Document Type : Research Paper
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1 M.Sc. School, New Technologies, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran. Iran
2 Associate Professor, School of New Technologies, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
In this paper, Design, optimization, and implementation of a Transparent Pseudo-Noise satellite Ranging relay are presented. CCSDS and DSN standards were studied for requirements of on board hardware for LEO satellites and ground station. To optimize the performance of the relay, a ground station for a two-way ranging system was modeled in MATLAB according to the DSN standard architecture. The effects of non-ideal hardware for the Implementation of an on-board relay were simulated. The simulation results confirmed that the designed transparent relay hardware satisfies the requirements of CCSDS and DSN ranging standards system and has no detrimental effect on it. Finally, the implemented relay was tested with a Transceiver similar to the ranging Transceiver was confirmed for operation.
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