Research Article

Characterization of Rain Specific Attenuation and Frequency Scaling Method for Satellite Communication in South Korea

Table 3

Specifications of the 19.8 GHz link for COMS1 satellite link [19].

TypeDescriptionsSpecification

System locationLocation37.5459°N, 126.883°E
Elevation angle46.5°
Azimuth angle177.8°
Sea level (km)0.055

Receiver antennaAntenna typeOffset parabolic
Frequency band (GHz)10.95 ~ 31
Beacon signal level for clear sky−37.3 dBm
PolarizationVertical
Gain55 dB ± 2 dB