Affordable Programmed Satellite Pointing System for Propagation Experiments

The development of future communication systems at Q-/V-band requires extensive characterization of the atmospheric propagation channel. The European Space Agency funded the TDP-5 payload that was installed on the Alphasat satellite and is now available for performing propagation measurements in Europe at Ka- and Q-/V-bands. However, as the satellite has an orbit that can reach up to 3° inclinatio...