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February 2007<br />

<strong>GPS</strong> PPS PS<br />

3.3 PPS SIS Coverage<br />

This section provides the PPS SIS coverage standards.<br />

There are two components of PPS SIS coverage: (1) the per-satellite coverage, and (2) the<br />

baseline 24-slot constellation coverage. These two components are interrelated. The per-satellite<br />

coverage depends primarily on the satellite antenna subsystem design, the on-orbit satellite<br />

pointing accuracy, and the satellite altitude (where the allowed range of satellite altitudes is defined<br />

by baseline 24-slot constellation architecture). The baseline 24-slot constellation coverage<br />

depends primarily on the per-satellite coverage coupled with the baseline 24-slot constellation<br />

architecture.<br />

Each component of PPS SIS coverage shall be as specified below.<br />

3.3.1 Per-Satellite Coverage<br />

Each healthy Navstar satellite transmits a PPS SIS which completely covers that portion of the<br />

surface of the Earth which is visible from the satellite's orbital position. The transmitted PPS SIS<br />

also completely covers the portion of the near-Earth region which extends from the surface of the<br />

Earth up to an altitude of 3,000 km above the surface of the Earth (i.e., the terrestrial service<br />

volume) which is visible from the satellite's orbital position (i.e., those portions of the resulting<br />

spherical shell surrounding the Earth which are not otherwise physically obscured by the Earth or<br />

by localized obstructions). These requirements apply at the worst-case satellite antenna pointing<br />

angle relative to the Earth.<br />

The guaranteed minimum user-received PPS SIS power levels are for the terrestrial service<br />

volume as specified in IS-<strong>GPS</strong>-200. Although IS-<strong>GPS</strong>-200 uses a 5 degree elevation angle as the<br />

reference value for specifying the guaranteed minimum user-received PPS SIS power levels, the<br />

per-satellite coverage is not artificially restricted to just those locations where the Navstar satellite<br />

viewing angle is greater than or equal to 5 degrees above the local horizon.<br />

The transmitted PPS SIS from each healthy Navstar satellite also covers the near-Earth region<br />

which extends from an altitude of 3,000 km above the surface of the Earth up to and including<br />

36,000 km above the Earth’s surface (i.e., the space service volume). The space service volume<br />

coverage is limited by physical obscuration by the Earth as well as by the transmitting satellite’s<br />

antenna gain pattern and free-space path loss. The limits of coverage are determined by the<br />

received power contour surface of -182 dBW assuming a linear receiving antenna with a minimum<br />

gain that varies from +3 dBic at 3,000 km altitude to +7 dBic at 36,000 km altitude. There are no<br />

explicit per-satellite coverage standards for the space service volume.<br />

3.3.2 Baseline Constellation Coverage<br />

The baseline 24-slot constellation continuously covers the entire terrestrial service volume.<br />

The baseline 24-slot constellation coverage for the space service volume varies significantly as a<br />

function of time and location within the space service volume. At certain times and locations, the<br />

baseline 24-slot constellation does not provide adequate coverage for instantaneous position<br />

solutions. Users operating at those times and locations are therefore limited to time-filtered<br />

position solutions propagated over time. There are no explicit constellation coverage standards for<br />

the space service volume.<br />

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