Investigation of Design Considerations for Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) Antenna System on Naval Postgraduate School Orion Mini-Satellite.

Abstract

This thesis investigates design requirements for the telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) antenna system on the proposed Naval Postgraduate School Orion mini-satellite. Initial design criteria were developed by examination of the satellite itself, including launch vehicles, orbital profiles and ground interfaces. After consideration of these design constraints, a review of commercially available TT&C antennas was conducted to determine compatibility with Orion, cumulating in recommendation of the conical log-spiral as the primary candidate for use on the spacecraft. The conical log-spiral is a low cost, space-qualified antenna capable of providing broadband omni-directional circularly polarized radiation from space, while fulfilling pattern coverage, space-ground link power margin, and transmitter-receiver isolation requirements for the Orion mini-satellite. Keywords: Conical log spiral; Conformal microstrip array; Telemetry tracking, Command; Mini Satellite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187130

Entities

People

  • David L. Peters

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Apogees
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Circuit Boards
  • Communication Systems
  • Design Criteria
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Printed Circuits
  • Radiation
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites