A. Cuttin, F. Alimenti, F. Coromina, E. De Fazio, F. Dogo, M. Fragiacomo, P. Gervasoni, G. Gotti, A. Gregorio, P. Mezzanotte, E. Pagana, V. Palazzi, F. Pelusi, P. Petrini, L. Roselli, R. V. Gatti
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Abstract
This paper describes the feasibility study of a Ka-band transceiver designed for small satellite and CubeSat operations. The transponder ensures up to 100 Mbits−1 of data rate with a target power consumption of 20W and an overall volume of 1.5U, not including the antenna. To reduce the costs, commercial off-the-shelf electronic components are used whenever possible. Exploiting a data communication interface like the one proposed, the small satellites market could be opened to new applications such as remote sensing, Earth observation and commercial telecommunications.