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Recommendation ITU-R M.1583-1

Mandatory (2002-2007)

Interference calculations between non-geostationary mobile-satellite service or radionavigation-satellite service systems and radio astronomy telescope sites

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Version evolution

The number in each cell (e.g. −9) is the Recommendation's revision number — the “-9” in ITU-R M.585-9, not a negative value. So −8 → −9 means the binding reference moved from the 8th to the 9th revision.

RR-2008 -0
RR-2012 -1
RR-2016 -1
RR-2020 -1
RR-2024 -1

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Footnote

5.443B

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Scope

This Recommendation describes a methodology to be used to calculate the amount of data loss due to interference produced by a non-GSO mobile-satellite or radionavigation-satellite service system at a radio astronomy site. This methodology is based on the calculation of the epfd produced by the considered active system at the radio astronomy site.

Recommends

  1. that the determination of unwanted emission levels produced by a non-GSO radionavigation-satellite service (RNSS) or a mobile-satellite service (MSS) systems on radio astronomy sites should be based on the method described in Annex 1;
  2. that when performing this determination, the antenna pattern described in Recommendation ITU-R RA.1631 should be used to model radio astronomy antennas;
  3. that the percentage of time during which an equivalent power flux-density (epfd) threshold level is exceeded should also be determined in accordance with the method described in Annex 2.

Source: ITU Radio Regulations, editions of 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. The English, French and Spanish texts are each taken from the official edition in that language, not translated from one another. Sources and citation.