This paper focuses on the Software-Defined-Radio-based miniaturized version of satellite ground station architecture called SDR-Micro-Earth-Station (SDR-MES) to support TTC operations for Geostationary and Geosynchronous spacecraft. For space missions, the ground station plays a critical role in supporting various phases of missions like the Launch and Early Orbit (LEOP) and On-orbit operations. SDR revolutionized the design and operation of satellite ground stations, combining the high performance of wide-band radio front-end with flexible FPGA-based digital backends, which can be reprogrammed using software without any hardware modifications. This paper highlights the pragmatic approach for realizing the miniaturized version of the satellite ground station.
Transforming Satellite Ground Station Architecture Using Software-Defined-Radio
2024-07-22
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Conference paper
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