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Preparation of a CubeSat LEO radio wave propagation campaign at Q and W bands
Author(s) -
Cuervo Félix,
MartínPolegre Arturo,
LasHeras Fernando,
VanhoenackerJanvier Danielle,
Flávio Joel,
Schmidt Michael
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of satellite communications and networking
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.388
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1542-0981
pISSN - 1542-0973
DOI - 10.1002/sat.1348
Subject(s) - geostationary orbit , cubesat , radio spectrum , attenuation , scintillation , computer science , extremely high frequency , remote sensing , frequency band , bandwidth (computing) , radio channel , radio wave , physics , channel (broadcasting) , radio propagation , satellite , telecommunications , optics , geology , detector , astronomy
Summary Due to the congestion of the spectrum and the need for wider bandwidths, ultrahigh throughput satellites (UHTSs) are moving towards the use of higher frequency bands (Q/V and W bands). These frequencies are however severely impaired by atmospheric phenomena causing attenuation, scintillation and depolarization and compromising the quality of service (QoS). In order to study the Earth‐space link, several experimental campaigns have been performed up to the Q band with geostationary (GEO) satellites. This paper introduces a new propagation experiment that will extend the characterization of the Earth‐space channel up to the W band and low Earth orbits (LEOs).