Capacity Analysis of Panoramic Multi-beam Satellite Telemetry and Command System

Compared with the Tracking beam satellite Telemetry and Command system, the Panoramic Multi-beam satellite Telemetry and Command system has the advantages that the spacecrafts can be measured and controlled when they enter the coverage area and the system capacity is large. It uses Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) to distinguish users. Since the spreading codes are not completely orthogonal, the received signals will introduce Multiple Access Interference (MAI) and affect the system performance. Based on the panoramic multi-beam satellite telemetry and command system, this paper deduces the formula of ranging error in the presence of MAI, and analyzes the system capacity considering the two cases of perfect power control and imperfect power control. The theoretical and simulation results show that the system can support over 500 space-crafts at the same time, but the system performance deteriorates by 1.6 dB when the power control error occurs.