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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES
1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES

TELECOM SATELLITE : WHAT USE ?

COMMUNICATION LINK

X
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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES

**
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Direct-to-air services
Q1 **
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Driver aids: satellite radio &

Global Positioning System
Q1_To find Telecommunication Satellite Services?
Direct-to-
home TV Bank transaction

News gathering
Driver aids: satellite radio & Global Positioning System Military communications
Videoconferencing
Package tracking
Fax & paging International High-speed Internet
telephone calls
News gathering
Military communications
Bank transaction “Pay-at-the-pump”
Direct-to-home TV
Weather forecasts
“Pay-at-the-pump”
Videoconferencing
Package tracking Fax & paging
High-speed Internet
Weather forecasts High-speed Internet

International
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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES

• Fixed and Broadcast services  (mainly C, Ku band)

• Fixed services such as VSAT, Corporate Networks…
• Broadcast services such as Direct To Home TV (DTH TV), HDTV, Video distribution
=> The dominant application

• Mobile services  (mainly L, S band)

• Voice/Data on mobile handsets (Inmarsat BGAN)
• Video Broadcasting on mobile handsets
• Digital Radio Broadcasting (DAB) XM, Sirius in USA
• Homeland security missions

• Interactive broadband services  (mainly Ka or Ku band)

• High speed internet access

• Military services  (mainly UHF, X, Ka band)

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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES Operators

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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES
1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS

• Telecommunications service “relay”
Q4
Q3
• Earth areas used for telecom service  PAYLOAD
Q2
• Signal amplification  PAYLOAD
Q4_To identify the 5 sub-functions to ensure satellite operational service?
Q3_To ensure this “relay function”main function,to find 4 sub-functions?
• Frequency translation (to avoid disturbed transmit path)  PAYLOAD
• “Fixed 1_
versus  PLATFORM
earth” is THE main function of a Telecommunication
1_ Q2_What Satellite
• To ensure operational service
• To ensure operational
• “Fixed versus service
2_ Earth”  PLATFORM
2_
• Satellite-ground link  PLATFORM
3_
3_ Frequency translation (to avoid disturbed transmit path)
• Satellite data management  PLATFORM
4_ Electrical
• Stabilized power supply
satellite attitude  PLATFORM
4_power supply
• Electrical  PLATFORM
5_
• To operate in space environment  PLATFORM

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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES
1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS Q5_To locate satellite operational services functions
in Space / Ground area?

Telecom data
Receiving and Transmitting

To provide electrical power

To ensure satellite
Fixed versus earth

To operate in space environment

To manage satellite data

SPACE segment
To ensure Satellite
Ground link
GROUND segment

SATELLITE CONTROL

USERS USERS
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1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS (cont’d) Q6_To find items in empty boxes?

PAYLOAD
A _ Tracking
B_ GROUND
PLATFORM
SPACE segment C_ TELEMETRY RECEPTION
D_ PLATFORM
E_ PAYLOAD
RANGING F_ TELECOMMAND SENDING
G_ SPACE
H_ RANGING
I_ Satellite Control Center

TRACKING
GROUND segment TELECOMMAND
TELEMETRY
SENDING
RECEPTION
Eutelsat Rambouillet teleport (ground stations + PCC)
(satellite control in Paris HQ)

USER 1
Satellite Control Center USER 2
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1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS (cont’d)

• SPACE segment : the satellite with two functional parts:
 PAYLOAD
• Communication module
• To ensure the mission of end users
 PLATFORM
• Service module
• To deliver all necessary services to the payload function

• GROUND segment : two distinct ground/OBSW interfaces

• Mission control center : for payload control and use, in charge of the
commercial or scientific mission
• Maintenance : control of the platform for station keeping

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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES
1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN Q7_To organize Payload functions?

Deployable Antenna
1.4.1_Architecture principle
Top Floor Antenna

FREQ. TRANSLATION
RECEIVE SIGNAL CHANNEL AMPLIFICATION TRANSMIT SIGNAL

Receiver Channel amplifier Transmit antenna

(low noise amp. + local oscillator) Demultiplexer

F2a F2b
F2a F2b

Receive antenna A B A B
(Fol = F1-F2)
F2a F2b
OL F2a F2b F2a F2b

F1a F1b F2a F2b A B A B A B

A B A B
OFF -> ON -> MUTE -> RF_ON Wall with
F2 F1 Payload Equipment
Fol
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Downlink channel
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN selectivity
1.4.1_Architecture principle (example) switches
HPA 1
Channel 1 Channel 1
Coverage 1 Coverage 1

Channel 2 HPA 2 Channel 2

Channel 3 HPA 3 Channel 3

HPA 4
Uplink channel
selectivity
switches HPA 5 Channel 4
Channel 4
Coverage 2 Coverage 2

Channel 5 Channel 5

Channel 6 Channel 6

Channel selectivity is required when the number of channels > number of useable HPAs
If channels 1&4, 2&5, and 3&6 are identical in frequency, it is possible to cross-link from one coverage to the other

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1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN

1.4.2_Equipment location
Communications
Top floor Antennae Repeater equipment
Module
Deployable
Antenna

Payload walls

Service Module

Deployable
Antenna

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1.4.3_Payload equipment
Reflector

Feed
antenna

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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES
1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN « STABLE » versus ORBIT

1.5.1_Introduction (orbit)
« FIXED » versus EARTH stable orbit
Eccentricity
GEOSTATIONARY orbit « STABLE » versus LINK

35 786 km
(ALTITUDE) 360° / day Stable attitude

Stable attitude
Circular orbit

stable orbit
Inclination

6 400 km

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.1_Introduction (Sun / Satellite)

SUN / Satellite versus SEASON

Summer Solstice (21/06)

70 minutes

+ 23.5°

Spring Equinox (21/03)

Automn Equinox (21/09)

- 23.5°

EQ - 23 days EQ + 23 days
Power supply and Thermal impacts EQ

Winter Solstice (21/12) « SUN Eclipses seasons »

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.1_Introduction (Satellite rotation axis)

ALTitude [ 35786 km (orbit radius) – 6400 km (Earth radius) ]

YAW
ROLL SAT
Z N
(EARTH)
X
PITCH
S
(ORBIT)

(SOUTH)

ROLL, PITCH, YAW  ATTitude

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

Q8: To organize Satellite-Ground link functions ?
1.5.2_Satellite-Ground link
Carrier Carrier
F F
Baseband Baseband
Data Data

Demodulation LOCALISATION Modulation

TC baseband TM baseband
RECEIVE TC signal TRANSMIT TM signal
TC data TM data

TELECOMMAND TELEMETRY
COMMAND MEASUREMENT
E_ Data handling
A _ TM data DATA HANDLING F_ TRANSMIT TM SIGNAL
B_ TC data
G_ RECEIVE TC SIGNAL
C_ TM baseband
H_ LOCALISATION
D_ TC BASEBAND

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.2_Satellite-Ground link  PLATFORM : TELEMETRY, COMMAND and RANGING (TCR)

Receive TC receiver LOCALISATION TM transmitter Transmit

antenna antenna
TC TC interface TM interface TM
F TC F TM

TC TM
TC TM
TC TM

Handling of TC and TM

Commands C Commands
and
and
Measurements
Commands Commands
Measurements
EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT
Data bus TC and TM

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NOMINAL ON STATION
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN CONFIGURATION
1.5.2_Satellite-Ground link (Global Horns)

Receiving Global Horn Global Horn Transmit

antenna antenna
TC TM

TC receiver LOCALISATION TM transmitter

Sw Sw
TC interface TM interface
F TC F TM

TC TM
TC TM
TC TM

DATA HANDLING

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN LEOP and

RECOVERY ON STATION
1.5.2_Satellite-Ground link
CONFIGURATION
(Omni Antennae)
OMNI Receiving
Transmit OMNI
Antenna antenna
TC TM

TC receiver LOCALISATION TM transmitter

Sw Sw
TC interface TM interface
F TC F TM

TC TM
TC TM
TC TM Transmit
Receiving antenna
Antenna TM
TC
DATA HANDLING OMNI
OMNI

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.2_Satellite-Ground link Ku-band
Ku-band P/L Ku-band P/L
TM & TC Horn Tx Feed
Rx Feed
Ku-Band OMT P/L Rx’s OMT OMUX Ku-Band
TC +Z HEMI TC TM +Z HEMI
Extraction

LHCP
RHCP

LHCP
RHCP
Or
Or

RG 1
Ku-Band Ku-Band
RG 2
Typical

O/P SW
I/P SW

CAMP

TWTA
RF Rx1 Tx1
coupler
TM filter 3 dB
hybrid
Ku-Band TCR
RG 1
Ku-Band
Architecture

O/P SW
Ku-Band

I/P SW

CAMP

TWTA
RG 2

Rx2 Tx2
RF
coupler TM filter
Ku-band 3 dB
NRZ TC PSK TM
Payload hybrid

RF WG’s
RF coaxial cables
RHCP

LHCP

RHCP

LHCP
TCR RF units

P/L units used by the TCR subsystems

E3000 Ku TCR & Beacon architecture Ku-Band

Ku-Band 18/04/2011 V1.0
TC -Z HEMI TM -Z HEMI
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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN  PLATFORM : DATA HANDLING Subsystem (DHS)

1.5.3_Data Management (Data Handling)

Computing Memory

Cyphering TC TM
TIME management

DATA HANDLING
C
Commands
Commands
PLATFORM and PAYLOAD
and
Measurements
Commands Commands PAYLOAD
PLATFORM Equipment Measurements Equipment
EQUIPEMENTS EQUIPEMENTS
Interface Interface
DATA BUS
Q9:To identify 4 Data handling functions ?

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.4_”Fixed versus Earth” (1.Orbit evolutions)

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.4_”Fixed versus Earth” (2.Orbit determination)
2
PLATFORM ELEVATION

RANGING
3
AZIMUTH
1
DISTANCE MEASUREMENT TRACKING
(Computation of the time necessary for one round-trip)

TELECOMMAND TELEMETRY
SENDING RECEPTION

Satellite Control Center Satellite Control Center

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN West East

1.5.4_”Fixed versus Earth” (3.Orbit corrections)

South
North
East

South

West

West
East

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keeping correction (maneuver) ?

1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN  PLATFORM : ATTITUDE DETERMINATION
1.5.4_”Fixed versus Earth” (4.Maneuvers) and CONTROL Subsystem (ADCS)

MANEUVER CORRECTION
ORBITAL DATA
COMPUTATION EXECUTION

Propulsion
On-board
Computer
SPACE segment Orders
(Time tagged) Thrusters
C

Localisation Man. Type

Flight Dynamics
campaign (N/S, E/W, Drift)
ORBIT
Measurments

Computation Maneuver
GROUND DISTANCE
Start Date
ELEVATION
segment ORBIT
AZIMUTH
Correction Maneuver
Time duration

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to ensurecorrection ?
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COMPUTING
function?? » function?
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN (difference between ALTITUDE and ATTITUDE ?)
1.5.5_Stabilized satellite attitude  PLATFORM : ADCS

SENSORS COMPUTER ACTUATORS

(to collect attitude information) (to compute attitude correction) (to perform attitude correction)

Computer

Performed correction
Computed correction
Thrusters
ROLL ∆ ROLL ∆ ROLL corr

measurments
C
Gyroscopes PITCH ∆ PITCH ∆ PITCH corr
Attitude
Control
Star Trackers Earth Sensor YAW modes ∆ YAW ∆ YAW corr
(Infra Red)

Z
YAW
X
SAT. Wheels
(EARTH)
ROLL Solar
Y arrays
bias SOSA (windmill)
Sun sensors (BASS, LIASS) (ORBIT)

PITCH Solar flux

(SOUTH)

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.5_Stabilized satellite attitude (Disturbing torques)

SENSORS COMPUTER ACTUATORS

(to collect attitude information) (to compute attitude correction) (to perform attitude correction)

Disturbing torques
Corrections
Correction
EXTERNAL
+ Disturbances DISTURBANCES

Flight Dynamics
+ ADCS studies

Disturbing torques
Computation
Example: position of solar panels versus the body

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.5_Stabilized satellite attitude
LIASS

BASS

BASS
IRES
STR

LIASS

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.5_Stabilized satellite attitude IRES

STR

(External side wall +Y)

Optical Heads

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.5_Stabilized satellite attitude

MOMENTUM WHEELS

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and their operating principle?

1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.5.6_Propulsion actuators  PLATFORM : CPS (chemical), PPS (plasmic)

CPS (chemical) PPS (plasmic)

Fuel Explosion Anode (-) Ionisation
Xenon
Pulse Pulse
Pressurant Oxidiser + Electrical Arc
Cathode (+)

Pressurant He Plasmic Xenon Xe

Power
Xenon Regulator
Oxidizer Fuel Unit
LAE XRFS and Feed System
NTO MMH Pyro Valve PPU
Isolation
LV (at the end of LEOP)

TLV
Thrusters
LAE Thrusters

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.7_Electrical Power Supply  PLATFORM : EPS

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Q15: Electrical Power Supply main functions ?

1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.5.7_Electrical Power Supply  PLATFORM : ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY (EPS)

POWER SUPPLY POWER STORAGE POWER DISTRIBUTION

E
Solar array Regulation Q
Power distribution U
Power distribution I
bus P
M
E
N E
T Q
U
I
P
M
E
Battery Secondary Voltage N
T
SOC(State Of Charge)
Number of sections + Battery
Max

EQ+/-23days EQ+/-23days Year

Needed Power
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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.7_Electrical Power Supply  PLATFORM : ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY (EPS)

Battery assembly

Battery (Cells module)

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.7_Electrical Power Supply  PLATFORM : EPS
Communications
Module

Solar Array

Power Supply Regulator

Service Module

Batteries
Solar Array
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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN

1.5.8_”To operate in space environment”
•Equinox season
– COLD phase, the sun incidence on North and South panel is
null
– Sun eclipses occur (duration from 0 to 72 minutes)

•Summer Solstice
– HOT phase for NORTH panel in Summer and South in Winter
+/- 23.5° sun incidence

•Space temperature is constant and equal to 4°K = -269°C

•On geostationary orbit, infrared and Earth Albedo flux are neglictible

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1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN  PLATFORM : THERMAL CONTROL

1.5.8_”To operate in space environment” Subsystem (TCS)

POWER DISSIPATION (REGULATED) HEATING THERMAL ISOLATION

MANAGEMENT

Optical Solar Reflectors MLI (Multi Layer Isolation)

(OSR) Thermal Isolation
Thruster

Deployment
mechanism Regulated Heaters
Thermal pipes
High Power
Amplifier

Orientation Heaters Equipment

High Power
mechanism
Amplifier
Thermistances
Thermal Radiators
painting (Thermal dissipation)
Substitution heaters
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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES
1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS PAYLOAD USERS

(EQUIPMENTS & ELECTRONICS)
PLATFORM
ADCS Propulsion Subsystems
TCS

ATTITUDE CPS PPS

DETERMINATION THERMAL CONTROL
CHEMICAL PLASMIC Subsystem
and CONTROL
Subsystem “ADCS actuators”
“To operate in Space environment”

“Fixed versus Earth”

EPS
DHS
DATA BUS ELECTRICAL POWER
TCR
TELEMETRY and Subsystem

Cyphering
DATA HANDLING
COMMAND Subsystem Subsystem
“Electrical Power Supply”
“Satellite-ground link” “Satellite Data management”

TC Antenna TM
ELECTRICAL POWER BUS

SATELLITE CONTROL
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1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS PAYLOAD USERS

(EQUIPMENTS & ELECTRONICS)
PLATFORM
ADCS Propulsion Subsystems
IRES Mirrors TCS MLI
MLI
MLI
MLI
(OSR)
Thrusters
Thrusters Tanks DTMA
DTMA Thermistances
Gyros Xe Substitution
STR CPSE Thermal
EU RW LV Heaters
LV Heaters
EU PPSE XRFS painting
TLV
TLV Heat pipes
WCE TLV CPS PPS SW

DHS EPS
SBVR
ADE PL EU
DATA BUS Batteries
TCR

Cyphering
computer SCU PSR
TC demodulator SADE
OBSW
TM
TMModulator
Modulator memory SADM
Rx Receivers Tx Transmitters

TC Antenna TM
ELECTRICAL POWER BUS

Solar
SATELLITE CONTROL
Arrays
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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES
1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
DAY 1 1/2
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
End of presentation
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS

AIT PROCESS

10 – LAUNCH

9 – LAUNCH PAD OPERATIONS

8 – CONTAINER INSTALLATION

7 – FINAL FLIGHT CONFIGURATION

6 – RF TESTS

5 – MECHANICAL TESTS

4 – INTEGRATION

3 – VACUUM TESTS

2 –COUPLING

1 - PLATFORM, PAYLOAD, Batteries, Antenna

and Solar Arrays delivery
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1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS

SM (Service Module) / CM (Communication Module) VACUUM TESTS
COUPLING

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1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS

ANTENNA INTEGRATION

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1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS

MECHANICAL VIBRATION TESTS

SOLAR ARRAYS INTEGRATION

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1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS

RF TESTS
CPS TESTS

It is checked that Antenna have good pointing

and payload performance is correct.
After vibration test, it is checked that there is It is also checked electro-magnetic compability
no leakage (pressurized Helium)

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1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS

FINAL FLIGHT CONFIGURATION
CONTAINER INSTALLATION

Mechanisms locking, pyro components

arming, wiring and MLI finalization, …

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1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS

SATELLITE INSTALLATION IN LAUNCHER

AND TESTS ON LAUNCH PAD

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1.1_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE SERVICES
1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
NOMINAL CONTINGENCY
CONTROL

NOMINAL CONTINGENCY
ON-BOARD CONTROL

ATTITUDE ATTITUDE **
-AUTOMATIC
Sun to Earth acquisition
**
EPS CONTROL RECOVERY -Sun acquisition
EQUIPMENT**
MANAGEMENT -Earth acquisition
ON-BOARD

RECONFIGURATION **
STOP - Attitude control
MANEUVER EARTH
THERMAL MANEUVER - Propulsion configuration
TCR in
MANAGEMENT ACQUISTION -SUN
Attitude recovery
CONTROL OMNI
and CONTROL POINTING
- Coverage
Payload Configuration
THERMAL - On board Time drift
ECLIPSE EQUIPMENT
- Cyphering Key loading
THRESHOLDS and ORBIT
SEASONS and
Q20 : To identify functions which are: RECONFIGURATION
- TCR in Omni coverage
CONFIGURATION DETERMINATION
FROM GROUND

MOON ECLIPSES On-Board Control (BACK TO NOMINAL)

updating - Thermal control
Ground Control
MANEUVER - Thermal thresholds and
SUN TO EARTH
BATTERY PROPULSION S/S configuration updating
either in NOMINAL
DATA case ACQUISTION
CONDITIONING CONFIGURATION or in CONTINGENCY case
- Battery Conditioning - Orbit determination - Automatic equipment reconfiguration
- MAINTENANCE
Eclipse Seasons and Moon Eclipses -
PAYLOAD Maneuver ONmanagement
BOARDand control
TIME - BATTERY CELLS
Equipment reconfiguration (Back to nominal)
- EPS management -
CONFIGURATIONManeuver data
DRIFT
- Maintenance operations SHUNT
OPERATIONS
-
(*)
Battery Cells shunt CYPHERING
(check redundant equipment good operating when not often used)
- Stop maneuver
(*) to check redundant equipment good operating when not often used) KEY LOADING
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1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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the first one includes the Kernel and basic items (Platform I/F, Bus I/F,
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Time, Memory), the second layer is about the « General Services », and
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE (OBSW) the third one groups « Applications »?

APPLICATIONS SATELLITE FUNCTIONS

ADCS POWER
MANEUVER
On Station CONTROL Contingency
Contingency
On Board Time Contingency
ADCS THERMAL
Memorization-
-
Transfer
TM
/ Acquisition CONTROL - Thermal Control Patch - Master schedule (Time management)
- TC - Spy - ADCS On station
- Dwell
- ADCS (Transfer/ Acquisition) - Dump - Equipment interface
- Maneuver
- On Board memorization - Equipment configuration - Power Control
- Contingency GENERAL SERVICES
EQUIPMENT
TC DWELL DUMP
MASTER SCHEDULE INTERFACE
(Time management) EQUIPMENT
TM SPY PATCH
CONFIGURATION

KERNEL
(Platform I/F, BUS I/F, TIME, MEMORY,…….)

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1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE (OBSW)

1.9.1_General Services

Computer Remote Computer

TC Sat_id VCID MAPID

Trame n + 30s Trame n+1

TM DWELL
TM 1
TM 5 TM 1
TM 12 TM 5

TM 23 TM 12

TM 23 DWELL channel
DWELL channel DWELL channel
TM « X » required in DWELL
(about 30s to fill it up)
 TM every 30s  Dwelled TM every 2s

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1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE (OBSW)

1.9.1_General Services SPY To SPY data
To put data in a buffer in order to keep them
and transmit them to the ground later
DUMP To READ a data PATCH To WRITE a data
Memory Memory Data

Buffer

adress adress
word word Linear
Protection
or Cyclic
(arming / disarming)

MASTER SCHEDULE To schedule Commands EQUIPMENT

Time Tagged TC = TC + Execution Time
Time Tagged File Interface / Configuration
TIME t0 Equipment B
TC1 t1 TC1 TC2 Equipment A
TC2 t2 t OFF ON FAILED STBY …
t0 t1 t2

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1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE (OBSW)

1.9.2_Applications
ADCS ON STATION POWER Control
THRUSTER WHEEL Battery Eclipse
…
Control Loop Control Loop management Management

SUN EARTH Season

… …
Acquisition Acquisition Management

ADCS Transfer THERMAL Control

Thermal
Thermal
… … Thermal
Thermal
Control loop
Thermal
Control loop
Thermal
Control loop
Control
management Thermal
loop
Control
management
Control loop
loop
management
Control
management loop
… … management
management
management

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1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE (OBSW)

1.9.2_Applications (Satellite Functions)

Maneuver Type (N/S, E, W, …)

MANEUVER

Data from Ground Start Maneuver Date Sequence depending on Man. Type

Maneuver Thrust Duration

ON BOARD TIME MEMORIZATION

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1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE (OBSW) Q22: To identify the three main items for Satellite Safety ?

1.9.2_Applications (Satellite Functions)

SATELLITE SAFETY

POWER TM/TC Link DATA MANAGEMENT

To ensure Power Supply To ensure Space / Ground To ensure Permanent
of Satellite Major equipment Segments link On-board Data management

Payload Shedding Omni TM/TC Coverage Computer Reconfiguration

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1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTING UNIT Q23: To complete the following Computer architecture

External Criteria Reconf. Orders

Ext. Command
Decyphering Unit Monitoring and
Internal Criteria
Reconfiguration
Unit

REDUNDANT
COMPUTER
TC
TeleCommand
I/F Inter
Central
Processor
TM TeleMetry PROCESSING Link I/F
DW I/F

Sensor
Direct TC and TM DTC DTC and DTM System Data Bus
Acquistion Sun Sensors
(critical  direct to computer) I/F
DTM Controller Electronics
Data Bus

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1.2_TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
1.3_SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS
1.4_PAYLOAD BASIC DESIGN
1.5_PLATFORM BASIC DESIGN
1.6_SATELLITE SUBSYSTEMS
1.7_ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION AND TESTS
1.8_SEMI-AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
1.9_ON BOARD SOFTWARE
1.10_SATELLITE COMPUTER UNIT
1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

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1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM E3000 Mission examples

Alphasat

W3A
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1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM E3000 Mission examples

Eutelsat W3A
Mission
• Complete range of telecommunications services for Europe & Africa in Ku & Ka bands from the 7°East
orbital slot
• Payload : 50 transponders, 48 Ku band & 2 Ka band

Characteristics
• Launch Mass : 4300 kg
• Electrical Power : 6.9 kW
• Design Lifetime : 15 years

Industrial Responsibilities
• Astrium : Prime contractor for
Platform, Payload & Satellite
Integration

Launch
• March 2004 (Proton)

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1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM E3000 Mission examples

Inmarsat 4 F1, F2, F3
Mission
• Mobile communications 3rd gen : cell phone, data transfer & internet access for laptop & handheld
computer (up to 432Kbps)
• Augments the service provided by Inmarsat 3 to the Americas, Europe, Africa & Asia
• 630 channels of 200 kHz in L-band
• Processed payload, 200 spot beams

Characteristics
• Launch Mass : 5500 kg
• Electrical power : 9 kW
• Lifetime > 10 years, electric propulsion

Industrial Responsibilities
• Astrium : Prime contractor for Platform, Payload & Satellite Integration

Launch
• March_05 4 F1 / Nov 05 4 F2 / Aug 08 4 F3
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Yahsat 1A
Mission
• Communications satellites for governmental & commercial services for the Middle East, Africa, Europe
and South West Asia
• Payload : 14 C band, 25 Ku band and 21 Ka band transponders
• 51.5°East

Characteristics
• E3000
• Launch Mass : 6000 kg
• Payload Power : 11.6 kW
• Design Lifetime : 15 years

Industrial Responsibilities
• Astrium : Co-Prime contractor for Platform & Satellite Integration
• Thales Alenia Space : Co-Prime contractor for payload

Launch
• March 2011 (Ariane 5)
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E172B (172°East)

Mission :
• Ku-Band legacy mission covering 5 Pacific areas
• Ku/Ka-band multi-beam mission over Pacific and South Asia,
• C-Band mission covering south Asia and Australia.

Characteristics
• E3000 EOR
• Launch Mass : 3500 kg
• Electrical Power : 11.5 kW
• Design Lifetime : 15 years

Industrial Responsibilities
• Airbus DS : Prime contractor

Launch
• June 2017 (Ariane) + in-orbit delivery October 2017 (4 months after launch)

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1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM The “Future”: NEO

EUROSTAR 2000

EUROSTAR 3000

EUROSTAR NEO

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1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM The “Future”: ONE WEB

4 Sat / day
500 000 US$ / Sat

1200 km
650 satellites to cover
the Earth

EXCITING CHALLENGE
for Production & to
Operate
INTERNET FOR
ALL

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AIRBUS status in year 2018

1.11_SATELLITE SYSTEM

Airbus has more than 50 years of experience

with over 100 geostationary satellites launches

The world leader in providing high power all-

electric satellites, reducing the on-orbit cost as well
as being more environmentally considered

Leading the race in flexible payloads

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THANK YOU!

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