Questions tagged [communication-satellite]
Questions about satellites designed to aid in communications, such as phone, TV and Internet satellites.
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What is a “critical mass” equivalent of number of satellites on LEO that would initiate chain reaction of destruction if 2 of them collide?
If a satellite is destroyed and blown to multiple small pieces of debris, each one of these pieces has tiny probability of destroying another satellite, creating more debris which now will have even ...
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Relation between beamwidths of E-plane and H-plane
Is there any relation between E-plane and H-plane beamwidths of an antenna when steering in azimuth and elevation directions?
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Data Rates and Radios with Satellites [closed]
I am new to using radios and was wondering why do data rates matter when you use a radio to pull info from somewhere else. Also what does it mean when a satellite sends a wide band signal. Thank you ...
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What is meant by “a high-energy geostationary orbit”? (SpaceX Arabsat 6A)
The Teslarati article SpaceX’s April 7th Falcon Heavy launch a step toward new commercial markets says:
While there is some inherent uncertainty surrounding the (once again) fairly new rocket, ...
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What is OneWeb's constellation's “progressive pitch” and how does it avoid interference with Ku-band satellites in GEO everywhere on Earth?
The Wikipedia article section OneWeb satellite constellation; Design characteristics tells us:
The satellites will operate in the Ku band, communicating in the microwave range of frequencies in the ...
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What is considered a good SNR for satellites?
When performing a link budget for satellite communications, a key component is defining an acceptable signal-to-noise-ratio in order to obtain the necessary bit-rate. How does one determine what the ...
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How much of the piggybacked Aireon system rely on its Iridium Next hosts?
The NBC News article Next-generation satellites gave federal officials key data in Boeing 737 Max investigation says:
The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, grounded Boeing's 737 Max ...
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How do Inmarsat 5 F4's beams correspond to all of these antennas and feeds?
note: This is an old-style @uhoh question meaning that it is a bit on the long side. In this case I think it really needs to be since the question is a bit complex; I'm trying to understand how all ...
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What is the lowest power signal that the DSN can detect?
It is said that the Deep Space Network can detect low-power signals sent from Voyager in the range of 10^-16 W. I can't seem to find any sources that indicate what the minimum power requirement of a ...
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Are the Tintin's talking to each other? If so, how? (SpaceX' Starlink tests)
Tintin A and B are the first two exploratory and testing spacecraft for SpaceX's Starlink program.
It looks like they are in very similar orbits in both space and time, and are probably that way so ...
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Is it possible to capture geostationary satellites with DSLR?
DSLR is to be mounted on a tripod and pointed at sky with a zoom lens.
Would a sufficiently long duration of exposure reveal these non-moving satellites as bright "stars" amongst the streaks caused ...
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How to lease a transponder on a GEO satellite?
I have an interesting question. I was thinking about it a year ago when the es'Hailsat 2 was not launched.
There was an organization called "Outernet" that promissed to broadcast files (including ham ...
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What is a satellite trap?
I keep hearing about satellite traps, which have something to do with receiving and transmitting satellite communications, but I can't seem to find a definition.
The securityaffairs.co blogpost Hack ...
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How often does a geostationary satellite enter into a Lunar shadow?
Is there a chance for the many geostationary satellites to enter into the moon’s shadow?
If so, how frequently do such eclipses happen and how long do they typically last?
Are such eclipses pre-...
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What is carrier lock and bit lock?
I'm not sure if this question belongs here or in Amateur Radio, but during the acquisition of signal from New Horizons on New Year's Day, I heard the controllers call out "carrier lock", "symbol lock",...
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Satellites around outer planets that act like amplifier to signals from voyager like objects
One issue of deep space exploration is that once the object (like Voyager) is far out in the solar system the physical distance is so great that the signal reaching Earth is very weak. I was wondering ...
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How close will the cubesats be when numerous of them are launched simultaneously?
Checking the onboard video of PSLV C43 gives a feel like the CubeSats are released in very proximity.
Does this mean that these CubeSats will be orbiting in such very close proximity through out ...
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How low is VLEO? (FCC's newest approval for SpaceX)
Engaget's SpaceX gets FCC approval to deploy thousands more internet satellites says
SpaceX's plan to build a global, high-speed wireless internet network using satellites has taken another step ...
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What technology will SpaceX's StarLink satellites most likely use for sat-to-sat linking?
The question How does SpaceX plan to make money with StarLink Broadband? has got me thinking about how the satellites will link to each other.
Wikipedia says it's something greater than 10,000 GHz ...
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How does SpaceX plan to make money with StarLink Broadband?
To me, it seems obvious that ground based optical fibres will be cheaper than a space based system by an order of magnitude. So unless say, everyone starts sea-steading and a space based broadband is ...
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What prevents all these man-made objects flying in space from colliding with each other?
Does NASA know the location of every object in orbit and they calculate satellite and shuttle launches around not hitting these objects or are they just rolling the dice that the probability of ...
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Given a working satellite, would it be possible to build a homemade transmitter/receiver?
Given existing low-orbit and geo-synchronous satellites, would it be possible to build a device that could send a signal to a satellite and then have that signal received on another device? ...
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Does the International Space Station get TV?
For obvious reasons the ISS cannot get cable TV. Can the ISS get the new digital air TV or satellite TV using an issued dish and receiver like a house? How would that be done compared to how it is ...
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How did Syncom-3 achieve eight stages of frequency doubling? I only see seven in the block diagram
@BlueCoder's nice answer to Syncom-3 was the first geostationary satellite. Anyone know of a description of the onboard electronics? mentions that the the master oscillator was doubled eight times to ...
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Syncom-3 was the first geostationary satellite. Anyone know of a description of the onboard electronics?
I am interested in any description of the electronics on Syncom-3, the first geostationary satellite. I've been able to find quite a bit of general information. There was a pair of 2 Watt TWTs and ...
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Looking for info about commercial usage of satellites with examples [closed]
I'm doing research for an article and I'm looking for info about usage of satellites by commercial companies. For instance, usage of small satellites by insurance companies (imaging and etc.) or ...
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How will Astrocast's upcoming IoT (Internet of Things) network in space work? What kind of “things” will be networked?
The Space Daily article Astrocast signs contract with GomSpace Sweden to deliver propulsion systems says in part
GomSpace Sweden - a subsidiary of GomSpace Group AB, has received an order from ...
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What is the planned orbital configuration of Astrocast's planned IoT constellation?
The Space Daily article Astrocast signs contract with GomSpace Sweden to deliver propulsion systems says in part
GomSpace Sweden - a subsidiary of GomSpace Group AB, has received an order from ...
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How many different countries operate a satellite?
Looking over the list of recent launches, I find communication satellites for countries who do not have their own space program. How many different countries operate a satellite as of 2018? Is that ...
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What technologies are to used to broadcast signal from space?
I have seen a lot of companies offering a satellite phone service. But I have not seen anyway to broadcast my own signal from space.
What technology (that I can google) do they use to send their ...
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What kind of power does “the…most powerful all-electric propulsion communications satellite ever produced” refer to?
The Florida Today article On second flight, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 'brute' of a satellite from Cape describes the upcoming SpaceX launch of SES-12. Next to this tiny image of (presumably) ...
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Are commercial communications satellites in GEO being constantly monitored by telescopes?
I was trying to look up GOES-17 in Spaceflight101 but got sidetracked in the search result and ended up reading this thread about AMC-9, which links to the YouTube video Rough cut video of AMC-9 ...
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What are these two very large, round panels on opposite sides of AngoSat-1?
The Spaceflight101 article AngoSat-1 Satellite Overview Shows several images of the large communication satellite designed for GEO.
Two color photos show that the spacectraft has two large (roughly ...
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How does dispute resolution work with the ITU.
I keep reading about disputes on allocation of satellites or spectrum - is there a way to read about them on the ITU sites - similar to reading the WTO dispute reports.
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What would be the first noticeable consequences to the general public of widespread satellite destruction?
What would most likely be the first thing I, as an average citizen of a developed nation, notice, if within a matter of hours, all major commercial and government satellites were to be destroyed in a ...
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What are the regulatory steps to be taken by a private aerospace company in India to launch a satellite?
The idea is to launch a satellite with ISRO or any other foreign launch service provider like SpaceX. The satellite in question is a simple CubeSat for basic remote sensing.
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Which materials make up a Commercial Satellite?
I'm writing a story based on the premise that an already-existing moon base is used to mine, construct, and launch a bunch of commercial satellites to GTO (the lunar surface is way "closer" to GTO ...
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Starlink vs 5G technology
While the world is preparing for 5G mobile technology (which involves new devices for smartphones and stations), SpaceX is going to roll out its Starlink "constellation".
What I did not know is that ...
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Users of GSAT-6A or similar communication satellites
Who are the actual users of the recently launched GSAT-6A(or similar communication satellites). Are these satellites only for millitary communication(using satellite phones)? I have a suspicion that ...
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Why do the geosynchronous TDRS satellites have this distribution of inclinations?
From the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) option on Celestrak's NORAD Two-Line Element Sets Current Data TLE page I've compiled current TLE ...
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Do satellite uplink/downlink signals spread or leak into space?
Satellite communication generally involves three types of nodes: the ground station (also known as teleport), the satellite in geosynchronous orbit, and the satellite receiver/transceiver. I am ...
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What are the photonic components on Hispasat 30W-6? What do they do?
In the marketing blurb about the payload in the SpaceX video HISPASAT 30W-6 Mission beginning at T- 00:05:45, there is mention of a demonstration of photonic ...
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How stable is an orbit of 335.9 km?
Spacex has recently begun deployment of its satellite constellation that will provide internet services. In their initial filings with the FCC they propose that they may have over 7,000 VLEO (very low ...
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Mars Mission Blackout/Whiteout Period Communication Options [closed]
Just wanted to get some opinions on what might be some emerging/non-traditional ways to deal with 2 phases of a Mars mission where communication between Mars and Earth would be suspended for a brief ...
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Can they watch TV at the South Pole? What satellites are used for data, comms, and entertainment?
edit: This answer adds one more piece to the puzzle, at least for data.
For navigation, I believe GPS covers the poles.
For data, there is at least Iridium (see answers to What (actually) makes ...
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Telecommunication CubeSats
Does anyone know of any company that is using CubeSats for telecommunication services or is this a new idea not yet implemented into the commercial arena?
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How to design a ground antenna for sending & receiving from a satellite?
Let's suppose there is a wifi router or a cell phone or similar transmitter in an orbit of 3000 km.
How could one make a dish antenna to connect and receive the signal from that wifi router or cell ...
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Difference between Tundra and Molniya orbits?
This excellent answer nicely describes both Tundra orbits and Molniya orbits. They are both repeat groundtrack orbits with periods of rational fractions of a sidereal day, and both have inclinations ...
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How much do solar cells for space cost? [closed]
There is a lot of discussion about refueling rockets in deep space. This is to be managed by electrolysis of water powered by solar cells. This requires a lot of energy so one needs a lot of solar ...
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Satellite Intra link [closed]
I read there are sometimes intra-satellite links.
Is it already used or just a project in the future ? How is is used and why ? and for what services ?
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