Design and validation of an adaptive Cubesat transmitter system using a Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC)

• Main Authors: Jaswar, Fitri Dewi, Abd. Rahman, Tharek, Ahmad, Yasser Asrul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television; TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices; TK7885 Computer engineering; TL787 Astronautics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/76664/1/76664_Design%20and%20Validation%20of%20an%20Adaptive%20Cubesat.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76664/; https://www.ijrte.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v8i3S2/C10391083S219.pdf

CubeSat in a low earth orbit primarily uses a UHF transmitter with a fixed RF output power. In this paper, the design of the CubeSat transmitter with adaptive power controlability is presented. The design drive is to optimise the SNR and overcome the variability of the propagation path length due...