Research Article

AOCS Requirements and Practical Limitations for High-Speed Communications on Small Satellites

Table 20

Downlink at 8.16 GHz.

ParameterValue

(dBW)0.58
(dBi)13.5
(dB)0.5
(dB)173.88
(dB)0.37
(dB)0.00
(dBi)47.50
(dBW)−113.17

Noise temperature (K)120
Bandwidth (MHz)100
Noise power (dBW)−127.81
SNR (dB)14.64
Margin with 14 dB (dB)0.64