Title :
AlphaSat Ka-band and Q-band Receiving Station in Rome: Development, status and measurements
Author :
Marziani, Augusto ; Consalvi, Fernando ; Chicarella, Simone ; Restuccia, Elio ; Amaduzzi, Luigi ; Marzano, Frank S.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di ing. dell´Inf., Elettron. e Telecomun., Sapienza Univ. di Roma, Roma, TX, USA
Abstract :
A Ka-band (20 GHz) and Q-band (40 GHz) receiving station, located in Rome (Italy), has been designed and implemented to receive the beacon of the AlphaSat satellite Technology Demonstrator Payload 5 “Aldo Paraboni”. Ka-band station is complete and its preliminary measurements are shown. Mechanical antenna tracking is also foreseen. Q-band station is being assembled and should be tested in early 2015. A laboratory characterization of all blocks and subsystems has been carried out and is briefly described. The design and implementation of a W-band microwave radiometer is also on going, whereas Ka- and Q-band beacon data are combined with measurements from a meteorological station, raingauge and disdrometer.
Keywords :
microwave antennas; receiving antennas; satellite antennas; Aldo Paraboni; AlphaSat Ka-band; AlphaSat satellite technology demonstrator; Ka-band station; Q-band receiving station; Rome; W-band microwave radiometer; mechanical antenna tracking; meteorological station; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Gain; Microwave radiometry; Receivers; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
