1997•Electronics and Communications in Japan (Part I Communications)Requires access
The low-/medium-earth orbit constellations for global satellite systems
Tomoyoshi Yamashita
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Abstract
The satellite constellation is very important for global satellite systems. Although the satellite position changes constantly over a long period of time, the average characteristics of the elevation angle are the same for earth stations at the same latitude. Examining the relationship between the locus of the site on the same line of latitude and the coverage area of the satellite for a given elevation angle, the probability of detecting satellites that are below some given elevation angle is calculated. In particular, the optimum satellite arrangement for the multiple polar-orbit constellation is investigated. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 80 (4): 106–114, 1996