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Títol: Mission Analysis of 3Cat-8 Satellite

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Director/a: PARK, HYUK

Departament: FIS

Títol: Mission Analysis of 3Cat-8 Satellite

Data inici oferta: 06-02-2024     Data finalització oferta: 06-10-2024


Estudis d'assignació del projecte:
    GR ENG SIST AEROESP
Tipus: Individual
 
Lloc de realització: Fora UPC    
 
        Supervisor/a extern: Luis Contreras, Ksenia Osipova
        Titulació del Director/a: Ph.D. Candidates
 
Nom del segon director/a (UPC): Luis Contreras
Departament 2n director/a:
 
Paraules clau:
CubeSat, NanoSat, Space Engineering,Mission Analysis
 
Descripció del contingut i pla d'activitats:
Objectives:

The first objective of this work is to develop a detailed schedule for day-to-day operations of the RITA mission. The second objective is to develop the 3Cat-8 mission Concept of Operations, by determining the potential areas of interest, and maximizing the mission's outcome by considering all the system budgets.

Description:

This bachelor's thesis aims to conduct an analysis of the current missions of the NanoSatellite and Payload Laboratory (UPC NanoSatLab). The scope of the work is twofold: first, the RITA Payload operations scheduled will be designed. Then, a comprehensive Concept of Operations for the 3Cat-8 mission will be developed, considering the data, link and power budgets, for maximizing the scientific outcome. This encompasses the exploration of mission-critical Areas of Interest and an evaluation of Ground Station accessibility for data retrieval, as well as optimization of experiment execution and power management. Additionally, the frequency of contacts between the 3Cat-8 satellite and the PoCat constellation will be analysed for the establishment of a Federated Satellite System.

This will be achieved through Mission Analysis for CubeSat design and operations, using the mission analysis software Systems Tool Kit and Matlab.

Expected results:

The expected results are the complete analysis of both missions, their aproppriate simulation and analyze the utility of them.
 
Overview (resum en anglès):
The Nanosatellite and Payload Laboratory (UPC NanoSat Lab) is a multidisciplinary initiative within the Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering. It primarily focuses on the development and design of nanosatellite missions, emphasizing the exploration of innovative concepts for small spacecraft systems, as well as the development and integration of subsystems and payloads for Earth Observation.

This thesis aims to contribute to the development of 3Cat-8 mission by conducting a comprehensive mission analysis. Specifically, this analysis focuses on evaluating the nanosatellite's capabilities for advanced ionospheric observations, including nearly simultaneous ionospheric scintillation monitoring through Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) and multispectral polarized emission imaging. It begins with an examination of the satellite's operational environament, including orbital simulations, and extends to the implementation and evaluation of the ground station. Moreover, it includes a detailed calculation of the link budget and assesses the download capacity of the ground station for both S-band and X-band communications. This analysis delivers crucial information for evaluating the experimental capabilities of the satellite. It determines the number of experiments the satellite can perform, the volume of data it can generate, and its data download capacity.

The most important aspect of the project is the analysis of the different operational modes: Camera and GNSS-RO. It involves evaluating the trade-offs based on the priority of the analysis, the combination of modes, and the data generated by each. The study examines whether it is feasible to implement the various cases or if there are data constraints. It also considers whether more data can be generated than the ground station is designed to download, or if fewer data are produced and, during the time the satellite has access to the ground station, all the generated data can be downloaded.

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