Research Article
A Novel Approach to Wideband Spectrum Compressive Sensing Based on DST for Frequency Availability in LEO Mobile Satellite Systems
Table 1
L/S band assignment for MSS.
| L/S band | Uplink frequency (MHz) | Downlink frequency (MHz) | Bandwidth (MHz) | Area compartmentalized | Operational systems |
| L band | 1610.0–1626.5 | 2483.5–2500.0 | 16.5 | Global | Iridium, Globalstar | 1626.5–1660.5 | 1525.0–1559.0 | 34.0 | Global | Inmarsat, MSAT, SkyTerra, ACeS, Thuraya | 1668.0–1675.0 | 1518.0–1525.0 | 7.0 | Global | AlphaSat I-XL |
| S band | 1980–2010 | 2170–2200 | 30 | Global | TerreStar, ICO | 2670–2690 | 2500–2520 | 20 | Region III | Insat, N-STAR | 2655–2670 | 2520–2535 | 15 | Region III | N-STAR |
|
|