Communications Subsystem for the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT)

Abstract

This thesis describes a prototype design for a binary phase shift keyed (BPSK) direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) communications subsystem intended for use in a small lightweight satellite called the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT). The system was designed using parameters that were established a link analysis. Included as part of this thesis are the link analysis, schematics, and RF board layouts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA275532

Entities

People

  • Arnold O. Brown Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Circuit Boards
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Crystal Filters
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Circuits
  • Engineering
  • Link Analysis
  • Low Noise
  • Low Noise Amplifiers
  • Modulators
  • Network Science
  • Phase Modulation
  • Phase Modulators
  • Probability

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Software Engineering
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites