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Service Providers >> LEO forum: OneWeb satellite constellation discussion >> OneWeb satellite constellation coverage animation https://www.satsig.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1630654769 Message started by Admin1 on Sep 3rd, 2021 at 8:39am |
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Title: OneWeb satellite constellation coverage animation Post by Admin1 on Sep 3rd, 2021 at 8:39am
The Oneweb satellite constellation is not yet complete so whole world coverage is not yet possible.
The satellites are at 1200km height. This picture above is a snapshot of an animation. 3 Sept 2021, showing the coverages below each OneWeb satellite. It is an unofficial plot based on published satellite TLEs so may be wrong regarding which satellites are active. Link: https://satellitemap.space/ Best regards, Eric |
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Title: Re: OneWeb satellite constellation coverage animation Post by Admin1 on Dec 7th, 2021 at 4:32pm
The circular coverages on the image above look wrong to me. I think that each OneWeb satellite has 16 beams, arrayed north-south of each other, with each above/below the next, so the coverage of each satellite is essentially a square. Each of the 16 beams is highly elongated east-west and narrow north-south.
Does anyone agree with this below ? Ku band customer beams (down 12.75-13.25, up 14-14.5 GHz). 16 Ku band beams, wide east-west, narrow north-south. Each satellite covers a square area of 48 deg x 48 deg, Ku band antennas: each comprising a single row of 32 rx/tx patches. Length 1m. Coverage Beamwidth (-3dB) = 48 deg x 3 deg Area = 113 sq deg. Equiv circ = 6 deg radius. Gain = +24.3 dBi beam centre +21.3 dBi beam edge. Uplink G/T = 24.3 - 10log(325) = -1 dB/K (at beam centre) Uplink G/T = 21.3 - 10log(325) = -4 dB/K (at -3dB beam edge) * calculation revised 6 Jan 2022. Note sure what figures to use for antenna efficiency or uplink noise temperature. For time being I am assuming all patches are the same (~100% eff) and earth + LNA = 325 deg. |
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