(6 GHz),the carrier is amplified and uplinked through solid parabolic dish antenna(PDA). Downlink signal can be received through same PDA using trans-receive filter (TRF) and low noise amplifier(LNA). After down conversion to 70 MHz it is demodulated to get audio and video signal.
  • 18. ANTENNA •Parabolic dish antenna •Diameter - gain (as a function of frequency) •Noise - temperature (as a function of elevation) •Cross-polarisation isolation •Wind resistance •Temperature variations tolerance •Tracking...
  • 19. TYPES OF ANTENNA Prime Focus Antenna • Single Reflector Antenna. • Feed horn is placed at the Focal point of the Reflector. • Antenna Electronics are placed on Feed. • More susceptible to Interference from Low elevation sources. • More Blockage because feed. • Antenna Efficiency is in the range of 60%. • Low Cost Antenna. • Primarily Used for Receive only applications.
  • 20. Cassagrain Antenna • Main reflector is Parabolic • Sub-Reflector is hyperboloid and placed at Prime Focus • Feed is Corrugated Horn and is placed at Center of the Main Reflectors. • The paraboloid converges towards the Sub Reflector ( prime focus), which is then reflected by Sub-Reflector to form a Spherical Wave converging on the Feed.
  • 21. Gregarion Antenna • Main reflector is Parabolic • Sub-Reflector is Parabolic and placed at Prime Focus • Feed is Corrugated Horn and is placed at Center of the Main Reflectors. • The paraboloid converges towards the Sub Reflector (prime focus), which is then reflected by Sub- Reflector to form a Spherical Wave converging on the Feed.
  • 22. Offset Fed Antenna • Used for Smaller Earth Stations. • Main Reflector is a section of Parabolic, cutoff above the axis. • Feed is located below the axis giving a completely unblocked Aperture. • High Antenna efficiency
  • 23. OTHER TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DEVICES..  LNA - amplifies RF signal from the antenna and feeds it into frequency converter (typically IF of 70/140 MHz)  LNB - amplifies RF signal from the antenna and converts it to an L-band signal (950-2100 MHz)  LNA is more precise and stable but more expensive than LNB (LO stability).  Transmit power amplifiers provide amplification of signals to be transmitted to the satellite  Transceiver takes 70/140 MHz signal and amplifies it to either C or Ku-band final frequency.  Block Up-Converter takes L-band signal and amplifies it to either C or Ku-band final frequency.
  • 24. SPACE SEGMENT The space segment is consist of the satellite itself. A satellite has various transmitting and receiving antenna, transponders and other control systems like temperature control, power supply control, orbit and altitude control, tracking, telemetry and command equipment etc..
  • 25. TYPES OF SATELLITE ORBIT ON THE BASIS OF ALTITUDE- An orbit is the path that a satellite follows as it revolves around Earth. In terms of commercial satellites, there are three main categories of orbits: 1. LEO( Low Earth Orbit) • 500-2,000 km above the earth • These orbits are much closer to the Earth, requiring satellites to travel at a very high speed in order to avoid being pulled out of orbit by Earth's gravity • At LEO, a satellite can circle the Earth in approximately one and a half hours
  • 26. 2. MEO( Medium Earth Orbit) • 8,000-20,000 km above the earth • These orbits are primarily reserved for communications satellites that cover the North and South Pole • MEO's are placed in an elliptical (oval-shaped) orbit
  • 27. 3. GEO ( Geosynchronous Orbit) • 35,786 km above the earth • Orbiting at the height of 22,282 miles above the equator (35,786 km), the satellite travels in the same direction and at the same speed as the Earth's rotation on its axis, taking 24 hours to complete a full trip around the globe. Thus, as long as a satellite is positioned over the equator in an assigned orbital location, it will appear to be "stationary" with respect to a specific location on the Earth. • A single geostationary satellite can view approximately one third of the Earth's surface. If three satellites are placed at the proper longitude, the height of this orbit allows almost all of the Earth's surface to be covered by the satellites.
  • 29. Three geosynchronous satellite covering entire earth
  • 30. •R=6400 km T=84 minutes • R=7100 km T=99 minutes (LEO) • R=11400 km T=201 minutes (MEO) • R=42350 km T=24 hrs (GEO) So, an object placed at the orbit approx. 36 000 km above the equator will be seen at the same position in the sky from Earth.
  • 31. TYPES OF SATELLITE ORBIT ON THE BASIS OF ECCENTRICITY 1. Circular orbit: An orbit that has an eccentricity of 0 and whose path traces a circle. 2. Elliptic orbit: An orbit with an eccentricity greater than 0 and less than 1 whose orbit traces the path of an ellipse. 3. Hyperbolic orbit: An orbit with the eccentricity greater than 1. Such an orbit also has a velocity in excess of the escape velocity and as such, will escape the gravitational pull of the planet and continue to travel infinitely. 4. Parabolic orbit: An orbit with the eccentricity equal to 1. Such an orbit also has a velocity equal to the escape velocity and therefore will escape the gravitational pull of the planet and travel until its velocity relative to the planet is 0. If the speed of such an orbit is increased it will become a hyperbolic orbit.
  • 32. TYPES OF SATELLITE ORBIT ON THE BASIS OF INCLINATION 1. Equatorial orbit: An orbit whose inclination in reference to the equatorial plane is zero degrees. 2. Polar orbit: An orbit that passes above or nearly above both poles of the planet on each revolution. Therefore it has an inclination of (or very close to) 90 degrees 3. Inclined orbit: An orbit whose inclination in reference to the equatorial plane is not zero degrees.
  • 34. FACTORS DECIDING THE SELECTION OF ORBIT The choice of orbit depends upon the nature of mission, the acceptable interference and the performance of the launcher: The extent and latitude of the area covered. The elevation angle for earth station. Transmission duration and delay. Interference. The performance of launcher.
  • 35. TYPES OF SATELLITE Geo-Synchronous Satellite • Orbit on the equatorial plane - appears stationary • Altitude of 36000 Kms. • Circular orbit around earth with period of 24 hours. • Coverage of about 1/3 of Earth. • 2 deg. apart. Identified by Longitudinal position with ref. to Greenwich. Advantage Of Geostationary Satellite • Simple ground station tracking requirements. • Removes Satellite hand-over problems. • Negligible Doppler shift
  • 36. Polar Orbiting Satellite • These satellites orbit the earth in such a way as to cover the north and south polar regions. • These satellites if in a low earth orbit have to travel at a very high speed. • These satellites can be kept in low earth orbit (800 -900 km) or at 36000km apart.
  • 37. Inclined Orbit Satellite • A disadvantage of Geostationary satellites is that points on Earth beyond about 80 deg latitude are not visible. • Inclined orbits, on the other hand can provide visibility to the higher northern and southern latitudes, although they require earth stations to continually track the satellite
  • 38. Geosynchronous Geosynchronous means that the satellite is synchronized with the earth in time and direction. It means that is time taken by a satellite to complete its orbit around earth is equal to the time taken by to earth rotates around its own axis Satellite Footprint Coverage of entire surface of earth that is visible by the satellite.
  • 39. SATELLITE TRANSPONDER A communications satellite’s transponder, is the series of interconnected units which form a communications channel between the receiving and the transmitting antennas . A transponder is consist of: An input band limiting device (a band pass filter). An Input low-noise amplifier (LNA) to amplify the (normally very weak, because of the large distances involved) signals received from the earth station. A frequency translator (normally composed of an oscillator and a frequency mixer )used to convert the frequency of the received signal to the frequency required for the transmitted signal.
  • 40. A output band pass filter. A power amplifier (this can be a TWT or a solid state amplifier). Frequency band on the satellite is divided into several channels. Each channels are called transponder Each transponder have 40 MHz .
  • 41. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A SATELLITE TRANSPONDER LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER(L.N.A) DOWN CONVERTER POWER AMPLIFIER(P.A) FILTER 6GHz 4GHz
  • 42. The uplinked signal to satellite is 6GHz.it is received at the satellite and then amplified using a Low Noise Amplifier(L.N.A). This amplified signal is then down converted at 4GHz. It is sent through a filter and then power amplifier(TWT). The local oscillator frequency of the down converter is 2225MHz for C band and Ex-C band. This signal is then retransmitted at earth ground station.
  • 43. LIFE AND COST OF SATELLITE GEO 15 Yrs $2B MEO 10 Yrs $2-3B LEO 5 Yrs $1.5-3B Lease 1 Yrs Own 5-15 Yrs
  • 44. WEIGHT OF SATELLITE LARGE >1000Kg MEDIUM 500-1000Kg MINI 100-500Kg MICRO 10-100Kg NANO 1-10Kg PICO <1 Kg
  • 45. ADVANTAGES OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 1. Can reach over large geographical area. A single satellite can provide coverage to over 30% of Earth’s surface. With just 3 geosynchronous satellite we can cover the entire earth. 2. Point to Multi point communication is possible. 3. Only solution for developing and isolated areas. 4. Ideal for broadcast applications. 5. No need for the local loop. 6. Wide bandwidths (155 Mbps) are available now. 7. Transmission cost and quality of signal is independent of distances. 8. During critical condition earth stations can be removed and relocated easily.
  • 46. DIADVANTAGES OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 1. Delay of 270+270 msec makes one feel annoying. 2. Delay reduces the performance of satellite in data transmission during long file transfer. 3. Communication path between TX and RX is approximately 75000 km. 4. High atmospheric losses above 30 GHz limit carrier frequencies. 5. Large up front capital costs (space segment and launch) 6. Terrestrial break even distance expanding (now approx. size of Europe) 7. Congestion of frequencies and orbits
  • 47. SATELLITE SERVICES 1.Communication Satellite Services 2.Broadcasting Satellite Services [BSS] 3.Mobile Satellite Services 4.Navigational Satellite Services 5.Metrological Satellite Services. 6.Military Satellite Services.
  • 48. MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR SATELLITE 1. Positioning in orbit This can be achieved by several methods One method is to use small rocket motors. These use fuel - over half of the weight of most satellites is made up of fuel. Often it is the fuel availability which determines the lifetime of a satellite. Commercial life of a satellite typically 10-15 years
  • 49. 2. Stability  It is vital that satellites are stabilised • to ensure that solar panels are aligned properly • to ensure that communications antennae are aligned properly  Early satellites used spin stabilisation • Either this required an inefficient omni-directional aerial • Or antennae were precisely counter-rotated in order to provide stable communications  Modern satellites use reaction wheel stabilisation - a form of gyroscopic stabilisation Other methods of stabilisation are also possible  Including: • eddy current stabilisation • forces act on the satellite as it moves through the earth’s magnetic field
  • 50. 3. Reaction wheel stabilisation Heavy wheels which rotate at high speed - often in groups of 4. 3 are orthogonal, and the 4th (spare) is a backup at an angle to the others. Driven by electric motors - as they speed up or slow down the satellite rotates. If the speed of the wheels is inappropriate, rocket motors must be used to stabilise the satellite - which uses fuel
  • 51. 4. Power Modern satellites use a variety of power . Solar panels are now quite efficient, so solar power is used to generate electricity. Batteries are needed as sometimes the satellites are behind the earth - this happens about half the time for a LEO satellite. Nuclear power has been used - but not recommended
  • 52. 5. Harsh Environment Satellite components need to be specially “hardened” Circuits which work on the ground will fail very rapidly in space Temperature is also a problem - so satellites use electric heaters to keep circuits and other vital parts warmed up - they also need to control the temperature carefully
  • 53. 6. Alignment There are a number of components which need alignment • Solar panels • Antennae These have to point at different parts of the sky at different times, so the problem is not trivial
  • 54. 7. Antennae alignment A parabolic dish can be used which is pointing in the correct general direction. Different feeder “horns” can be used to direct outgoing beams more precisely. Similarly for incoming beams A modern satellite should be capable of at least 50 differently directed beams
  • 55. 8. Rain fade Above 10 GHz rain and other disturbances can have a severe effect on reception. This can be countered by using larger receiver dishes so moderate rain will have less effect. In severe rainstorms reception can be lost In some countries sandstorms can also be a problem
  • 58. A full size model of the Earth observation satellite ERS 2
  • 62. MILESTONES Following are the milestones in India’s Insat series programme.
  • 63. 1982 – Insat-1A launched in April using the Delta launch vehicle in the United States, but later deactivated in September and could not fulfil mission. 1983 – Insat-1B launched on board USA space shuttle.
  • 64.  1990 – Insat-1D launched using the American Delta launch vehicle.  1988 – Insat-1C launched by Ariane space from French Guyana in July.
  • 65. 1992 – Insat-2A, the first satellite of the indigenously built second generation Insat series launched by Ariane-4. 1993 – Insat-2B, the second satellite in the Insat-2 series launched on board Ariane-4. 1995 – Insat-2C, the third satellite in the Insat-2 series launched by Ariane-4.
  • 66. 1997 – Insat-2D, the fourth satellite in Insat series launched by Ariane-4. 1999 – Insat-2E,the last satellite in multi-purpose Insat-2E series, launched by Ariane from Korou, French Guyana. 2000 – Insat-3B, first satellite in the third generation Insat-3 series, launched by Ariane-5.
  • 67. 2002 – Insat-3C launched on board Ariane-4. 2003 – Insat-3A launched by Ariane-5. INSAT-3D INSAT-4B

Editor's Notes

  • #16: SFD: saturated flux density ,is a measure for the sensitivity of the input of the transponder. A more bigger (negative) value for the SFD makes the input of the transponder more sensitive and requires less uplink power from the uplink station.  Antenna gain-to-noise-temperature (G/T) is a figure of merit in the characterization of antenna performance, where G is the antenna gain in decibels at the receive frequency, and T is the equivalent noise temperature of the receiving system in kelvins. T is the summation of the antenna noise temperature and the RF chain noise temperature from the antenna terminals to the receiver output.