descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Conference object 01 Jul 2019Publisher:IEEEJournal:IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium

Authors: Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Fernández Capón, Lara Pilar; Ruiz De Azúa Ortega, Juan Adrián; Camps Carmona, Adriano José;

doi: 10.1109/igarss.2019.8898402

handle: 2117/184023

The Flexible Microwave Payload -2: Architecture and Testing of a Combined GNSS-R and L-Band Radiometer With RFI Mitigation Payload For Cubesat-Based Earth Observation Missions

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The FSSCat mission is a two nano-satellite Earth Observation mission based on 6-unit CubeSats. This paper is focused on the description of one of the remote sensing payloads: the Flexible Microwave Payload 2 (FMPL-2), on board the 3 Cat-5/A. The payload design is based on a Software Defined Radio, aiming to demonstrate the capabilities of nano-satellites to provide valuable scientific data. Two different instruments are integrated into a single payload: a multi-constellation (GPS and Galileo) Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometer (GNSS-R), and a Total Power Radiometer (TPR) with Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) detection and mitigation capabilities. This paper presents the payload design, and the tests conducted during the qualification campaign.

This work was supported by the ESA S3 challenge award (FSSCat project) 2017 Copernicus Masters overall winner, by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, ”Sensing with Pioneering Opportunistic Techniques”, grant RTI2018-099008-B-C21, by the Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu MDM-2016-0600, and by the ICREA Academia award by the Generalitat de Catalunya.

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Teledetecció, Optical communications, Artificial satellites, Microwave reflectometry, Software radio, Radiofreqüència, Reflectometers, Radiometers, Remote sensing, :Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Geophysical techniques, Global Positioning System, Interference suppression, Radiofrequency interference, Comunicacions òptiques, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica

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