The UOSAT telemetry system
Abstract
This paper describes the telemetry system for the satellite (UOSAT) designed and built in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering of the University of Surrey. The function of the telemetry system is to encode the outputs of sensors, located around the spacecraft, into specified data formats prior to transmission via downlink transmitters. In addition, information relating to the status of sub-systems and data from on-board experiments require similar encoding. The basic philosophy of the telemetry system aims at providing a continuous and comprehensive surveillance of spacecraft systems for engineering purposes and a number of data formats to cater for different ground station facilities.
- Publication:
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Radio and Electronic Engineer
- Pub Date:
- September 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982RaEE...52..417M
- Keywords:
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- Data Transmission;
- Ground Stations;
- Onboard Data Processing;
- Radio Telemetry;
- Scientific Satellites;
- Signal Encoding;
- Downlinking;
- Electrical Measurement;
- Format;
- High Current;
- Radio Transmitters;
- Satellite Design;
- Systems Engineering;
- University Program;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking