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| Thinsat arrays will not always be directly above the ground antenna, but will be at an elevation angle $ e $ above the horizon. If the array orbits at a radius $ A \bullet R_E $, what is the distance $ D \bullet R_E $ between the arrayand the ground antenna? Note that $ D = 1 $ when elevation angle $ e $ is $ \pi / 2 $ or 90°. {{ attachment:SatDistance.png | | width=200 }} |
|| Thinsat arrays will not always be directly above the ground antenna, but will be at an elevation angle $ e $ above the horizon. If the array orbits at a radius $ A \bullet R_E $, what is the distance $ D \bullet R_E $ between the array and the ground antenna? Note that $ D = 1 $ when elevation angle $ e $ is $ \pi / 2 $ or 90°. || {{ attachment:SatDistance.png | | width=200 }} || |
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| $ D = \sqrt{ ( A^2 - 1 ) + sin( e )^2 } - sin( e ) $ | || $ D = \sqrt{ ( A^2 - 1 ) + sin( e )^2 } - sin( e ) $ || |
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Thinsat arrays will not always be directly above the ground antenna, but will be at an elevation angle e above the horizon. If the array orbits at a radius A \bullet R_E , what is the distance D \bullet R_E between the array and the ground antenna? Note that D = 1 when elevation angle e is \pi / 2 or 90°. |
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The sin law states that:
{ { sin( d ) } \over D } = { { sin( a ) } \over A } = { { sin( c ) } \over 1 }
sin( a ) = sin( e + { \pi \over 2 } ) = \cos( e )
sin( c ) = { { sin( a ) } \over A } = { { cos( e ) } \over A }
cos( c ) = \sqrt{ 1 - \left( { cos( e )^2 } \over A \right)^2 }
The sum of the corners of a triangle is \pi , so
\pi = a + c + d = e + { \pi \over 2 } + c + d
{ \pi \over 2 } = e + c + d
d = { \pi \over 2 } - ( e + c )
sin( d ) = sin( { \pi \over 2 } - ( e + c ) ) = cos( e + c ) = cos( e ) cos( c ) - sin( e ) sin( c )
D = sin( d ) / sin( c ) = cos( e ) cos( c ) / sin( c ) - sin( e ) sin( c ) / sin( c )
D = cos( e ) cos( c ) / ( cos( e ) / A ) - sin( e ) = A cos( c ) - sin( e )
D = A \sqrt{ 1 - \left( { cos( e )^2 } \over A \right)^2 } - sin( e )
D = \sqrt{ A^2 - cos( e )^2 } - sin( e )
D = \sqrt{ ( A^2 - 1 ) + sin( e )^2 } - sin( e ) |