Research Article
AOCS Requirements and Practical Limitations for High-Speed Communications on Small Satellites
Table 14
Signal level at the input of the receiver (uplink).
| | Elevation | ° | ° | ° |
| | (dBW) | 16.99 | 16.99 | 16.99 | | (dBi) | 18.95 | 18.95 | 18.95 | | (dB) | 157.33 | 156.29 | 155.30 | | (dB) | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.08 | | (dB) | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.10 | | (dB) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | (dB) | −3.00 | −3.00 | −3.00 | | (dBi) | −6.00 | −6.00 | −6.00 | | Switch losses (dBi) | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| | Received power (dBW) | −132.58 | −131.22 | −130.14 |
| | Margin with sensitivity (dB) | 15.42 | 16.78 | 17.86 |
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