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25-Jul-17
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Space-
WCDAS
craft
Transmit
Transmit
(per NOTE 1:
(per
polarizati
polarizati
on)
on)
Frequency NASA Frequency NASA
7216.6 1686.6 Based on NTIA filing
(MHz) Spec (MHz) Spec
but modified for
expected value versus
Total user Peak
NASA the limit condition
data rate 31000 Antenna 17.1 Note 1
Spec that was filed
(kbps) Gain (dBi)
Antenna
Data
Gain
rate/polar Note
15500 Reduction 2 NOTE 2:
ization 1,2
at EOC
(kbps)
(dB)
Net
Modulatio NASA antenna Includes nadir
8PSK 15.1 Note 1
n Type Spec EOC gain pointing uncertainty
(dBi)
Antenna
Coding NASA Polarizatio
DVB-S2 34.2 Note 1
Type Spec n Isolation
dB)
Antenna 3
Nominal
NASA dB Uplink XPI
Coding 3-Feb 24 Note 1
Spec beamwidt Calculation
Rate
h (deg)
Symbol
Transmit
Pointing Estima Space XPI Gnd XPI
Rate/pola 7826 0
Loss (dB) te (dB) (dB)
rization
(ksps)
EOC EIRP
Excess
NASA (per
Bandwidt 0.25 63.5 Note 1 30 30
Spec Polarizati
h Factor
on) (dBm)
Occupied XPI Due to
Bandwidt 9782 Antennas 24
h (kHz) (dB)
Probable
Ground Uplink XPI (dB) with
NASA
Station 103 Downlink environmental
Spec
EIRP depolarization
(dBm)
Downlink
Uplink
WCDAS Polarizatio
RCP & NASA Environm
Pointing 0 n 25
LCP Spec ental XPI
Loss (dB) Orientatio
(dB)
n
Uplink
Polarizatio Total
NASA Altitude
n H and V 35784 Uplink XPI 21.4
Spec (km)
Orientatio (dB)
n
Antenna Ground
Polarizatio NASA elevation NASA
30 5
n Isolation Spec angle Spec
(dB) (deg)
Range Downlink XPI
41125
(km) Calculation
Free
Spacecraft Gnd XPI
Uplink Space Loss 189.3
XPI (dB) (dB)
(dB)
All
Altitude Atmosphe NASA
35786 2.5 34.2 27
(km) ric Losses Spec
(dB)
GOES-
West
XPI Due to
Ground
13.5 Antennas 23.9
elev.
(dB)
angle
(deg)
Range
Ground Downlink XPI (dB)
WCDAS to
40219 Station with environmental
GOES-
Receive depolarization
West (km)
 Ground Downlink
Space loss Antenna RCP & NASA Environm
201.7 22
(dB) Polarizatio LCP Spec ental XPI
n (dB)

All
Total
Atmosphe NASA Pointing NASA
4.2 0.5 Downlink 19.8
ric Losses Spec loss (dB) Spec
XPI (dB)
(dB)
Antenna
Margin for
Polarizati
Uplink NASA NASA
2 on 27
Interferen Spec Spec
Isolation
ce (dB)
(dB)
Uplink
System
RSSi / NASA
-104.9 G/T 15.2
Carrier Spec
(dB/K)
(dBm)
Downlink HRIT/EMWIN
C/No 85 Adjacent Channel
(dB/Hz) Interference

P
HRIT/EM
Downlink
Spacecraft WIN Occ
Interferen 19.8 1205
Receive bandwidt
ce due to
h (kHz)
XPI (dB)

Spacecraft
Polarizatio Downlink HRIT/EM
NASA
n H and V C/(No+Po) 83.8 WIN EIRP 56.7
Spec
Orientatio (dB/Hz) (dBm)
n
S/C
HRIT/EM
pointing Total Link
WIN EIRP
loss to 0 C/(No+Po) 82.9 31.9
per 4 kHz
WCDAS (dB/Hz)
(dBm)
(dB)
Antenna Total Link
Polarizatio NASA C/(No+Po GRB EIRP
30 82.89 63.5
n Isolation Spec +Ao) (dBm)
(dB) (dB/Hz)
 Satellite Average
Antenna Estima
34.4 Note 1 Degradati 0.5 H/E
Gain (dBi) te
ons (dB) output in
System GRB BW -37.1
Avail
Noise relative to
30 Note 1 Eb/No 10.5
Temp (dB- H/E peak
(dB)
K) (dB)
Average
H/E
System Theoretic
output in
G/T 4.4 al Eb/No 3.9
GRB BW
(dB/K) (dB)
per Hz 104.7
relative to
GRB Cxr
Implemen
C/No (dB- NASA power
98.1 tation loss 0.9
Hz) Test (dB)
(dB)
P Uplink
Cross-
Calculated
Polarizatio
21.4 Margin 5.7
n
(dB)
Interferen
ce (dB)
Uplink
C/(No+Po) 90.5
(dB-Hz)