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 bandUplink frequency (MHz)Downlink frequency (MHz)Bandwidth (MHz)Area compartmentalizedOperational systems

L band1610.0–1626.52483.5–2500.016.5GlobalIridium, Globalstar
1626.5–1660.51525.0–1559.034.0GlobalInmarsat, MSAT, SkyTerra, ACeS, Thuraya
1668.0–1675.01518.0–1525.07.0GlobalAlphaSat I-XL

S band1980–20102170–220030GlobalTerreStar, ICO
2670–26902500–252020Region IIIInsat, N-STAR
2655–26702520–253515Region IIIN-STAR