Webinar: Communications System Design and Space Environment Effects

Venue:
Virtual

Overview

To ensure mission success, the ground segment must maintain continuous communication with the satellite throughout the spacecraft’s operations. During mission analysis and design, engineers must address the everyday challenges of a spacecraft’s communications subsystem. They need to tune frequency ranges, power budgets, antenna design, and attitude states throughout the design process to ensure seamless communications during operations.

This satellite communications webinar will discuss a simple link from a ground station to a satellite. We will then build on that link and show how digital engineering techniques can be leveraged to approach more complicated engineering problems. We will discuss phased array design, interference, and the space environment—each of these topics plays a critical role in building a mission’s communications system.

This Space Environment Effects webinar will explore the following:

Solar Array ESD – During a mission, Spacecraft are exposed to high energy electrons and ions that can penetrate into the electrical components of the craft and increase the risk due to damaging electrostatic discharge event (ESD).  Solar arrays, which provide electrical power throughout the mission are susceptible to this phenomena. Proper shielding and carefully selected materials can help to mitigate this problem.

Radiation Hardening –  Mission critical printed circuit boards are located deep inside a spacecraft. However, they remain at risk to the harsh radiation in a space environment.  This is a very difficult problem to detect via testing, and therefore simulation can be extremely valuable in identifying potential areas of radiation concern

RFI of Rocket Fairing – Communication from ground controllers to a spacecraft is crucial to mission success. Therefore, RFI interference must be avoided so that communication can be consistent without interruption.

What attendees will learn

• How digital engineering techniques can be leveraged for complex engineering challenges
• The role that phased array design, interference and the space environment play in building a communications system
• How to overcome common challenges with communications systems on a spacecraft
• Solar Array ESD, Radiation Hardening, and RFI of Rocket Hardening

Who should attend

This series is ideal for aerospace engineers, systems engineers, mission planners, and space enthusiasts looking to deepen their knowledge.