https://au.mathworks.com/help/aerotbx/ug/matlabshared.satellitescenario.access.html
- For access, line of sight must exist.
- Other factors:
- For ground station and satellite: Elevation angle of satellite and ground station must be greater than the minElevationAngle of the ground station.
- Between two ground stations: LOS must exist between them; elevation angle above minimum elevation angle.
- Between two satellites (or between two conical sensors)
- Line of Sight exists (clear, unobstructed line i.e. no earth between).
- Each satellite sensor must be inside the field of view of the other satellite’s sensor (ie. the sensor must be looking toward the other satellite within its cone angle)
Other hints:
- Use of gimbaled sensors with point target
- Broad sensors with no pointing