Title :
Software-defined satellite ranging measurements using laboratory signal analyzer
Author :
Alilla, A. ; Di Carlofelice, Alessandro ; Faccio, Marco ; Lucresi, Ilaria ; Tognolatti, Piero
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Inf. Eng. & Econ., Univ. of L´Aquila, L´Aquila, Italy
Abstract :
In the present paper we describe a satellite ranging measurement experimental campaign. Measures were made on the Telstar 12 Eutelsat satellite, using the general purpose laboratory instrument ANRITSU MS2830A spectrum/signal analyzer and vector signal generator. All measurements were carried at Telespazio Fucino Space Centre (Central Italy). The developed approach can measure the satellite ranging in realtime and correct the Doppler effect, producing accurate results.
Keywords :
software radio; spectral analysers; ANRITSU MS2830A spectrum signal analyzer; Doppler effect; Telespazio Fucino Space Centre; Telstar 12 Eutelsat satellite; general purpose laboratory instrument; laboratory signal analyzer; software-defined satellite ranging measurements; vector signal generator; Correlation; Distance measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laboratories; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Semiconductor device measurement; correlation; pseudo noise sequence; satellite ranging; software defined radio;
Conference_Titel :
Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Benevento
DOI :
10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2014.6865944
