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Table 2 Link budget.

From: Phase-difference measurement in iVLBI and application in the measurement of lunar rotation

Link stations

Sat. → Lander

Lander → Sat.

Lander → Earth

Frequency

 

2.2 GHz

2.2 GHz

2.2 GHz

Transmission

    

Transmission power

dBW

6

0

−3

Feeder loss

dB

−2

−2

−2

Power distribution loss

dB

0

−4.1

−4.1

Antenna gain

dBi

−2

−2

−2

EIRP

dBW

2

−8.1

−11.1

Pointing loss

dB

0

0

0

Propagation

    

Basic transmission loss

dB

−168.8

−168.8

−210.7

Absorption by atmos.

dB

0

0

0

Absorption by the rain

dB

0

0

0

Polarization loss

dB

0

0

0

Receiving

    

Pointing loss

dB

0

0

0

Antenna gain

dBi

−2

−2

62.1

Feeder loss

dB

−2

−2

−2

Received level

dBW

−170.8

−181.0

−161.7

Tsys

dBK

26.8

26.8

24.6

Noise power density

dBW

−201.8

−201.8

−204.0

Received C/N0

dBHz

31.0

20.8

42.3

BW

dBHz

−33

−10

−10

C/N

dB

-2.0

10.8

32.3

Real [C/N ]

 

0.6257

  

Power distribution loss

dB

−4.1

  

RMS phase

deg

 

4.7

0.03