Ibrayev, G.A.; Meirambekuly, N.; Karibayev, B.; Namazbayev, T.; Orynbassar, S.; Sukhenko, A.; Temirbayev, A.; Zhauyt, A. Reducing Energy Consumption in CubeSat Missions: The Integrated Antenna Approach. Preprints2023, 2023110787. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0787.v1
APA Style
Ibrayev, G.A., Meirambekuly, N., Karibayev, B., Namazbayev, T., Orynbassar, S., Sukhenko, A., Temirbayev, A., & Zhauyt, A. (2023). Reducing Energy Consumption in CubeSat Missions: The Integrated Antenna Approach. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0787.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ibrayev, G.A., Amirkhan Temirbayev and Algazy Zhauyt. 2023 "Reducing Energy Consumption in CubeSat Missions: The Integrated Antenna Approach" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0787.v1
Abstract
One of the future challenges of increasing the harnessed solar power is efficiency using of CubeSat sides. One of the approaches is using integrated antenna systems with solar panels or payloads. This study proposes a new approach to the use of integrated antenna systems in remote sensing missions. In this approach, due to the integration of antenna system with payload (in our case, with camera), it is possible to achieve a significant increase in the power generation. Calculations are carried out for cases when the antenna system are integrated with the optical system (α = 0°), which implies that they use one plane, in the second case they are spaced at an angle of α = 90° and in the third case when they are directed to opposite sides (α =180°). In the case of α = 0°, where the camera and antenna module are aligned co-axially, there is no energy expenditure for CubeSat orientation. However, in the other two cases, energy is required for rotation and maintenance of the specified orientation throughout the entire duration of the satellite's flight over the ground station, amounting to 111.99 mW when α = 90° and 44.33 mW when α = 180°.
Keywords
cubesat; integrated antenna systems; remote sensing; attitude control; energy budget
Subject
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
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