Providing of the Proposed Structure of the Starlink Satellite System to Provide Direct to Cell Connection Service for Iran

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1 Assistant Professor, Satellite Communication Group, Faculty of Communications Technology, ICT Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Radio Communication Group, Faculty of Communications Technology, ICT Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Today, most companies and satellite service providers are looking to increase the number of satellites in the form of a satellite constellation in order to expand the coverage area and ultimately increase the capacity in providing direct satellite-to-device communication services for terrestrial users. Meanwhile, the Starlink constellation with a larger number of launched and planned satellites capable of providing this service is more operational. For this purpose, in this research, the method of using the Starlink satellite constellation with 220 satellites in 22 orbital planes (10 satellites in each plane) to provide this type of service in Iran has been studied. To examine the performance of Starlink, parameters such as the number of accesses, service duration, coverage, achievable capacity, and accessibility have been examined for the country of Iran, and specifically the city of Tehran. Finally, considering the use of the same frequency bands of the two types of Starlink and AST 2000 MHz satellites, the possible interferences of these two satellites have been investigated in terms of the cumulative distribution function in the short-term and long-term scenarios, as well as the amount of temperature changes in the receiver compared to the initial temperature.

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Tabriz Journal of Electrical Engineering
Volume 55, Issue 3 - Serial Number 113
December 2025
Pages 469-480

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