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Term: coverage area (of a space station)
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Definition: area on the Earth's surface, associated with a space station, within which, under specified technical conditions, it is feasible for radiocommunication facilities of a specified nature to be established with one or more earth stations which are transmitting, receiving or both transmitting and receiving

NOTE 1 – Several coverage areas may be associated with the same space station, for example, a satellite with several antenna beams.

NOTE 2 – In the absence of interference the coverage area will be bounded by a contour of pre-determined power flux density.

NOTE 3 – The concept of coverage area, as defined here, applies in a simple way only to space stations on board satellites which are geostationary.


Publication date:1994-08
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