Annex 6.5 – Link Budgets Calculations
Public Tender # 065/2012 – Satellite Based DAMA System
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Index
Contents
1.
Link Budgets Results ........................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Inbound (Both options) ........................................................................................................ 1
1.1.1 SCPC - North Region - Clear Sky ............................................................................... 1
1.1.2 SCPC - North Region - Fade ...................................................................................... 5
1.1.3 TDMA - North Region - Clear Sky ............................................................................. 9
1.1.4 TDMA - North Region - Fade .................................................................................. 13
1.2 Onbound – Option A ........................................................................................................... 18
1.2.1 North Region - Clear Sky ........................................................................................ 18
1.2.2 North Region – Fade .............................................................................................. 22
1.2.3 Brazilian Shore Line Region – Clear Sky .................................................................. 26
1.2.4 Brazilian Shore Line Region – Fade......................................................................... 30
1.3 Onbound – Option B ........................................................................................................... 35
1.3.1 North Region - Clear Sky ........................................................................................ 35
1.3.2 North Region – Fade .............................................................................................. 39
1.3.3 Brazilian Shore Line Region – Clear Sky ................................................................. 43
1.3.4 Brazilian Shore Line Region – Fade ........................................................................ 47
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1. Link Budgets Results
1.1 Inbound (Both options)
1.1.1 SCPC - North Region - Clear Sky
Produced using Satmaster Pro
Monday, June 18, 2012
Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
IB - SCPC 417Ksps QPSK2/3 CS
IB Norte
Manaus, Brazil
Brasilia, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
3.10S
60.00W
0
14
Vertical
ITU (109.5)
95.3
0.6
+37.1
0.1
0.3
15.75S
47.95W
0
12
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.7
9
65
0.5
0.5
0.8
50
50
29
29
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
20
20
22
1.25
1
30
0
0
MIN
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
65.00W
TWTA
1
degrees
1
dB/K
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Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
-90
0
0
49
36
5.5
4
18
AUTO
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
2.6
0.526
0
0.630
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
1
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
109.08
95.05
72.61
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
83.08
301.72
316.74
35823.53
0.119494
66.19
37.10
95.3
412.002
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
59.20
99.7
26.298
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
2
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Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
89.045
80.029
-53.73
99.000
7.305
-38.75
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
39.57
5.50
33.04
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.13
0.24
206.69
0.00
0.00
0.00
62.18
5.18
20.00
20.00
22.00
30.00
4.60
39.57
5.50
33.69
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.13
0.24
206.69
0.65
0.00
0.65
61.53
4.53
19.35
19.35
21.35
30.00
3.94
39.57
5.50
33.04
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.13
0.24
206.69
0.00
0.00
0.00
62.18
5.18
20.00
20.00
22.00
30.00
4.60
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
49.00
4.00
31.54
17.46
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.10
0.18
205.43
0.00
0.00
0.00
134.76
36.91
77.54
20.54
49.00
4.00
32.19
16.81
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.10
0.18
205.43
0.00
0.00
0.00
134.76
36.91
76.88
19.89
49.00
4.00
31.54
17.46
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.10
0.18
205.43
2.73
2.70
5.42
250.76
34.21
72.11
15.12
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
3
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C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
50.00
29.00
29.00
18.00
15.44
49.35
28.35
28.35
17.35
14.79
50.00
29.00
29.00
18.00
12.87
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
62.06
5.06
20.00
19.49
21.21
17.73
61.46
4.46
4.25
1.00
3.25
2.60
0.65
61.40
4.40
19.34
18.83
20.56
17.12
60.81
3.81
3.60
1.00
2.60
2.60
0.00
61.76
4.76
20.00
19.49
21.21
17.73
61.20
4.21
3.99
1.00
2.99
2.60
0.39
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
39.57
37.10
2.47
0.00
1.25
0.1
0
1
3.8244
2.4123
-53.73
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
95.014
0.5260
0.8349
0.4175
0.5010
57.00
0.5010
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
4
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Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:-
0.5010
1.39
17.46
0.18
71.86
567.61
Bandwidth
MHz
%
dBW
%
[71.86]
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1.1.2 SCPC - North Region - Fade
Produced using Satmaster Pro
Monday, June 18, 2012
Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
IB - SCPC 417Ksps QPSK2/3 FD
IB Norte
Manaus, Brazil
Brasilia, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
3.10S
60.00W
0
14
Vertical
ITU (109.5)
99.52
0.6
+37.1
0.1
0.3
15.75S
47.95W
0
12
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.98
9
65
0.5
0.5
0.8
50
50
29
29
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
5
20
20
22
1.25
1
30
2.5
0
MIN
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
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Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
1
-90
0
0
49
36
5.5
4
18
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
2.6
0.526
0
0.630
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
0
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
109.01
95.04
72.73
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
83.08
301.72
316.74
63.02
311.51
332.40
degrees
degrees
degrees
6
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Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
35823.53
0.119494
66.19
37.10
99.52
42.077
98.495
10.995
-53.20
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
59.20
99.98
1.753
99.905
0.693
-38.33
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
40.10
5.50
32.63
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.24
0.35
206.81
0.00
0.00
0.00
62.59
5.60
20.00
20.00
22.00
30.00
4.97
40.10
5.50
34.57
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.24
0.35
206.81
4.44
2.50
1.94
60.65
3.65
18.06
18.06
20.06
30.00
3.03
40.10
5.50
32.63
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.24
0.35
206.81
0.00
0.00
0.00
62.59
5.60
20.00
20.00
22.00
30.00
4.97
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
49.00
4.00
31.13
17.87
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.17
0.24
205.49
0.00
49.00
4.00
33.07
15.93
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.17
0.24
205.49
0.00
49.00
4.00
31.13
17.87
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.17
0.24
205.49
9.71
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
7
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Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
0.00
0.00
134.76
36.91
77.89
20.89
50.00
29.00
29.00
18.00
15.55
0.00
0.00
134.76
36.91
75.94
18.94
48.06
27.06
27.06
16.06
13.61
4.23
13.94
356.94
32.68
63.94
6.95
50.00
29.00
29.00
18.00
6.36
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
62.47
5.47
20.00
19.49
21.21
17.73
61.82
4.82
4.61
0.00
4.61
2.60
2.01
60.52
3.52
18.05
17.54
19.27
15.88
59.88
2.88
2.67
0.00
2.67
2.60
0.07
60.21
3.21
20.00
19.49
21.21
17.73
59.81
2.81
2.60
0.00
2.60
2.60
0.00
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
40.10
37.10
3.00
2.50
1.25
0.1
0
1
6.8520
4.8439
-53.20
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
8
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
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Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:-
99.500
0.5260
0.8349
0.4175
0.5010
57.00
0.5010
0.5010
1.39
17.87
0.19
71.86
516.10
Bandwidth
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
[71.86]
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1.1.3 TDMA - North Region - Clear Sky
Produced using Satmaster Pro
Monday, June 18, 2012
Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
IB 128Ksps QPSK2/3 CS
IB Norte
Manaus, Brazil
Brasilia, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
3.10S
60.00W
0
14
Vertical
ITU (109.5)
95
0.6
+37.1
0.1
0.3
15.75S
47.95W
0
12
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
98
9
65
0.5
0.5
0.8
50
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
9
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
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Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
20
20
22
1.25
1
30
0
0
MIN
50
29
29
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
1
-90
0
0
49
36
5.5
4
18
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
4.4
0.17067
0
0.66
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
0
10
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
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Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
109.12
95.05
72.61
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
83.08
301.72
316.74
35823.53
0.119494
66.19
37.10
95
438.300
88.439
84.456
-52.60
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
59.20
98
175.320
94.790
38.056
-37.61
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
35.61
5.50
37.00
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.12
0.24
206.69
0.00
0.00
0.00
58.22
6.31
20.00
20.00
22.00
30.00
5.42
35.61
5.50
37.62
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.12
0.24
206.69
0.62
0.00
0.62
57.60
5.69
19.38
19.38
21.38
30.00
4.80
35.61
5.50
37.00
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.12
0.24
206.69
0.00
0.00
0.00
58.22
6.31
20.00
20.00
22.00
30.00
5.42
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
11
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Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
49.00
4.00
35.50
13.50
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.06
0.14
205.39
0.00
0.00
0.00
134.76
36.91
73.62
21.71
50.00
29.00
29.00
18.00
15.59
49.00
4.00
36.12
12.88
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.06
0.14
205.39
0.00
0.00
0.00
134.76
36.91
72.99
21.09
49.38
28.38
28.38
17.38
14.96
49.00
4.00
35.50
13.50
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.06
0.14
205.39
0.61
0.94
1.55
167.27
35.97
72.07
20.16
50.00
29.00
29.00
18.00
15.11
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
58.10
6.19
20.00
19.49
21.21
17.73
57.34
5.44
5.02
0.00
5.02
4.40
0.62
57.48
5.57
19.37
18.86
20.59
17.15
56.72
4.81
4.40
0.00
4.40
4.40
0.00
58.05
6.14
20.00
19.49
21.21
17.73
57.30
5.39
4.98
0.00
4.98
4.40
0.58
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
35.61
37.10
-1.49
dBW
dBi
dBW
12
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Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
0.00
1.25
0.1
0
1
-0.1367
0.9690
-52.60
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:-
93.100
0.1707
0.2586
0.1293
0.1552
51.91
0.1552
0.1552
0.43
13.50
0.07
231.96
1412.04
Bandwidth
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
[231.96]
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Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
IB 128Ksps QPSK2/3 FD
IB Norte
Manaus, Brazil
Brasilia, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
3.10S
60.00W
0
14
Vertical
15.75S
47.95W
0
12
Horizontal
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
13
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Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
ITU (109.5)
99.55
0.6
+37.1
0.1
0.3
20
20
22
1.25
1
30
2
0
4
ITU (91.1)
99.95
9
65
0.5
0.5
0.8
50
50
29
29
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
1
-90
0
0
49
36
5.5
4
18
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
4.4
0.16067
0
0.66
0
1
1.2
14
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
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Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
1.2
0.0001
0
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
109.04
95.04
72.73
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
83.08
301.72
316.74
35823.53
0.119494
66.19
37.10
99.55
39.447
98.577
10.395
-48.18
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
59.20
99.95
4.383
99.790
1.537
-33.32
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
39.77
5.50
32.96
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.24
0.36
206.81
0.00
0.00
0.00
62.26
10.61
20.00
20.00
39.77
5.50
35.65
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.24
0.36
206.81
4.69
2.00
2.69
59.57
7.93
17.31
17.31
39.77
5.50
32.96
0.30
206.45
0.11
0.24
0.36
206.81
0.00
0.00
0.00
62.26
10.61
20.00
20.00
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
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C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
22.00
30.00
9.01
19.31
30.00
6.34
22.00
30.00
9.01
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
49.00
4.00
31.46
17.54
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.14
0.22
205.47
0.00
0.00
0.00
134.76
36.91
77.58
25.93
50.00
29.00
29.00
18.00
16.38
49.00
4.00
34.15
14.85
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.14
0.22
205.47
0.00
0.00
0.00
134.76
36.91
74.89
23.24
47.31
26.31
26.31
15.31
13.69
49.00
4.00
31.46
17.54
0.50
205.25
0.08
0.14
0.22
205.47
6.84
3.92
10.75
332.00
32.99
66.82
15.18
50.00
29.00
29.00
18.00
12.71
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
62.13
10.49
20.00
19.49
21.21
17.73
60.34
8.69
8.28
0.00
8.28
4.40
3.88
59.45
7.80
17.31
16.80
18.52
15.17
57.67
6.02
5.61
0.00
5.61
4.40
1.21
60.96
9.31
20.00
19.49
21.21
17.73
59.53
7.88
7.47
0.00
7.47
4.40
3.07
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
16
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Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
39.77
37.10
2.67
2.00
1.25
0.1
0
1
6.0206
4.0000
-48.18
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:-
99.500
0.1607
0.2434
0.1217
0.1461
51.65
0.1461
0.1461
0.41
17.54
0.18
246.41
557.46
Bandwidth
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
[246.41]
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1.2 Onbound – Option A
1.2.1 North Region - Clear Sky
Produced using Satmaster Pro
Friday, June 15, 2012
Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
OB CS QPSK 2/3 - Opt A
OB Norte 0.6m
Brasilia, Brazil
Manaus, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
15.75S
47.95W
0
14
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.5
9
65
3
0.5
3.10S
60.00W
0
12
Vertical
ITU (109.5)
95
0.6
+35.6
0.1
0.5
0.8
42
50
29
29
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
21
21
22
4
1
23
3
0
MIN
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
65.00W
TWTA
4.5
-93.5
0
0
degrees
18
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
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EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
46
36
5.5
4
20
AUTO
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
2.6
3.152
0
0.630
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
0
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
84.02
83.70
69.40
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
60.54
99.5
43.830
98.440
11.393
-71.09
83.08
301.72
316.73
35823.53
0.119494
63.78
35.60
95
438.300
88.439
84.456
-32.45
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
19
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Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
53.44
5.50
15.97
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
79.25
14.48
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.80
53.44
5.50
15.97
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
2.84
3.00
0.00
79.25
14.48
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.80
53.44
5.50
15.97
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
79.25
14.48
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.80
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
46.00
4.00
14.47
31.53
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.11
0.20
205.31
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
69.55
4.78
50.00
29.00
29.00
46.00
4.00
14.47
31.53
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.11
0.20
205.31
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
69.55
4.78
50.00
29.00
29.00
46.00
4.00
14.47
31.53
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.11
0.20
205.31
0.40
0.90
1.29
130.67
13.84
68.26
3.49
50.00
29.00
29.00
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
20
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C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
20.00
4.41
20.00
4.41
20.00
3.16
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
69.11
4.34
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
68.67
3.89
3.68
0.00
3.68
2.60
1.08
69.11
4.34
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
68.67
3.89
3.68
0.00
3.68
2.60
1.08
67.93
3.15
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
67.59
2.81
2.60
0.00
2.60
2.60
0.00
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
53.44
60.54
-7.11
3.00
4.00
3
0
1
2.8930
1.9467
-71.09
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
94.525
3.1520
5.0032
2.5016
3.0019
64.77
3.0019
3.0020
8.34
31.53
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
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Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:Power equivalent bandwidth usage
8.98
11.99
11.14
Power
3.23
%
[11.14]
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Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
OB FD QPSK 1/4 - Opt A
OB Norte 0.6m
Brasilia, Brazil
Manaus, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
15.75S
47.95W
0
14
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.98
9
65
3
0.5
3.10S
60.00W
0
12
Vertical
ITU (109.5)
99.51
0.6
+35.6
0.1
0.5
0.8
42
50
29
29
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
22
21
21
22
4
1
23
10
0
MIN
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
Proprietary and confidential
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Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
4.5
-93.5
0
0
46
36
5.5
4
20
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
3.3
0.894
0
0.179
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
0
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
83.92
83.61
69.48
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
83.08
301.72
316.73
35823.53
0.119494
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
23
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Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
65.00
60.54
99.98
1.753
99.905
0.693
-70.98
63.78
35.60
99.51
42.953
98.468
11.194
-32.41
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
53.54
5.50
15.94
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
79.28
14.52
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
17.29
53.54
5.50
19.75
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
13.81
10.00
3.81
75.48
10.71
17.19
17.19
18.19
23.00
13.69
53.54
5.50
15.94
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
79.28
14.52
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
17.29
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
46.00
4.00
14.44
31.56
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.22
0.30
205.42
0.00
0.00
0.00
46.00
4.00
18.25
27.75
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.22
0.30
205.42
0.00
0.00
0.00
46.00
4.00
14.44
31.56
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.22
0.30
205.42
2.88
3.57
6.45
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
24
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Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
106.30
14.73
69.48
4.71
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
9.80
106.30
14.73
65.67
0.90
46.19
25.19
25.19
16.19
6.00
241.74
11.17
63.03
-1.74
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
3.48
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
69.04
4.28
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
68.60
3.84
9.09
0.00
9.09
3.30
5.79
65.24
0.47
17.19
16.56
17.40
15.37
64.83
0.06
5.32
0.00
5.32
3.30
2.02
62.92
-1.84
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
62.81
-1.95
3.30
0.00
3.30
3.30
0.00
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
53.54
60.54
-7.00
10.00
4.00
3
0
1
9.9973
9.9937
-70.98
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
99.490
0.8940
4.9944
%
Mbps
Mbps
25
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Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:Power equivalent bandwidth usage
2.4972
2.9966
64.77
2.9966
2.9967
8.32
31.56
9.04
12.01
11.07
Power
3.25
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
[11.07]
MHz
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Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
OB CS QPSK 3/4 - Opt A
OB Sudeste OFF-SHORE 0.6m
Brasilia, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro OFF-SHORE, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
15.75S
47.95W
0
14
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.5
9
65
3
0.5
22.88S
38.28W
0
12
Vertical
ITU (67.6)
95.5
0.6
+35.6
0.1
0.5
0.8
42
50
29
29
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
26
21
21
22
4
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
Proprietary and confidential
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Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
1
23
3
0
MIN
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
4.5
-93.5
0
0
48
36
5.5
4
20
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
3.0
3.474
0
0.695
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
00
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
85.67
85.21
69.40
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
27
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General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
60.54
99.5
43.830
98.440
11.393
-71.41
49.78
307.68
331.30
37090.77
0.123721
63.78
35.60
95.5
394.470
89.451
77.058
-30.77
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
53.11
5.50
16.29
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
78.93
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.19
53.11
5.50
16.29
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
2.84
3.00
0.00
78.93
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.19
53.11
5.50
16.29
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
78.93
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.19
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
48.00
4.00
14.79
33.21
0.50
205.42
0.10
48.00
4.00
14.79
33.21
0.50
205.42
0.10
48.00
4.00
14.79
33.21
0.50
205.42
0.10
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
28
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Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
0.15
0.25
205.67
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
70.87
6.10
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
5.25
0.15
0.25
205.67
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
70.87
6.10
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
5.25
0.15
0.25
205.67
0.26
0.60
0.86
122.19
14.13
70.01
5.24
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
4.43
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
70.24
5.47
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
69.67
4.90
4.26
0.00
4.26
3.00
1.26
70.24
5.47
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
69.67
4.90
4.26
0.00
4.26
3.00
1.26
69.49
4.72
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
69.00
4.23
3.60
0.00
3.60
3.00
0.60
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
53.11
60.54
-7.43
3.00
4.00
3
0
1
2.5682
1.8064
-71.41
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
29
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
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Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:-
95.023
3.4740
4.9986
2.4993
2.9991
64.77
2.9991
2.9992
8.33
33.21
8.33
12.00
13.98
Bandwidth
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
[12.00]
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
OB FD QPSK 1/2 - Opt A
OB Sudeste OFF-SHORE 0.6m
Brasilia, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro OFF-SHORE, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
15.75S
47.95W
0
14
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.98
9
65
3
22.88S
38.28W
0
12
Vertical
ITU (67.6)
99.52
0.6
+35.6
0.1
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
30
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
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[]
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
0.5
21
21
22
4
1
23
11
0
MIN
0.5
0.8
42
50
29
29
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
4.5
-93.5
0
0
48
36
5.5
4
20
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
1.8
2.076
0
0.415
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
0
31
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
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Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
85.54
85.09
69.48
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
60.54
99.98
1.753
99.905
0.693
-71.33
49.78
307.68
331.30
37090.77
0.123721
63.78
35.60
99.52
42.077
98.495
10.995
-30.77
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
53.19
5.50
16.29
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
78.93
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
13.43
53.19
5.50
19.10
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
13.81
11.00
2.81
76.13
11.35
18.19
18.19
19.19
23.00
10.79
53.19
5.50
16.29
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
78.93
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
13.43
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
32
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Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
48.00
4.00
14.79
33.21
0.50
205.42
0.10
0.28
0.38
205.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
70.75
5.97
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
7.37
48.00
4.00
17.60
30.40
0.50
205.42
0.10
0.28
0.38
205.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
67.94
3.17
47.19
26.19
26.19
17.19
4.56
48.00
4.00
14.79
33.21
0.50
205.42
0.10
0.28
0.38
205.80
1.45
2.40
3.85
184.83
12.33
66.89
2.12
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
3.63
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
70.13
5.36
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
69.58
4.80
6.41
0.00
6.41
1.80
4.61
67.33
2.55
18.19
17.56
18.40
16.18
66.80
2.03
3.63
0.00
3.63
1.80
1.83
66.63
1.86
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
66.37
1.60
3.20
0.00
3.20
1.80
1.40
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
53.19
60.54
-7.35
dBW
dBi
dBW
33
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Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
11.00
4.00
3
0
1
10.6473
11.6073
-71.33
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:-
99.500
2.0760
5.0024
2.5012
3.0014
64.77
3.0014
3.0015
8.34
33.21
8.34
11.99
16.84
Bandwidth
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
[11.99]
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1.3 Onbound – Option B
1.3.1 North Region - Clear Sky
Produced using Satmaster Pro
Friday, June 15, 2012
Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
OB CS QPSK 2/3 - Opt B
OB Norte 0.6m
Brasilia, Brazil
Manaus, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
15.75S
47.95W
0
14
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.5
9
65
3
0.5
3.10S
60.00W
0
12
Vertical
ITU (109.5)
95
0.6
+35.6
0.1
0.5
0.8
42
50
29
29
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
21
21
22
4
1
23
3
0
MIN
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
65.00W
TWTA
4.5
-93.5
0
0
degrees
35
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
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EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
46
36
5.5
4
20
AUTO
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
2.6
7.007
0
0.630
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
0
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
84.02
83.70
69.40
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
60.54
99.5
43.830
98.440
11.393
-71.09
83.08
301.72
316.73
35823.53
0.119494
63.78
35.60
95
438.300
88.439
84.456
-32.45
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
36
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Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
56.91
5.50
12.50
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
82.72
14.48
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.80
56.91
5.50
12.50
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
2.84
3.00
0.00
82.72
14.48
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.80
56.91
5.50
12.50
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
82.72
14.48
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.80
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
46.00
4.00
11.00
35.00
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.11
0.20
205.31
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
73.02
4.78
50.00
29.00
29.00
46.00
4.00
11.00
35.00
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.11
0.20
205.31
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
73.02
4.78
50.00
29.00
29.00
46.00
4.00
11.00
35.00
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.11
0.20
205.31
0.40
0.90
1.29
130.67
13.84
71.73
3.49
50.00
29.00
29.00
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
37
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C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
20.00
4.41
20.00
4.41
20.00
3.16
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
72.58
4.34
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
72.14
3.89
3.68
0.00
3.68
2.60
1.08
72.58
4.34
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
72.14
3.89
3.68
0.00
3.68
2.60
1.08
71.40
3.15
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
71.06
2.81
2.60
0.00
2.60
2.60
0.00
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
56.91
60.54
-3.64
3.00
4.00
3
0
1
6.3626
4.3277
-71.09
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
94.525
7.0070
11.1222
5.5611
6.6733
68.24
6.6733
6.6734
18.54
35.00
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
38
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
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Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:Power equivalent bandwidth usage
19.96
5.39
5.01
Power
7.19
%
[5.01]
MHz
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Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
OB FD QPSK 1/4 - Opt B
OB Norte 0.6m
Brasilia, Brazil
Manaus, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
15.75S
47.95W
0
14
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.98
9
65
3
0.5
3.10S
60.00W
0
12
Vertical
ITU (109.5)
99.51
0.6
+35.6
0.1
0.5
0.8
42
50
29
29
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
39
21
21
22
4
1
23
10
0
MIN
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
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Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
4.5
-93.5
0
0
46
36
5.5
4
20
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
3.3
1.987
0
0.179
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
0
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
83.92
83.61
69.48
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
83.08
301.72
316.73
35823.53
0.119494
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
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Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
65.00
60.54
99.98
1.753
99.905
0.693
-70.98
63.78
35.60
99.51
42.953
98.468
11.194
-32.41
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
57.01
5.50
12.47
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
82.75
14.52
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
17.29
57.01
5.50
16.28
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
13.81
10.00
3.81
78.94
10.71
17.19
17.19
18.19
23.00
13.69
57.01
5.50
12.47
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
82.75
14.52
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
17.29
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
46.00
4.00
10.97
35.03
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.22
0.30
205.42
0.00
0.00
0.00
46.00
4.00
14.78
31.22
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.22
0.30
205.42
0.00
0.00
0.00
46.00
4.00
10.97
35.03
0.50
205.11
0.08
0.22
0.30
205.42
2.88
3.57
6.45
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
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Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
106.30
14.73
72.94
4.71
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
9.80
106.30
14.73
69.14
0.90
46.19
25.19
25.19
16.19
6.00
241.74
11.17
66.50
-1.74
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
3.48
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
72.51
4.28
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
72.07
3.84
9.09
0.00
9.09
3.30
5.79
68.71
0.47
17.19
16.56
17.40
15.37
68.30
0.06
5.32
0.00
5.32
3.30
2.02
66.39
-1.84
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
66.28
-1.95
3.30
0.00
3.30
3.30
0.00
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
57.01
60.54
-3.53
10.00
4.00
3
0
1
13.4660
22.2126
-70.98
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
99.490
1.9870
11.1006
%
Mbps
Mbps
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Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:Power equivalent bandwidth usage
5.5503
6.6603
68.23
6.6603
6.6604
18.50
35.03
20.09
5.41
4.98
Power
7.23
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
[4.98]
MHz
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
OB CS QPSK 3/4 - Opt B
OB Sudeste OFF-SHORE 0.6m
Brasilia, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro OFF-SHORE, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
15.75S
47.95W
0
14
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.5
9
65
3
0.5
22.88S
38.28W
0
12
Vertical
ITU (67.6)
95.5
0.6
+35.6
0.1
0.5
0.8
42
50
29
29
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
43
21
21
22
4
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
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Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
1
23
3
0
MIN
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
4.5
-93.5
0
0
48
36
5.5
4
20
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
3.0
7.724
0
0.695
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
00
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
85.67
85.21
69.40
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
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General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
60.54
99.5
43.830
98.440
11.393
-71.41
49.78
307.68
331.30
37090.77
0.123721
63.78
35.60
95.5
394.470
89.451
77.058
-30.77
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
56.58
5.50
12.82
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
82.40
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.19
56.58
5.50
12.82
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
2.84
3.00
0.00
82.40
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.19
56.58
5.50
12.82
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.09
0.20
206.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
82.40
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
11.19
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
48.00
4.00
11.32
36.68
0.50
205.42
0.10
48.00
4.00
11.32
36.68
0.50
205.42
0.10
48.00
4.00
11.32
36.68
0.50
205.42
0.10
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
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Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
0.15
0.25
205.67
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
74.34
6.10
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
5.25
0.15
0.25
205.67
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
74.34
6.10
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
5.25
0.15
0.25
205.67
0.26
0.60
0.86
122.19
14.13
73.48
5.24
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
4.43
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
73.71
5.47
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
73.14
4.90
4.26
0.00
4.26
3.00
1.26
73.71
5.47
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
73.14
4.90
4.26
0.00
4.26
3.00
1.26
72.96
4.72
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
72.47
4.23
3.60
0.00
3.60
3.00
0.60
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
56.58
60.54
-3.96
3.00
4.00
3
0
1
6.0383
4.0163
-71.41
dBW
dBi
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
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W
dBW/Hz
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Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:-
95.023
7.7240
11.1137
5.5568
6.6682
68.24
6.6682
6.6683
18.52
36.68
18.52
5.40
6.29
Bandwidth
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
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Service Name
Coverage
Uplink earth station
Downlink earth station
Satellite name
OB FD QPSK 1/2 - Opt B
OB Sudeste OFF-SHORE 0.6m
Brasilia, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro OFF-SHORE, Brazil
STAR ONE C1
Link Input Parameters
Up
Down
Units
Site latitude
Site longitude
Site altitude
Frequency
Polarization
Rain model
Availability (average year)
Antenna aperture
Antenna efficiency / gain
15.75S
47.95W
0
14
Horizontal
ITU (91.1)
99.98
9
65
22.88S
38.28W
0
12
Vertical
ITU (67.6)
99.52
0.6
+35.6
degrees
degrees
km
GHz
47
(mm/h or zone)
%
metres
% (+ prefix dBi)
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Coupling loss
Antenna tracking / mispoint error
LNB noise figure / temp
Antenna noise
Adjacent carrier interference
Adjacent satellite interference
Cross polarization interference
Uplink station HPA output back-off
Number of carriers / HPA
HPA C/IM (up)
Uplink power control
Uplink filter truncation loss
Required HPA power capability
3
0.5
21
21
22
4
1
23
11
0
MIN
0.1
0.5
0.8
42
50
29
29
dB
dB
dB (+ prefix K)
K
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
W
Satellite Input Parameters
Value
Units
Satellite longitude
Transponder type
Receive G/T
Saturation flux density
Satellite attenuator pad
Satellite ALC
EIRP (saturation)
Transponder bandwidth
Input back off total
Output back off total
Intermodulation interference
Number of transponder carriers
65.00W
TWTA
4.5
-93.5
0
0
48
36
5.5
4
20
AUTO
degrees
dB/K
dBW/m2
dB
dB
dBW
MHz
dB
dB
dB
Carrier/Link Input Parameters
Value
Modulation
Required bit error rate performance
Required Eb/No without FEC coding
Required Eb/No with FEC coding
Information rate
Overhead
FEC code rate
Spreading gain
Reed Solomon code
(1 + Roll off factor)
Carrier spacing factor
Bandwidth allocation step size
System margin
4-PSK
10^-6
10.53
1.8
4.616
0
0.415
0
1
1.2
1.2
0.0001
0
48
Units
dB
dB
Mbps
%
dB
MHz
dB
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Calculations at Saturation
Value
Units
Gain 1m^2
Uplink C/No
Downlink C/No
Total C/No
Uplink EIRP for saturation
44.38
95.22
85.54
85.09
69.48
dB/m2
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dB.Hz
dBW
General Calculations
Up
Down
Units
Elevation
True azimuth
Compass bearing
Path distance to satellite
Propagation time delay
Antenna efficiency
Antenna gain
Availability (average year)
Link downtime (average year)
Availability (worst month)
Link downtime (worst month)
Spectral power density
63.02
311.51
332.40
36379.09
0.121347
65.00
60.54
99.98
1.753
99.905
0.693
-71.33
49.78
307.68
331.30
37090.77
0.123721
63.78
35.60
99.52
42.077
98.495
10.995
-30.77
degrees
degrees
degrees
km
seconds
%
dBi
%
hours
%
hours
dBW/Hz
Uplink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Uplink transmit EIRP
Transponder input back-off (total)
Input back-off per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Uplink power control
Uncompensated rain fade
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
56.66
5.50
12.82
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
82.40
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
13.43
56.66
5.50
15.63
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
13.81
11.00
2.81
79.60
11.35
18.19
18.19
19.19
23.00
10.79
56.66
5.50
12.82
0.50
206.59
0.10
0.17
0.27
206.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
82.40
14.16
21.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
13.43
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
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Downlink Calculation
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
Satellite EIRP total
Transponder output back-off (total)
Output back-off per carrier
Satellite EIRP per carrier
Mispoint loss
Free space loss
Atmospheric absorption
Tropospheric scintillation fading
Atmospheric losses total
Total path loss (excluding rain)
Rain attenuation
Noise increase due to precipitation
Downlink degradation (DND)
Total system noise
Figure of merit (G/T)
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
Eb/(No+Io)
48.00
4.00
11.32
36.68
0.50
205.42
0.10
0.28
0.38
205.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
74.22
5.97
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
7.37
48.00
4.00
14.13
33.87
0.50
205.42
0.10
0.28
0.38
205.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
106.30
14.73
71.41
3.17
47.19
26.19
26.19
17.19
4.56
48.00
4.00
11.32
36.68
0.50
205.42
0.10
0.28
0.38
205.80
1.45
2.40
3.85
184.83
12.33
70.36
2.12
50.00
29.00
29.00
20.00
3.63
dBW
dB
dB
dBW
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
K
dB/K
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Totals per Carrier (End-to-End)
Clear
Rain Up
Rain Dn
Units
C/No (thermal)
C/N (thermal)
C/ACI
C/ASI
C/XPI
C/IM
C/(No+Io)
C/(N+I)
Eb/(No+Io)
System margin
Net Eb/(No+Io)
Required Eb/(No+Io)
Excess margin
73.60
5.36
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
73.05
4.80
6.41
0.00
6.41
1.80
4.61
70.80
2.55
18.19
17.56
18.40
16.18
70.27
2.03
3.63
0.00
3.63
1.80
1.83
70.10
1.86
20.99
20.36
21.21
18.24
69.84
1.60
3.20
0.00
3.20
1.80
1.40
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB.Hz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
Earth Station Power Requirements
Value
Units
EIRP per carrier
Antenna gain
Antenna feed flange power per carrier
56.66
60.54
-3.88
dBW
dBi
dBW
50
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Uplink power control
HPA output back off
Waveguide loss
Filter truncation loss
Number of HPA carriers
Total HPA power required
Required HPA power capability
Spectral power density
11.00
4.00
3
0
1
14.1177
25.8087
-71.33
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBW
W
dBW/Hz
Space Segment Utilization
Value
Units
Overall link availability
Information rate (inc overhead)
Transmit rate
Symbol rate
Occupied bandwidth
Noise bandwidth
Minimum allocated bandwidth required
Allocated transponder bandwidth
Percentage transponder bandwidth used
Used transponder power
Percentage transponder power used
Max carriers by transponder bandwidth
Max carriers by transponder power
Max transponder carriers limited by:-
99.500
4.6160
11.1229
5.5614
6.6737
68.24
6.6737
6.6738
18.54
36.68
18.54
5.39
7.57
Bandwidth
%
Mbps
Mbps
Mbaud
MHz
dB.Hz
MHz
MHz
%
dBW
%
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