Success Criteria Tool in EMC Tests for Interferometric Radiometers

Author

González-Gambau, V. ; Torres, F. ; Benito, Francisco-Javier ; Closa, Josep ; Martin-Neira, M.

Author_Institution

SMOS Barcelona Expert Centre. Spain, Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona

Volume

5

fYear

2008

fDate

7-11 July 2008

Abstract

The Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) is the single payload of the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) to be launched by spring 2009. This work presents the success criteria tool that has been designed to easily assess the impact of any perturbation on the payload system performance. The tool is illustrated by showing some of the main results obtained during the MIRAS system performance tests by the prime contractor, EADS-CASA Espacio, Spain, at ESA premises in ESTEC, The Netherlands, and after payload integration with the Proteus platform at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave interferometers; geophysical techniques; microwave measurement; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; AD 2009; EADS-CASA Espacio; EMC tests; ESTEC; European Space Agency; France; MIRAS; Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis; Netherlands; Proteus platform; SMOS mission; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity; Spain; Thales Alenia Space; interferometric radiometer; payload integration; success criteria tool; Apertures; Electromagnetic compatibility; Microwave imaging; Payloads; Radiometers; SMOS mission; Space missions; Springs; System performance; Testing; Interferometer; calibration; radiometer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2807-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2808-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4780115

Filename

4780115