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EXISTING broadband satellite communications systems operate at carrier frequencies such as 4 and 6 GHz where bandwidths of about 0.5 GHz are available. At frequencies of 15 to 40 GHz, however, bandwidths of the order 3 GHz are possible but propagation through rain presents difficulties because there is significant absorption and scattering at the higher frequencies1.
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HOGG, D. Intensity and Extent of Rain on Earth-Space Paths. Nature 243, 337–338 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243337a0
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