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1. A Ka-band Transceiver for Cubesat Satellites: Feasibility Study and Prototype Development

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Cuttin, A., Alimenti, F., Coromina, F., De Fazio, E., Dogo, F., Fragiacomo, M., Gervasoni, P., Gotti, G., Gregorio, A., Mezzanotte, P., Pagana, E., Palazzi, V., Pelusi, F., Pergolesi, F., Petrini, P., Roselli, L., Vincenti Gatti, R., European Microwave Association, Cuttin, A., Alimenti, F., Coromina, F., De Fazio, E., Dogo, F., Fragiacomo, M., Gervasoni, P., Gotti, G., Gregorio, A., Mezzanotte, P., Pagana, E., Palazzi, V., Pelusi, F., Petrini, P., Roselli, L., and Gatti, R. Vincenti

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Earth observation, satellite systems, Computer Networks and Communications, Computer science, 0211 other engineering and technologies, satellite system, 02 engineering and technology, satellite communications, Ka-band, nano-satellites, cubesat, satellite systems, satellite communication, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, CubeSat, Ka band, satellite communications, Instrumentation, 021101 geological & geomatics engineering, Transponder, Radiation, business.industry, Electrical engineering, nano-satellite, nano-satellites, 020206 networking & telecommunications, Ka-band, Computer Networks and Communication, visual_art, Electronic component, visual_art.visual_art_medium, Communications satellite, Satellite, Transceiver, business, cubesat
Abstract

This paper describes the feasibility study of a Ka-band transceiver specifically designed for small satellite and CubeSat operations. The transponder is conceived to ensure up to 100 Mbit s-1 data rate with a target power consumption of 20W and an overall volume of 1.5U, not including the antenna. To keep the cost as low as possible, commercial, off-the-shelf electronic components are used whenever possible. Exploiting a data communication interface like the one proposed, the small satellites market could be opened to new applications such as remote sensing, Earth observation and commercial telecommunications.

Published
2018

2. K/Ka-Band Very High Data-Rate Receivers: A Viable Solution for Future Moon Exploration Missions

Author

Mario Fragiacomo, Fabrizio Frescura, Anna Gregorio, Roberto Vincenti Gatti, Luca Roselli, Erica De Fazio, Federico Alimenti, Alessandro Cuttin, Giuseppe Baruffa, Fabrizio Gemma, Federico Dogo, Federico Bernardi, Enrico Pagana, Gianni Nannetti, Francesc Coromina, Giambattista Gotti, Federico Pergolesi, Paolo Petrini, Stefania Bonafoni, Paolo Banelli, Valentina Palazzi, Paolo Glionna, Paolo Gervasoni, Paolo Mezzanotte, Luca Rugini, Alimenti, F., Mezzanotte, P., Roselli, L., Palazzi, V., Bonafoni, S., Gatti, R. V., Rugini, L., Baruffa, G., Frescura, F., Banelli, P., Bernardi, F., Gemma, F., Nannetti, G., Gervasoni, P., Glionna, P., Pagana, E., Gotti, G., Petrini, P., Coromina, F., Pergolesi, F., Fragiacomo, M., Cuttin, A., De Fazio, E., Dogo, F., and Gregorio, A.

Subjects
Cislunar space, Exploration mission, Computer Networks and Communications, Computer science, Phase-noise, Cubesat, K/Ka-band, lcsh:TK7800-8360, 02 engineering and technology, Integrated circuit, Noise figure, phase-noise, law.invention, 0203 mechanical engineering, law, Phase noise, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Electronic engineering, Demodulation, Ka band, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, microwave receivers, Moon, Field-programmable gate array, Microwave receiver, lcsh:Electronics, dBm, 020206 networking & telecommunications, 020302 automobile design & engineering, cislunar space, Software-defined radio, Breadboard, exploration missions, cubesats, effective noise figure, Effective noise figure, Quadrature (mathematics), Intermediate frequency, Hardware and Architecture, Control and Systems Engineering, Signal Processing, Cubesats, Exploration missions, Microwave receivers, Microwave, Phase-shift keying
Abstract

This paper presents a feasibility study for a very high data rate receiver operating in the K/Ka-band suitable to future Moon exploration missions. The receiver specifications are outlined starting from the mission scenario and from a careful system analysis. The designed architecture uses a low noise front-end to down-convert the incoming K/Ka-band signal into a 3.7 GHz intermediate frequency (IF). For maximum flexibility, a software defined radio (SDR) is adopted for the I/Q demodulation and for the analog to digital conversion (ADC). The decoding operations and the data interface are carried out by a processor based on field programmable gate array (FPGA) circuits. To experimentally verify the above concepts, a preliminary front-end breadboard is implemented, operating between 27.5 and 30 GHz. The breadboard, which uses components off the shelf (COTS) and evaluation boards (EVBs), is characterized by a 46 dB gain, a 3.4 dB noise figure and a &minus, 37 dBm input-referred 1 dB compression point. Finally, a 40 Msym / s quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) signal is demodulated by means of a commercially available SDR, demonstrating the above concept. The importance of these results is that they have been obtained exploiting a class of miniaturized and low cost microwave integrated circuits currently available on the market, opening the way to a dense communication infrastructure on cislunar space.

Published
2019
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