Antenna architecture of a nanosatellite for radio astronomy

A. Budianu; Arjan Meijerink; Marinus Jan Bentum; David M.P. Smith; Albert Jan Boonstra

doi:10.1109/AERO.2014.6836224

Antenna architecture of a nanosatellite for radio astronomy

A. Budianu, Arjan Meijerink, Marinus Jan Bentum, David M.P. Smith, Albert Jan Boonstra

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Abstract

Recent technological advancements have led to the emergence of a new miniaturized satellite platforms and this opened up the path for a whole new range of applications. The Orbiting Low Frequency Antennas for Radio Astronomy (OLFAR) project is one of these applications, and aims to develop a low-frequency radio telescope for the 0.3 MHz to 30 MHz band. It uses a swarm of 50 or more identical nano-satellites to synthesize a very large aperture to explore the ultra-long electromagnetic (EM) waves in this frequency band. The swarm will act similar to a wireless sensor network (WSN) that samples the cosmic noise, processes the data in a distributed manner, and then sends the data to a base station (BS) for further processing and analysis. The satellites will have a very simple architecture (characteristic of a WSN node) that will focus on three main functionalities: radio observation, data processing, and distribution (inter-satellite and downlink). However, the complexity of the application results in strict requirements for the design of the satellites components, especially for the antenna systems. Starting from OLFAR's requirements and limitations, three separate antenna systems for scientific observation, inter-satellite link (ISL) and data downlink are designed and integrated into a nano-satellite platform.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-5582-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2014.6836224
Publication status	Published - 4 Mar 2014
Event	2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference - Big Sky Resort Conference Center, Big Sky, United States Duration: 1 Mar 2014 → 8 Mar 2014

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Publisher	IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society

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Conference	2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Sky
Period	1/03/14 → 8/03/14

Keywords

EWI-24891
IR-91472
METIS-305934

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