New Signals in the Sky - A High Gain Antenna Analysis of GPS IIF and COMPASS

S. Thoelert, S. Erker, M. Meurer, J. Furthner

Abstract:	2010 is a fascinating year within the field of satellite navigation and its applications. The race for the modernization of established global navigation satellite systems like GPS and GLONASS and the development and implementation of new systems like Galileo and COMPASS is in full activity. For each system 2010 brings important milestones on their way straight forward. New satellite generations going into the orbit and new signals will established which drive also the visions of new or improved system accuracy and applications. The paper gives a brief overview about DLRs GNSS monitoring facility including the high gain antenna. Afterwards a detailed analysis of the transmitted signals of the new GPS and Compass satellites are presented, i.e. spectra, power, modulation/IQ-constellation, code. Different COMPASS satellites (MEO, GEO and IGSO) are compared to each other to assess the evolution of the signal quality and parameters.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 23rd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2010) September 21 - 24, 2010 Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon Portland, OR
Pages:	1615 - 1621
Cite this article:	Thoelert, S., Erker, S., Meurer, M., Furthner, J., "New Signals in the Sky - A High Gain Antenna Analysis of GPS IIF and COMPASS," Proceedings of the 23rd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2010), Portland, OR, September 2010, pp. 1615-1621.
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