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the
case of an offset feed antenna, slightly elongated in the vertical direction.
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.................................... 86
Geostationary earth orbit (GEO) ...............................................
86
Station keeping ................................................................
......... 87
Geosynchronous orbits ..........................................................
... 89
Precession of the argument of perigee ..................................... 90
Quasi-zenWith most parabolic dish antennas, the contour of the reflector is roun
d or, in the
case of an offset feed antenna, slightly elongated in the vertical direction.
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......................... 90
Low earth orbit (LEO) ..........................................................
..... 92
Polar orbit ....................................................................
............. 95
Sun-synchronous orbit ..........................................................
.... 96
Medium earth orbit (MEO) and intermediate circular orbit
(ICO) ..........................................................................
............... 96
Highly elliptical orbit (HEO) ..................................................
..... 97
Comparison of different orbits .................................................
.. 98
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d or, in the
case of an offset feed antenna, slightly elongated in the vertical direction.
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f the parabola. However,
the reflector forms only a section of the parabola. As a result, the feed is no
longer on the boresight. If the section does not include the center of the parab
ola,
then none of the radiated beam is blocked by the feed horn. With many
antennas, however, the bottom of the reflector coincides with the center of the
parabola, aWith most parabolic dish antennas, the contour of the reflector is ro
und or, in the
case of an offset feed antenna, slightly elongated in the vertical direction.
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f the beam is
blocked by the feed, causing a slight loss in efficiency.
Although the antennas shown in Figure 68 and Figure 69 have the same
elevation, the feed horn of the offset feed antenna is pointing slightly upwards
,
which results in less sensitivity to noise from the ground.
The reflector of an offset feed antenna is not perfectly circular, but is slight
ly
elliptical, as shown in Figure 69, with the long axis in the vertical direction.
This
ensures that the aperture projected along the boresight is circular. The ratio
between the short and long axes of the reflector depends on the offset of the
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