Space qualified S-band transmitter for GPS data modulation for the Brazilian Technological Satellite

Author

Tosetto, Ivan ; Araujo, Rodolfo ; Gonçalves, Carlos ; Rodrigues, José A.

Author_Institution

INPE - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

513

Abstract

This paper describes a S-Band Transmitter (TX) for the Technological Satellite (SATEC) using commercial SMD components emphasizing the designs concepts and tests results. The S-Band TX was designed to transmit GPS (Global Positioning System) data on BPSK format, modulated at 2.2044 GHz. The Transmitter was fully tested at INPE facilities within spatial requirements for flight qualifying. The tests results presented give the good performance of the equipment.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; phase shift keying; radio transmitters; reliability; 2.2044 GHz; BPSK format; Brazilian Technological Satellite; GPS data modulation; S-band transmitter; SMD components; design concepts; low orbit satellite; reliability; space qualified; Assembly; Binary phase shift keying; Circuits; Global Positioning System; Radio frequency; Satellite ground stations; Space technology; Synthesizers; Testing; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7824-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.2003.1244913

Filename

1244913