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Apparatus and method of testing multi-beam satellite repeater in-orbit from a single ground station using a sampling and combining matrix
Apparatus and method of testing multi-beam satellite repeater in-orbit from a single ground station using a sampling and combining matrix
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机译:使用采样和组合矩阵从单个地面站测试在途多波束卫星转发器的装置和方法
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The new satellite communications repeater test method allows multiple transponders to be tested from a single ground test station. The satellite's receive antenna is aligned with the ground station antenna and uplink test signals are transmitted to the satellite. The uplink test signal is converted to a corresponding downlink signal which is distributed to the transponders fed by the receive antenna. Prior to transmission from the satellite, the amplified downlink signals are sampled and combined and/or switched into a single path having a frequency spectrum which includes the frequency bands of the sampled downlink signals. The combined signal is transmitted to the ground test station from a wide angle transmit antenna. The received downlink signals are measured and stored for later processing to validate the operational characteristics of the transponders. In an alternative embodiment, the sampling and combining matrix includes switches for selecting the sampled signals to be combined.
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