Satellite Link Budget¶

In this section we are going to explain what is a satellite link budget and what are the main parameters it involves.

Satellite Communication System¶

To fully understand what is the link budget first we must understand how it is formed a satellite communication system. A satellite system is composed of three operational components: the ground segment, the space segment and the control segment.

• The space segment contains the satellite itself (or satellite constellation) and the uplink and downlink satellite links.
• The ground segment consists of all the traffic earth stations.
• The control segment consists of the ground facilities and systems for control and monitoring the satellite.