Analysis of the S-band communication link between the automated transfer vehicle and the data relay satellites in the presence of the space station

Author

Toso, G. ; Crone, G. ; Roederer, A.G.

Author_Institution

Antenna Sect., ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

44

Issue

6

fYear

2002

fDate

12/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

12

Lastpage

23

Abstract

This paper addresses the electromagnetic modeling of the communication link between the automated transfer vehicle (ATV) and the Tracking & Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). The link is analyzed during the ISS attached phase, i.e. when the ATV is docked on the International Space Station (ISS). The main objective of the study is to verify, by adopting a deterministic approach, if in every ISS orbit there are at least 15 minutes available to safely establish the ATV-TDRSS link.

Keywords

UHF antennas; data communication; electromagnetic fields; satellite communication; satellite tracking; space communication links; space vehicles; ATV-TDRSS link; ISS orbit; International Space Station; S-band communication link; TDRSS; Tracking & Data Relay Satellite System; automated transfer vehicle; communication link modeling; deterministic approach; Artificial satellites; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic radiation; HDTV; International Space Station; Physical theory of diffraction; Relays; Satellite antennas; Space stations; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2002.1167259

Filename

1167259