Emerging technologies or techniques for the timeless challenge of communicating with small satellites where power comes at a premium and real estate for antennas is sparse.

Schedule
2011
Thursday, August 11th
10:30 AM

Multi-functional Miniaturised Slot Antenna System for Small-Satellites

Jose Padilla, JAST SA
Gabriele Rosati, Laboratory of Electromagnetics and Acoustics (LEMA)
Anton Ivanov, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Frédéric Bongard, JAST SA
Stefano Vaccaro, JAST SA
Juan Mosig, Laboratory of Electromagnetics and Acoustics (LEMA)

10:30 AM
10:45 AM

FPGA-based Coherent MSK Spread Spectrum Modem for Small Satellites TT&C Transponders

Ahmed Maghawry, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences NARSS
Magdi Fikri, Cairo University

10:45 AM
10:59 AM

Characterization of Two Types of Conformal Antennas for Cubesats

Jesús Arellano, Utah State University
Mangalam Chandak, Utah State University
Maryam Jamali, Utah State University
Reyhan Baktur, Utah State University
Robert Burt, Space Dynamics Laboratory

10:59 AM
11:14 AM

Reconfigurable, Radiation Tolerant S-Band Transponder for Small Satellite Applications

Christopher Sauer, Southwest Research Institute
Jennifer Alvarez, Southwest Research Institute
John Dickinson, Southwest Research Institute
Michael Epperly, Southwest Research Institute
Meredith Lecocke, Southwest Research Institute

11:14 AM
11:29 AM

GNSS Receive Antennas on Satellites for Precision Orbit Determination

Jan Zackrisson, RUAG Space AB
Mikael Öhgren, RUAG Space AB

11:29 AM