SPACE REACH INCORPORATED

Space Reach’s Objective & The Team:

Our Company’s Purpose:

 

This project is created in response to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s request for proposals regarding the characterization of a new regime of millimeter wave covering 71-76GHz and 81-86GHz. The main goal of the project is to effectively characterize the frequency band using satellite testing equipment within 5 years and to provide the required hardware and experimental procedures to create such a satellite system.

 

In this proposal, Space Reach has identified ways of measuring signal attenuation, phase distortion, and depolarization in the atmosphere in these millimeter wave frequencies. Other meteorological parameters are considered as well such as atmospheric scintillation and cloud and rain attenuation.

 

We have also outlined preliminary experimental procedures to ensure that our hardware and experimental procedure is capable of satisfying the Air Force’s solicitation. By doing preliminary testing, we can reduce the risk of the project and ensure that our hardware is capable of performing to specifications.

 

This website is outlined into several sections. The first set of links covers the design of the satellite and is followed by a set of links covering the design of the mobile and permanent Earth station. Afterwards, we look deeply into several different types of phenomenon that compromise our transmitted signal as the wave propagates through the 35768km of length between the Earth station and satellite. Once we understand these phenomenon, experimental procedures are stated to measure and model signal propagation. Lastly, we will provide information on our budget and timeline.

 

 

Introducing the Team:

Heimdall Siao: PhD E.C.E. student at Georgia Institute of Technology              Satellite hardware, RF subsystem design, hardware reliability,              budget and timeline, orbital parameters, & link budget              Team leader
Seryoga Shcherbina: Bachelors E.C.E. student at Georgia Institute of Technology              Characterizing rain and cloud attenuation & phase shift.              In charge of preliminary experimental procedures.
Rolando Roca: Masters E.C.E. student at Georgia Institute of Technology              Characterizing signal attenuation, depolarization, & scintillation. In charge of post launch experimental procedures.
Pat Shahan: Masters E.C.E. student at Georgia Institute of Technology              Permanent and mobile Earth station design & BER