For Satellites, Think Small, Dream Big: A review of recent antenna developments for CubeSats

Rahmat‐Samii, Y.; Manohar, Vignesh; Kovitz, Joshua M.

doi:10.1109/map.2017.2655582

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“…The work presented in [24] also discussed the capabilities of the NEN and SN, illustrating the maximum achievable data rates and data volumes for different orbit altitudes and slant ranges. The literature on the development of CubeSat antennas was summarized is [25], which discussed the antennas used for Ref.…”

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“…Year Area of Focus Bouwmeester et al [19] 2010 History of CubeSat missions from 2000 to 2009 Michael et al [20] 2013 History and statistics of CubeSats missions from 2000 to 2012 Joyeeta et al [21] 2013 Deep space networks and interplanetary internet Thyrso et al [22] 2016 History and statistics of CubeSats missions from 2000 to 2016 Radhika et al [23] 2016 Inter-satellite communications for Cube-Sats Scott et al [24] 2016 NASA's near earth network and space network for CubeSats Yahya et al [25] 2017 Antenna designing for CubeSats Martin [26] 2018 History, statistics, and applications of CubeSats missions Franco et al [27] 2018 small satellite missions, antennas design, and networking Anna et al [28] 2018 Hardware challenges for CubeSat missions This paper 2019 coverage and constellation issues, channel modeling, modulation and coding, networking, and future research challenges for CubeSats CubeSats such as horn, patch, dipole, reflector, and membrane antennas. Recently, the literature on evolution, constraints, policies, and applications of small satellites was presented in [26].…”

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CubeSat Communications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

Saeed¹,

Elzanaty²,

Dahrouj³

et al. 2020

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The research in the emerging space industry is becoming more and more attractive, given the increasing number of space-related applications. One primary entity of current space research is the design of miniaturized satellites, known as CubeSats, due to their numerous applications and low design and deployment cost. The new paradigm of connected space through CubeSats enables a wide range of applications such as Earth remote sensing, space exploration, and rural connectivity. CubeSats further provide a complimentary connectivity solution to the pervasive Internet of things (IoT) networks, leading to a globally connected cyber-physical system. This paper presents a holistic overview of different aspects of CubeSat missions, and provides a thorough review on the topic, both from academic and industrial perspectives. We further present the recent advances in the area of CubeSats communications with an emphasis on constellation and coverage issues, channel modeling, modulation and coding, and networking. The paper finally identifies several future research directions on CubeSats communications, namely Internet of space things, low power long range networks, machine learning for resource allocation in CubeSats, etc.

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Section: A Related Review Articlesmentioning

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CubeSat Communications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

Saeed¹,

Elzanaty²,

Dahrouj³

et al. 2020

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“…Antenna systems play a very critical role in the establishment of the communication link between the small satellite and the ground terminal . There are many technical challenges for the design of antenna systems considering the antenna gain/pattern and the antenna size taking also into account the CubeSats standards.…”

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“…There is a trade‐off between communication link quality (data rate, high availability) and the need to satisfy the guidelines for size and other multifunctional capabilities of CubeSats defined by standards . As reported analytically in Rahmat‐Samii et al, and in the references therein, the categories of the antenna systems that are used for CubeSats are ( a ) wire antennas (monopoles, dipoles, Yagi‐ Uda arrays, and helical antennas) operating at UHF/VHF bands, ( b ) reflector antennas operating from S‐band to Ka‐band, ( c ) relectarrays operating at X‐band and Ka‐band, ( d ) membrane antennas, ( e ) planar antennas (patch and slotted), and ( f ) horn and guided wave antennas. In Rahmat‐Samii et al, there are numerous references that give the technical details of the antenna systems implementation for various missions.…”

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Small satellites and CubeSats: Survey of structures, architectures, and protocols

Davoli

Kourogiorgas

Marchese

et al. 2018

Satell Commun Network

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Summary The space environment is still challenging but is becoming more and more attractive for an increasing number of entities. In the second half of the 20th century, a huge amount of funds was required to build satellites and gain access to space. Nowadays, it is no longer so. The advancement of technologies allows producing very small hardware components able to survive the strict conditions of the outer space. Consequently, small satellites can be designed for a wide set of missions keeping low design times, production costs, and deployment costs. One widely used type of small satellite is the CubeSat, whose different aspects are surveyed in the following: mission goals, hardware subsystems and components, possible network topologies, channel models, and suitable communication protocols. We also show some future challenges related to the employment of CubeSat networks.

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“…Later on in 2014, NASA announced with NeaScout the first detailed mission design of a 6U CubeSat to fly with a solar sail to an asteroid (Frick et al, 2014). Recently developed CubeSats capable of operating in deep space include the Lunar IceCube (Clark et al, 2016) and Mars Cube One (Asmar and Matousek, 2014;Rahmat-Samii et al, 2017;Hodges et al, 2016).…”

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DISCUS – The Deep Interior Scanning CubeSat mission to a rubble pile near-Earth asteroid

Bambach

Deller

Vilenius

et al. 2018

Advances in Space Research

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We have performed an initial stage conceptual design study for the Deep Interior Scanning CubeSat (DIS-CUS), a tandem 6U CubeSat carrying a bistatic radar as the main payload. DISCUS will be operated either as an independent mission or accompanying a larger one. It is designed to determine the internal macroporosity of a 260-600 m diameter Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) from a few kilometers distance. The main goal will be to achieve a global penetration with a low-frequency signal as well as to analyze the scattering strength for various different penetration depths and measurement positions. Moreover, the measurements will be inverted through a computed radar tomography (CRT) approach. The scientific data provided by DISCUS would bring more knowledge of the internal configuration of rubble pile asteroids and their collisional evolution in the Solar System. It would also advance the design of future asteroid deflection concepts. We aim at a single-unit (1U) radar design equipped with a half-wavelength dipole antenna. The radar will utilize a stepped-frequency modulation technique the baseline of which was developed for ESA's technology projects GINGER and PIRA. The radar measurements will be used for CRT and shape reconstruction. The CubeSat will also be equipped with an optical camera system and laser altimeter to support navigation and shape reconstruction. We provide the details of the measurement methods to be applied along with the requirements derived of the known characteristics of rubble pile asteroids. Additionally, an initial design study of the platform and targets accessible within 20 lunar distances is presented.

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For Satellites, Think Small, Dream Big: A review of recent antenna developments for CubeSats

Cited by 157 publications

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CubeSat Communications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

CubeSat Communications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

Small satellites and CubeSats: Survey of structures, architectures, and protocols

DISCUS – The Deep Interior Scanning CubeSat mission to a rubble pile near-Earth asteroid

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