• DocumentCode
    1858320
  • Title

    Ka-band transponder for a small LEO satellite

  • Author

    Bird, T.S. ; Mahon, S.J. ; Hay, S.G. ; Parfitt, A.J. ; Rao, N. ; Ward, D. ; Dadello, A. ; Bateman, D.G. ; Sprey, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Cooperative Res. Centre for Satellite Syst., CSIRO, Epping, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    690
  • Abstract
    A 30/20 GHz transponder has been developed for a small low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite called FedSat-1. The design of MMICs and efficient horn antennas for the transponder is outlined and measured results are presented. Integration of the components into a compact, lightweight and power efficient communications package is described
  • Keywords
    MMIC; horn antennas; satellite antennas; satellite communication; transponders; 20 GHz; 30 GHz; FedSat-1; Ka-band transponder; LEO satellite; MMIC; communications package; horn antenna; Antennas and propagation; Artificial satellites; Frequency; Integrated circuit packaging; Low earth orbit satellites; MMICs; Microwave technology; Payloads; Satellite ground stations; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1999 Asia Pacific
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5761-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APMC.1999.833685
  • Filename
    833685