A Low SWaP-C Radar Altimeter Transceiver Design for Small Satellites
Ozan Dogan (Microwave Sensing, Signals & Systems)
Faruk Uysal (Microwave Sensing, Signals & Systems)
Peter Hoogeboom (TU Delft - Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Paco Lopez Dekker (TU Delft - Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning)
Yuanhao Li (TU Delft - Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning)
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Abstract
This paper discusses the design details of a high resolution, low "Size, Weight, Power and Cost" (SWaP-C) radar altimeter (RA) system. Operating frequency of the radar is chosen within the Ka-band to achieve the desired size and weight requirements, that are highly demanded for the small satellite missions in a cost-efficient way. We propose a system design such that, an intended radar altimeter can be built by using the Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) components. The simulation results show that the proposed RA has high potentiality for realization.