Title :
Modeling the European Space Agency´s S/X-band tracking network
Author :
De Gaudenzi, Riccardo ; Vassallo, Enrico
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
fDate :
4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The tool used to simulate the European State Agency´s (ESA´s) S/X-band Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) Ground Stations Network ground and space segments is discussed. The building blocks it is made of and the various modulation and code schemes it encompasses are described. A detailed description of how the ESA standard tracking system is simulated in order to evaluate its impact on the telecommand and telemetry channel performance and to determine the tracking performance as well is given. A selected sample of both measurement and simulation results is presented
Keywords :
satellite ground stations; satellite relay systems; space communication links; telecommunications computing; telemetering systems; tracking systems; ESA; European Space Agency; Ground Stations Network; S/X-band; TT&C Network; Telemetry Tracking and Command Network; code schemes; modulation; simulation results; telecommand; telemetry channel performance; tracking system; Hardware; Performance evaluation; Phase modulation; Satellite ground stations; Space stations; Space technology; Space vehicles; System testing; Telecommunication standards; Telemetry;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
