A new high performance multipurpose satellite tracking system

Author

De Gaudenzi, Riccardo ; Lijphart, E.E. ; Vassallo, E.

Author_Institution

European Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

29

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

43

Abstract

The European Space Agency´s (ESA) multipurpose satellite tracking system is introduced. The system is able to perform accurate satellite ranging and Doppler measurements for a variety of mission types, i.e., from near-Earth satellites to deep space probes. The ranging signal is analyzed and described in an analytical manner from which the limits of the system performance are derived. A model of the overall system is presented and a few simulation results obtained thereby are compared with measurements performed with the ESA´s Giotto and Hipparcos scientific missions

Keywords

Doppler effect; artificial satellites; digital simulation; ground support systems; satellite relay systems; telemetering systems; tracking systems; Doppler measurements; ESA; Giotto; Hipparcos scientific missions; deep space probes; multipurpose satellite tracking; near-Earth satellites; satellite ranging; simulation; Doppler measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; NASA; Navigation; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Satellites; Signal analysis; Space missions; Space technology; Space vehicles; Transponders;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.249111

Filename

249111