IKNOW: a Small LEO Satellite for W Band Experimentation

An interesting future alternative to intensively-exploited Ku and Ka bands for high-data rate transmission over satellite networks is represented by the higher frequency ranges such as W band (75-110 GHz). In this context, some experiments targeted to verify the feasibility of W band exploitation for telecommunication services deployment are being carried out. The IKNOW (In-orbit Key-test and validatioN Of W band) mission is an advanced feasibility study within the framework of WAVE (W band Analysis and VErification) project, an Italian Space Agency (ASI) study aimed at designing and developing a W band telecommunication payload. In this paper, authors will focus their attention on the IKNOW satellite mission, introducing both mission and payload architectures, in addition to some receiving chain simulations.

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