IKNOW Mission: Payload Design for In Orbit Test of W Band Technology

Lucente, M.; Re, Emiliano; Rossi, T.; Cianca, Ernestina; Stallo, Cosimo; Ruggieri, M.; Jebril, A.; Dionisio, C.; Codispoti, G.; Zuliani, L.

doi:10.1109/aero.2008.4526275

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“…The frequency of operation in this case was 8.425 GHz, with a measured gain of 29.2 dB. As a matter of fact, small satellites also represent a viable and cost-effective way to test new frequency bands for satellite communications (both in terms of HW components and propagation channel), such as W-band [23]. The investigation of such high-frequency bands is mainly motivated by the need of bandwidths in High Throughput Satellites [24].…”

Section: Evolution In the Frequency Bands And Antennasmentioning

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From Connectivity to Advanced Internet Services: A Comprehensive Review of Small Satellites Communications and Networks

Burleigh

Cola

Morosi

et al. 2019

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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Recently, the availability of innovative and affordable COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) technological solutions and the ever-improving results of microelectronics and microsystems technologies have enabled the design of ever smaller yet ever more powerful satellites. The emergence of very capable small satellites heralds an era of new opportunities in the commercial space market. Initially applied only to scientific missions, Earth observation and remote sensing, small satellites are now being deployed to support telecommunications services. This review paper examines the operational features of small satellites that contribute to their success. An overview of recent advances and development trends in the field of small satellites is provided, with a special focus on telecommunication aspects such as the use of higher frequency bands, optical communications, new protocols, and advanced architectures.

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Section: Evolution In the Frequency Bands And Antennasmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Connectivity to Advanced Internet Services: A Comprehensive Review of Small Satellites Communications and Networks

Burleigh

Cola

Morosi

et al. 2019

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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“…Nowadays W band is a frontier in satellite telecommunication systems since no mission has been developed so far (just feasibility studies) and the technology at these frequencies is still poor and relatively not ready, beyond for some frequencies (typically around 94-96 GHz, commercial technology availability). Italy, through the Italian Space Agency (ASI), so far has been deeply involved towards the exploitation of W band for telecommunications, funding two projects recently carried out: DAVID and WAVE [4].…”

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Ultra-Wideband concepts applied to W band telecommunications

Lucente

Rossi

Stallo

et al. 2009

2009 International Siberian Conference on Control and Communications

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Ultra-WideBand (UWB) technology is very attractive since it offers a different approach to wireless communication compared to conventional narrow band systems. Global interest in this technology ishigh. This paper reports on the state of the art of UWB wireless technology and highlights key UWB features to apply UWB concepts in EHF frequencies, considering technological constraints and challenges on the realization of tx-rx architectures. In particular, the idea is to employ the UWB features exploiting the huge availability of bandwidth at high frequencies and overcoming the power emission limits, compliant with lower frequency communications (FCC standard) but not applied to W band. This could be a possible solution to increase transmission datarate and coverage ranges in order to support the new incoming communications needs. The analysis has been focused on W band UWB pulses generation and two different architectures have been analyzed and compared in terms of performance and complexity.

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