Propagation Channel Modeling for LEO Satellite Missions Using Ray-Tracing Simulations
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| author | Khawaja, Wahab Guvenc, Ismail Jacobsen, Rune Hylsberg |
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| contents | This work presents a high-resolution, ray-tracing-based channel modeling for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-to-ground links in a suburban environment at X-band. Using simulations conducted in Wireless InSite, we develop a parametric channel model that characterizes both large- and small-scale fading effects across different satellite elevation angles. Large-scale fading incorporates attenuation due to terrain-induced shadowing and dynamic environmental factors such as weather conditions, and is compared with 3GPP NTN channel model. Additionally, we quantify link degradation resulting from ground station (GS) antenna misalignment, considering both fixed single-element and electronically steerable phased-array antennas. Small-scale fading is modeled by fitting a shadowed and non-shadowed Rician distribution to the fading statistics at various satellite elevations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to propose a comprehensive elevation-aware channel model for satellite-to-ground propagation at X-band, integrating ray-traced environmental dynamics, elevation-dependent fading, and phased-array beam misalignment effects. |
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| spellingShingle | Propagation Channel Modeling for LEO Satellite Missions Using Ray-Tracing Simulations Khawaja, Wahab Guvenc, Ismail Jacobsen, Rune Hylsberg Signal Processing This work presents a high-resolution, ray-tracing-based channel modeling for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-to-ground links in a suburban environment at X-band. Using simulations conducted in Wireless InSite, we develop a parametric channel model that characterizes both large- and small-scale fading effects across different satellite elevation angles. Large-scale fading incorporates attenuation due to terrain-induced shadowing and dynamic environmental factors such as weather conditions, and is compared with 3GPP NTN channel model. Additionally, we quantify link degradation resulting from ground station (GS) antenna misalignment, considering both fixed single-element and electronically steerable phased-array antennas. Small-scale fading is modeled by fitting a shadowed and non-shadowed Rician distribution to the fading statistics at various satellite elevations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to propose a comprehensive elevation-aware channel model for satellite-to-ground propagation at X-band, integrating ray-traced environmental dynamics, elevation-dependent fading, and phased-array beam misalignment effects. |
| title | Propagation Channel Modeling for LEO Satellite Missions Using Ray-Tracing Simulations |
| topic | Signal Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14622 |