The WAVE mission payload
Akram H. Jebril, L Scucchia, Marco Lucente, M. Ruggieri, P. Cambriani, Tommaso Rossi, Ada Vittoria Bosisio, Alessandro Pisano, Antonio Salome, L. Ronzitti, Maristella Musso, Antonio Iera, S. Pulitano, Simone Morosi, Vittorio Dainelli, V. Speziale · 2005
In this paper, an overview of the WAVE mission payload architecture is presented. WAVE (W-band Analysis and VErification) is the new project funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The aim is to design and develop a W-band geostationary (GEO) payload to be deployed for scientific experimental studies of the W-band channel and possible utilization in satellite data communications. The large bandwidth availability in the W-band range allows conceiving and proposing advanced services for future scenarios in order to meet high-quality requirements for a large number of users. The major parameters of the payload architecture are discussed in addition to the different requirements and specifications of the on-board transmission and reception components and their dependence on the host platform