TUTORIAL-8

1. Low earth orbit satellites use mainly L band, with ranges varying from 1000 km
to 2,500 km. Calculate the maximum and minimum path loss from earth to a
satellite, in dB, for the uplink frequency of 1.6 GHz, and the downlink
frequency of 1.5 GHz.
2. A 12 GHz earth station receiving system has an antenna with a noise
temperature of 50K, a LNA with a noise temperature of 100 K and a gain of 40
dB, and a mixer with a noise temperature of 1000 K. Find the system noise
temperature.
3. A satellite in GEO orbit is a distance of 39,000 km from an earth station. The
required flux density at the satellite to saturate one transponder at a frequency
of 14.3 GHz is -90.0 dBW/m2. The earth station has a transmitting antenna with
a gain of 52 dB at 14.3 GHz.
Find:
a. The EIRP of the earth station
b. The output power of the earth station transmitter.

3. Design a C-band receiving earth station to provide an

overall clear air C/N of 13 dB in a 27 MHz IF noise
bandwidth at a carrier frequency of 4.06 GHz. The antenna
noise temperature is 20 K and the LNA noise temperature is
55 K.
You may assume a high gain LNA and ignore the noise generated
in other parts of the receiver. The C-band satellite transponder
is operated with 1 dB output backoff. Clear air Atmospheric
attenuation on the downlink and other losses total 0.5 dB.
Determine the diameter of the receiving antenna, assuming
an aperture efficiency of 65%. The receiving terminal is
located on the 3 dB contour of the satellite footprint.
Reminder: Overall C/N includes the effect of noise radiated by
the satellite transponder.

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