ARLA/CLUSTER: Missão do "Transponder" Lunar de 5 para 10 GHz a ser lançado em 2018

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

5 GHz to 10 GHz Lunar Transponder Mission

AMSAT-NA plan 5 GHz to 10 GHz transponders on a satellite expected to
launch into a Lunar orbit in Sept 2018

Heimdallr is a 3 axis stabilized 6U CubeSat with a mass of
approximately 8 kg. It will have a Cold Gas Thruster for inertia dump
and a star tracker for navigation. Deployable, gimbled solar panels
will produce up to 100 watts of DC power, electric propulsion will be
used to achieve lunar orbit.

There will be a combination of omni and directional patch antennas on
one side of spacecraft.

The first part of mission is to provide Telemetry, Tracking, and
Command (TT&C) to obtain lunar orbit. The second part is to perform
the data downlink experiment while the final part is to provide a two
way regenerative repeater and analog repeater in lunar orbit for
lifetime of satellite.

Proposing these downlinks:
• Omni transponder: 10.451 GHz +/- 0.5 MHz
• Directional transponder: 10.4575 GHz. +/- 3.5 MHz
• Analog transponder: 10.4665 GHz. +/- 2.0 MHz

For the first part of the mission (TT&C) using 300 bps BPSK 1/2 rate
viterbi Ranging 1.5 Mbps BPSK DSSS. For the  second part of mission
4.5 Mbps QPSK ½ rate DVB-S2. For the final part of mission 25 kbps
BPSK 1/5 rate DVB-S2.

Proposing these Uplinks
• Omni transponder: 5.651 GHz +/- 0.5 MHz
• Directional transponder: 5.6575 GHz. +/- 3.5 MHz
• Analog transponder: 5.665 GHz. +/- 2 MHz

A link budget is available at
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3u-mSOWBMISYnZyZGJpeThKeU0&usp=sharing

It is anticipated that a 1 or 2 metre dish will be required using the
AMSAT designed ground station equipment.

Source IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Status pages
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/