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at the altitudes <strong>of</strong> satellites, their high orbital velocity implies that perturbationsdue to drag are very significant.A geostationary orbit is a nonretrograde circular orbit in the equatorialplane with zero eccentricity <strong>and</strong> zero inclination. The satellite remains fixed(stationary) in an apparent position relative to the earth; about 35,784 km awayfrom the earth if its elevation angle is orthogonal (90 ) to the equator. Itsperiod <strong>of</strong> revolution is synchronized with that <strong>of</strong> the earth in inertial space.The geometric considerations for a geostationary satellite communicationsystem are discussed later in the text.Commercial GEOs provide fixed satellite service (FSS) in the C <strong>and</strong> Kub<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the radio spectrum. Some GEOs use the Ku b<strong>and</strong> to provide certainmobile services. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (see Chap.7) has allocated satellite b<strong>and</strong>s in various parts <strong>of</strong> the radio spectrum fromVHF to 275 GHz. Table 2.2 shows satellite communications frequency b<strong>and</strong>s<strong>and</strong> the services they perform, while Table 2.3 shows typical links frequencyb<strong>and</strong>s.Frequency b<strong>and</strong>s in the UHF are suitable for communicating with smallor mobile terminals, for television broadcasting, <strong>and</strong> for military fleetcommunication. The b<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> frequencies suitable for an earth–space–earthradio link is between 450 MHz <strong>and</strong> 20 GHz. Frequencies between 20 <strong>and</strong>50 GHz can be used but would be subject to precipitation attenuation.However, if an availability greater than 99.5% is required, a special provisionsuch as diversity reception <strong>and</strong> adaptive power control would need to beTABLE 2.2Communication Satellite Frequency B<strong>and</strong>s AllocationB<strong>and</strong> Frequency range (GHz) ServicesVHF 0.03–0.3 MessagingUHF 0.3–1.0 Military, navigation mobileL 1–2 Mobile, audio broadcast radiolocationS 2–4 Mobile navigationC 4–8 FixedX 8–12 MilitaryKu 12–18 Fixed video broadcastK 18–27 FixedKa 27–40 Fixed, audio broadcast, intersatellitemm waves >40 IntersatelliteCopyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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