Telemetry, tracking and command subsystem for LibyaSat-1

Authors

Faisel Em M Tubbal, University of WollongongFollow
Akram Alkaseh, Libyan Center For Remote Sensing And Space ScienceFollow
Asem Elarabi, Libyan Center For Remote Sensing And Space Science, Kyoto UniversityFollow

RIS ID

107370

Publication Details

F. EM M. Tubbal, A. Alkaseh & A. Elarabi, "Telemetry, tracking and command subsystem for LibyaSat-1," in 2015 9th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems Services and Applications (TSSA), 2015, pp. 1-6.

Abstract

In this paper we present the design and the analysis of Telemetry, Tracking and Command Subsystem (TT&CS) for Libyan imaging mini-satellite (LibyaSat-1). This subsystem is the brain and the operating system of any satellite or spacecraft as it performs three important functions; tracking mini-satellite position, monitoring mini-satellite health and status and processing received and transmitted data. Moreover, the uplink and downlink budgets for s-band and x-band antennas are presented. We also designed s-band C-shaped patch antenna for command receiver (2.039 GHz). Electromagnetic simulation was performed to this antenna High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS). Our results show that the s-band C-shaped patch antenna achieves high gain of 6.45 dB and wide bandwidth; i.e., 1500 MHz. The achieved simulated return loss is -19.6 dB at a resonant frequency of 2.039 GHz.