This thesis describes the design and implementation of a prototype communication sub-system for the CubeSTAR satellite.
The report presents the realization of a semi-duplex UHF transceiver compatible to the GENSO network. Applicable antenna solutions for the satelliteis discussed with regards to directivity, polarization, operational redundancy and payload requirements, a double dipole antenna configuration is proposed for the satellite.
The CubeSTAR satellite is a student satellite project initiated at the University of Oslo in late 2008. The satellite will carry a scientific payload called multiple Needle Langmuir Probe. The m-NLP is an experimental instrument designed at the UiO. The instrument is used to measure the electron density in the ionosphere. The m-NLP is previously been tested at ESTECs plasma lab and flown on the ICI-2 sounding rocket.
Goto Johan L. Tresvig's Master presentation.