Title :
New developments in the WAVE W-band mission
Author :
Jebril, A. ; Lucente, M. ; Rossi, T. ; Ruggieri, M. ; Dainelli, V. ; Zuliani, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Rome Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, an overview of the evolution towards the second phase (A2) of the WAVE (W-band analysis and verification) project is made, and the timeline for the development of a future pre-operative space mission is defined. This includes the definition of a number of advanced preliminary W-band applications such as the utilization of the M-55 Geophysica manned stratospheric aircraft for a number of experiments on the channel propagation in W-band 94 GHz and 82 GHz; the introduction of the LEO nano-satellite mission IKNOW (in-orbit key-test and validation of W-band) which is used for a first uplink-downlink satellite channel characterization and in-orbit validation of W-band technology and space qualification processes. These applications are expected to provide the necessary elements towards the realization of the GEO pre-operative payload defined in the phase-A of the project
Keywords :
artificial satellites; frequency allocation; millimetre wave propagation; satellite communication; 82 GHz; 94 GHz; LEO nanosatellite mission; M-55 Geophysica; W-band analysis; W-band validation; W-band verification; WAVE W-band mission; channel propagation; in-orbit W-band key-test; manned stratospheric aircraft; satellite channel characterization; space mission; space qualification; uplink-downlink channel; Aircraft; Artificial satellites; Bandwidth; Data communication; Frequency; Low earth orbit satellites; Payloads; Satellite communication; Space missions; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9545-X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2006.1655773
