DBS' Ku-band (12.2-12.7 GHz)
|
Main
transponders
|
16
|
|
Backup
transponders
|
8 |
|
Power
|
120
W (TWTA)
|
|
Bandwidth
|
24
MHz
|
|
Coverage
|
Continental US
|
|
EIRP
max
|
52
dBW
|
|
Polarization
|
LHCP
& RHCP
|
The system can be configured as 8 transponders with 240 W power to provide 2.9
dBW more.
The DSS architecture can broadcast 40Mbits/sec per transponder in either of two
error control modes. In High mode, 30Mbps is allocated to information and
10Mbps to error control. In Low mode, 23Mbps is allocated to information and
17Mbps is allocated to error control.