Research Article
AOCS Requirements and Practical Limitations for High-Speed Communications on Small Satellites
Table 9
Signal level at the input of the receiver (downlink).
| | Elevation | ° | ° | ° |
| | (dBW) | −4.58 | −4.58 | −4.58 | | (dBi) | −6.00 | −6.00 | −6.00 | | (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) | 18.95 | 18.95 | 18.95 |
| | Received power at antenna output (dBW) | −153.55 | −152.19 | −151.11 | | (dB) | 17.64 | 17.64 | 17.64 |
| | (dBW) | −135.91 | −134.55 | −133.47 |
| | Margin with sensitivity (dB) | 15.97 | 17.33 | 18.41 |
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