Faraday Effect in the Transmissions from Fast Spinning Satellites

Abstract

THE interaction of the satellite spin and the Faraday rotation effect in the ionosphere in producing polarization fading in linearly polarized signals from Earth satellites has been discussed for the case when the satellite rotation period is of the same order as the Faraday fading period^1,2. In this case, determination of the rate of Faraday fading is difficult unless simultaneous fading records on two frequencies can be taken.