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What is footprint ?

we find this term in our study of Satellite Communication.

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Question added by هاشم المشارقة , Key Account Manager , Advanced United Systems Ltd. ( A member of Taj Holding Group)
Date Posted: 2014/05/09
Tariq Kanher
by Tariq Kanher , Instrument Engineer/ Plant Engineer , Sachal Engineering Works

The footprint of a Communication satellite is the ground area that its  transponders  offer coverage, and determines the satellite dish transmiter required to receive each transponder's signal. There is usually a different map for each transponder as each may be aimed to cover different areas of the ground.

Fadi Ezzeddin
by Fadi Ezzeddin , Engineering Manager , Syrian radio and TV organization

Satellite footprint is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage, and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponder's signal.

junaid baig
by junaid baig , RF Engineer , ARY TV

The coverage area for satellite down link is called footprint. we mostly consider it for down linking our required signal. Each satellite has different footprints for different areas like south-asia beam, Middle East beam and so on.

Simply it is the coverage Area of any satellite. 

Joven Jumantoc
by Joven Jumantoc , Transmitter Techinician , Delta Co. LTD

footprint is the just like a shadow of satellite in which the country or location are on the shadow then, you can get the signal

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