Coverage area and constellation design -- Radio propagation -- Spectrum resources -- Frequency plan -- Reference scenario -- Capacity planning -- Baseline design -- K-band communications payload -- UHF-band communications payload -- S-band communications payload -- Payload Schematic diagram -- K-band spot beam antennas -- K-band Gateway antenna -- K-band antenna control electronics unit (ACU) -- UHF-band antenna -- S-band antenna -- Frequency conversion -- Channel multiplexing and filtering -- High power amplification -- UHF Digital Signal Processor -- Signal level analysis -- Conclusions -- References -- Section 5 - High Speed Optical Communications and Feeder Links -- 22. Alphasat, Sentinel-1A/B, Sentinel-2A/B, and EDRS Paving theWay for Systematic Optical Data Transfer for Earth Observation Missions -- Introduction -- The Laser Communication Terminal (LCT) -- The Ka-Band Transmitter -- Optical Inter-Satellite Link Execution Concept -- Alphasat TDP1, Sentinel-1A . . . and -2A, -1B, and -2B: optical partners in orbit -- |