Satellite Ground Station Services 

Specification

Typical Ground Station specifications are as follows.

Parameters Specifications
Main reflector size 7.5 M antenna
Sub reflector size 0.736 meters shaped parabolic
Mount Elevation over Azimuth
Tracking modes X-autos-auto, Program Track
  X-band S-band
Frequency of operation 8.025 – 8.400 GHz 2.2 – 2.3 GHz
G/T @ 50 elevation 31.5 dB/0K 17 dB/0K
Polarization RHCP & LHCP RHCP & LHCP
Antenna gain 54.5 dB 40 dB
Beam width 0.270 0.80
Tracking accuracy 0.030 0.070
Maximum velocity 200/sec for Azimuth 100/sec for Elevation
Maximum acceleration 100/sec2 for Azimuth 20/sec2 for elevation
Antenna travel limits +/- 3800 for AZ -1 to 1800 for  EL
Wind velocity 60 KMPH -  operating 200 KMPH – survival