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station antenna must be pointed to communicate with a satellite.The azimuth angle a z is the angle at which the earth station’s disk ispointing at the horizon, whereas the elevation angle y is the angle bywhich the antenna boresight must be rotated to lock on to thesatellite.3. The width <strong>of</strong> the viewed section along the orbit ground trace, calledthe swath distance or swath width.For clarity <strong>and</strong> without the coverage area, Fig. 2.6 is redrawn as Fig. 2.8. UsingFig. 2.8 as a guide, we can establish the expressions governing most <strong>of</strong> theabove-listed parameters.In the figure,S ¼ position <strong>of</strong> satellite.G ¼ position <strong>of</strong> earth station.R v ¼ OG ¼ geocentric radius <strong>of</strong> earth at G latitude.FIGURE 2.8Geometry <strong>of</strong> look angles.Copyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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