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Language:enStatus: Standard
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 of a specified nature to be established with one or more Earth stations that are transmitting, receiving or both transmitting and receiving

Note 1 to entry: Several coverage areas can be associated with the same space station, for example a satellite with several antenna beams.

Note 2 to entry: In the absence of interference, the coverage area will be bounded by a contour of predetermined power flux density.

Note 3 to entry: The concept of "coverage area" applies in a simple way only to onboard space stations on geostationary satellites.


Publication date:2021-03
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Replaces:713-02-19:1998-04
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