LEO satellites and antenna performance investigations with the Onsala Twin Telescopes
Paper in proceeding, 2024

The advent of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations requires an assessment of their impact on astronomical and geodetic observations. This
study investigates the signals from the Starlink constellation using the Onsala Twin Telescopes (OTTs). Additionally, holographic measurements using geostationary broadcast satellites have been used to characterize the OTTs, revealing that the feed seems not to be optimally illuminating the ring-focus antenna at 11 GHz. These initial results demonstrate the benefit of checking the entire antenna optical path with holography.

LEO satellite signals

Onsala Twin Telescopes

holography

Author

Gary Hovey

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Onsala Space Observatory

Mugundhan Vijayaraghavan

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Onsala Space Observatory

Federico Di Vruno

Rüdiger Haas

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Onsala Space Observatory

Karine le Bail

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Onsala Space Observatory

Lim Chin Chuan

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Onsala Space Observatory

Proceedings of the 13th General Meeting of the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and As-trometry

NASA/CP-20250002586 (ISSN)

11-15

13th General Meeting of the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry
Tsukuba, ,

Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)

Earth and Related Environmental Sciences

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

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