A Portuguese radar tracking sensor for Space Debris monitoring
- Paper number
IAC-21,A6,1,3,x66537
- Author
Mr. João Pandeirada, Portugal, Instituto de Telecomunicações (Portugal)
- Coauthor
Dr. Domingos Barbosa, Portugal, Instituto de Telecomunicações (Portugal)
- Coauthor
Dr. Miguel Bergano, Portugal
- Coauthor
Dr. Bruno Coelho, Portugal
- Coauthor
Dr. Valério Ribeiro, Portugal
- Coauthor
Prof. Paulo Marques, Portugal
- Coauthor
Mr. José Freitas, Portugal
- Coauthor
Mr. Domingos Nunes, Portugal
- Year
2021
- Abstract
The increase in space debris is a threat for space assets and space based-operations and led to space agencies to develop programs for dealing with it. As part of the national SST project led by the national Ministry of Defense, Instituto de Telecomunicações is developing ATLAS, a new monostatic radar tracking sensor located at the Pampilhosa da Serra Space Observatory, Portugal. The system operates at 5.67 GHz and aims to provide information on objects in LEO orbits upto 10 cm2 of cross section at 1000 km radar range. The Space Observatory houses all the necessary equipment to connect it to the research and development team in Aveiro and to the EUSST network through the Azores operations center. The system features digital waveform synthesis, power amplifiers using GaN technology, fully digital signal processing and a highly modular architecture that follows an Open Systems philosophy and uses Commercial-Off-The-Shelf technologies. ATLAS establishes a modern and versatile platform for fast and easy development, research and innovation.
- Abstract document
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