Goto Section: 25.209 | 25.211 | Table of Contents
FCC 25.210
Revised as of October 1, 2014
Goto Year:2013 |
2015
§ 25.210 Technical requirements for space stations.
(a) All space stations in the Fixed-Satellite Service used for domestic
service in the 3700-4200 MHz and 5925-6425 MHz frequency bands shall:
(1) Use orthogonal linear polarization with one of the planes defined
by the equatorial plane;
(2) Be designed so that the polarization sense of uplink transmissions
is opposite to that of downlink transmissions on the same transponder;
and
(3) Shall be capable of switching polarization sense upon ground
command.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Space station antennas operating in the Direct Broadcast Satellite
Service or operating in the Fixed-Satellite Service for reception of
feeder links for Direct Broadcast Satellite Service must be designed to
provide a cross-polarization isolation such that the ratio of the
on-axis co-polar gain to the cross-polar gain of the antenna in the
assigned frequency band is at least 27 dB within the primary coverage
area.
(d)ndash;(e) [Reserved]
(f) All space stations in the Fixed-Satellite Service operating in any
portion of the 3600-4200 MHz, 5091-5250 MHz, 5850-7025 MHz, 10.7-12.7
GHz, 12.75-13.25 GHz, 13.75-14.5 GHz, 15.43-15.63 GHz, 18.3-20.2 GHz,
24.75-25.25 GHz, or 27.5-30.0 GHz bands, including feeder links for
other space services, and in the Broadcasting-Satellite Service in the
17.3-17.8 GHz band (space-to-Earth), shall employ state-of-the-art full
frequency reuse, either through the use of orthogonal polarizations
within the same beam and/or the use of spatially independent beams.
This requirement does not apply to telemetry, tracking, and command
operation.
(g)-(h) [Reserved]
(i)(1) Space station antennas in the Fixed-Satellite Service, other
than antennas in the 17/24 GHz BSS, must be designed to provide a
cross-polarization isolation such that the ratio of the on axis
co-polar gain to the cross-polar gain of the antenna in the assigned
frequency band shall be at least 30 dB within its primary coverage
area.
(2) Space station antennas in the 17/24 GHz Broadcasting Satellite
Service must be designed to provide a cross-polarization isolation such
that the ratio of the on axis co-polar gain to the cross-polar gain of
the antenna in the assigned frequency band shall be at least 25 dB
within its primary coverage area.
(j) Space stations operated in the geostationary satellite orbit must
be maintained within 0.05DEG of their assigned orbital longitude in the
east/west direction, unless specifically authorized by the Commission
to operate with a different longitudinal tolerance, and except as
provided in Section 25.283(b) (End-of-life Disposal).
[ 58 FR 13420 , Mar. 11, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 9952 , Mar. 12, 1996;
62 FR 5931 , Feb. 10, 1997; 62 FR 61457 , Nov. 18, 1997; 68 FR 51508 ,
Aug. 27, 2003; 69 FR 54587 , Sept. 9, 2004; 70 FR 32256 , June 2, 2005;
72 FR 50029 , Aug. 29, 2007; 78 FR 8428 , Feb. 6, 2013; 79 FR 8323 , Feb.
12, 2014]
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Goto Section: 25.209 | 25.211
Goto Year: 2013 |
2015
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