Basics of Satellite Communications

The differences between a Major Earth Station and a VSAT • VSAT –Very Small Aperture Terminal • A VSAT is typically a small earth station 0.7M to 3.7M • Usually operates a single service or application • Major Earth Station • Typically A Major Earth station is sized from 3.7M to 16M+ weighing 20 T or mo re costing $1M+

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