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2017

Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

University of Texas at El Paso

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A Cubesat Communication System Development For Gto Mission, Ashiqur Rahman Jan 2017

A Cubesat Communication System Development For Gto Mission, Ashiqur Rahman

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Tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) systems on traditional small satellites have advanced significantly in last few decades. The capabilities, requirements and expectations of the communication system have been increased significantly for the smaller satellites. Small satellites are now performing the tasks near to the bigger satellites which increases the dependency on the communication system in terms of reliability and data management. This Thesis paper will focus on development of the communication system of a 1U cube Satellite named Orbital Factory II (OFII). The satellite will be launched into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) onboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas …