Codispoti, GiuseppeGiuseppeCodispotiDe Sanctis, M.M.De SanctisZuliani, LambertoLambertoZuliani2020-09-172020-09-172008-11-01https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13025/2443The development of a technology demonstration payload for experimental broadband communications at Q/V bands has been funded by the Italian Space Agency. This payload will be embarked on the Alphasat satellite for testing fixed broadband ground-satellite communication services. However, the interest in the further experimentation of aeronautical mobile satellite communication services has been recognized. Therefore, in this work the feasibility of an experiment for aeronautical-satellite broadband communications in Q-band is analyzed through the definition of a novel simulation method of an aeronautical satellite multipath channel. Simulation results regarding the performance of DVB-S2 communication links demonstrate the feasibility of the experiment for the provision of broadband communication services.Alphasat satelliteAnalytical modelsArtificial satellitesBroadband communicationDVB-S2 communication linksDigital video broadcastingMobile communicationMultipath channelsPayloadsQ-bandSatellite communicationSpace technologyTestingaeronautical mobile satellite communication servicaeronautical-satellite broadband communications exbroadband networksfixed broadband ground-satellite communication sermobile satellite communicationmultipath channeltechnology demonstration payloadtelecommunication linkstelecommunication servicesconference paper10.1109/GLOCOMW.2008.ECP.8http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/wrapper.htm?arnumber=474659354dcce0a8580fe1368eeb287