The HETE-II primary ground station system and electronics

Ground stations are crucial elements in the success of a satellite mission. With the shift in spacecraft design to provide increased autonomy, the ground station design will also undergo a similar paradigm shift. This thesis describes one such ground station design, which supports the HETE-II (High Energy Transient Explorer) mission. The effort described emphasizes the highly autonomous functions the ground station will perform. An overview of the HETE-II spacecraft, the system components of the ground station, and a discussion of the RF link follows.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1999

Author dc:creator

• Brady, Tye (Tye Michael), 1967-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Manuel Martinez-Sanchez.

• Aeronautics and Astronautics

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50073

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/50073