Satellite Communication Assignment

Submitted By M.Arun Kumar(08bec055) B.Ram Kumar(08bec374)

Problem:
Design a transmitting earth station to provide a clear air C/N of 26 dB in a C band transponder at a frequency of 6.285 GHz. Use an uplink antenna with a diameter of 9 m and anaperture efficiency of 68%, and find the uplink transmitter power required to achieve the required C/N. The uplink station is located on the 2 dB contour of the satellite footprint. Allow 0.5 dB for clear air atmospheric attenuation and other losses.

Solution:

An uplink power budget and noise budget are required to find C/N at the satellite transponder input. Calculate the transmitting earth station antenna gain and path loss at 6.285 GHz first.

Gain Of the Transmitting Antenna:

Gt = A ( D / )2 D => Diameter of the Antenna => Wavelength A => Aperture Efficency = c/ = 3108 6.285109 = 0.04793 Gt = A ( D / )2 = 10 log ( 0.68 ( 9 / 0.04773)2 ) = 53.8 dB

Receiver Gain
Gr = 31 dB 2 dB off axis loss Gr = 29 dB Free Space Loss Factor: Lp = 20 log ( 4 R / ) = 20 log ( 4 38,500 103 / 0.04793) = 200.0768 dB Atmospheric Loss = 0.5 dB B.W = 27MHZ B(dB) = 74.31dBHZ Noise Temperature = 500k = 26.9897 dB

Carrier to Noise Temperature

[C/N ] = EIRP+[G/T]-Losses-K-B = Pt+Gt +[G/T]-Losses-K-B 26 = Pt+57.73-200.0768+29+228.6-74.31 = Pt+9.6 Pt = 26-9.6 Pt = 16.4dBW Pt = 43.65watts

Conclusion

Thus the required transmitted power in order to maintain C/N of 26dB for clear sky connection is 43.7 watts.