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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2018
Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh, Taufkirchen, DE;
Martin Goetzelmann, Neubiberg, DE;
Matthias Soellner, Gauting, DE;
Joachim Schupp, Munich, DE;
Michael Kirchner, Munich, DE;
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH, Taufkirchen, DE;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting an Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) degradation of a satellite radio frequency (RF) transmitter being in a repeating ground track orbit. Sets of signal-to-noise (C/N) and satellite orbit data are obtained from first and second sources. Each data set is associated with the satellite and one of several receivers. Computing temporal information on an elevational and azimuthal satellite direction for each receiver location. A temporal information based time interval is determined for a single ground track. Determining, for each receiver, one of a first plurality of differences between a first time point data set value and a second time point data set value. The two time points differ by the time interval. A first average of the first plurality of differences is computed and compared with a predetermined threshold. A signal is triggered when the computed first average is larger than the threshold.