3Cat-2: A P(Y) and C/A GNSS-R experimental nano-satellite mission

3Cat-2 is a 6 U CubeSat mission designed to perform ocean altimetry by means of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Reflectometry (GNSS-R). In this paper 3Cat-2 mission is presented. The main payload is the novel dual-band altimeter P(Y) & C/A ReflectOmeter (PYCARO) which has already been tested...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS
Main Authors: Carreño Luengo, Hugo, Camps Carmona, Adriano José, Perez Ramos, I., Forte, G., Onrubia Ibáñez, Raúl, Díez, Raúl
Other Authors: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RSLAB - Grup de Recerca en Teledetecció, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CTE-CRAE - Grup de Recerca en Ciències i Tecnologies de l'Espai
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2013
Subjects:
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Ciències de la terra i de la vida
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Teledetecció
Earth sciences
Remote sensing
P(Y) GPS code
6 U cubesat
GNSS-R
PYCARO
BEXUS
Ciències de la terra
Teledetecció
North Sweden
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2117/91365
https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721290
Description
Summary:3Cat-2 is a 6 U CubeSat mission designed to perform ocean altimetry by means of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Reflectometry (GNSS-R). In this paper 3Cat-2 mission is presented. The main payload is the novel dual-band altimeter P(Y) & C/A ReflectOmeter (PYCARO) which has already been tested from a pier and from an aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, an experiment from the DLR/SNSB Balloon-borne EXperiments for University Students (BEXUS) stratospheric balloon in North Sweden will be performed on October 2013 for the ultimate optimization of the payload parameters. Peer Reviewed Postprint (published version)

Similar Items