STARE CubeSat Communications Testing, Simulation and Analysis

Abstract

The Space-based Telescope for the Actionable Refinement of Ephemeris (STARE) CubeSat will play an important role in contributing to this nation's space situational awareness (SSA), perhaps one day becoming an integral part of the space surveillance network (SSN) to track orbital debris and satellites, both active and inactive. STARE is a pathfinder mission that is expected to show that CubeSat assets can improve the accuracy of space debris ephemeris data and help national assets avoid conjunction. However, STARE cannot do its job if it cannot communicate effectively with the ground architecture. Knowing the functionality of the on board radio is essential to knowing the capabilities and limitations of the spacecraft. STARE is designed to communicate with the Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3) ground station at the Naval Postgraduate School for data collection and analysis. This thesis shows testing and results, analysis and simulation of the STARE radio and the MC3 ground stations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567695

Entities

People

  • Clyde R. Le Gaux Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Coaxial Cables
  • Command And Control
  • Data Transmission
  • Debris
  • Ground Stations
  • High Altitude
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Simulations
  • Small Satellites
  • Space Debris
  • Space Objects
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Space Surveillance
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites