Cubesat: Dragsail-Cubesat Compass-2
In cooperation with Aachen University of Applied Sciences the IHF is building the DragSail Cubesat. The purpose of this mission is the in-orbit demonstration of a deployable drag sail to deorbit satellites and thin-film solar cells. The IHF is responsible for the communication systems on board the satellite and for the hardware and software of the ground station. As a new technology in comparation to other cubesat missions the DragSail Cubesat will use modern methods of channel coding in the radio transmission. This leads to a significant increase in user data rate. The launch of the satellite is scheduled for spring 2017.
Related Publications
Wilke, Ralf Christian; Heberling, Dirk; Parow-Souchon, Kai; Reiffenrath, Matti: S-Band, UHF and VHF Communication System for Cubesats including Ground Station Software in 8th Pico- and Nano-Satellite Workshop on "Technologies for Small Satellite Research", 16.09.2015, Würzburg, Germany
Culotta-López, Cosme; Schraml, Korbinian; Wilke, Ralf Christian; Heberling, Dirk: The yagi-helix: A multi-director configuration for the backfire-helix antenna in Proceedings of the 12th European Radar Conference, Seiten 357-360 DOI: 10.1109/EuRAD.2015.7346311
Wilke, Ralf; Reiffenrath, Matti; Parow-Souchon, Kai; Nardi, Christopher; Culotta-López, Cosme; Heberling, Dirk: Communication System for Cubesats : Improving Downlink Capacity using S-Band and UHF in 4. Nationale Konferenz Satellitenkommunikation in Deutschland, Bonn, Germany, 2015-03-25 - 2015-03-26 Link
Wilke, Ralf Christian: Konzeptionierung und Bau eines Telemetrie- und Telekommandountersystems für Kleinsatelliten, Aachen, Techn. Hochsch., Diplomarbeit, 2010, Link
Wilke, Ralf Christian; Reiffenrath, Matti; Parow-Souchon, Kai; Heberling, Dirk: Custom designed Communication Module for DragSail-CubeSat in 7th Pico- and Nano-Satellite Workshop on 'Technologies for Small Satellite Research' : 3. September 2013, Universität Würzburg, Germany
Wilke, R. C.; Heberling, D.: Hybrid Downlink Concept and Implementation for an Adaptive High-Speed Communication System for Pico Satellites, 5th Pico and Nano Satellite Workshop 2011: „Technology for Small Satellite Research” ; 22.- 23. September 2011, Univ. Würzburg, Germany
Wilke, Ralf Christian: Adaptive Communication System for Pico Satellites, in POSTER 2011, 15th International Student Conference on Electrical Engineering, May 12, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic / organized by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
König, Friedhelm; Heimann, A.; Knapp, B.; Piepenbrock, J.; Wilke, Ralf Christian; Kock, J.; El-Zubeir, T.; Steinfelder, H.; Dachwald, Bernd: The COMPASS-2 Nanosatellite in Proceedings of the 4S Symposium (Small Satellites Systems & Services Symposium) : Pestana Conference Centre, Funchal, Madeira, 31 May - 4 June 2010 ; final version / ESA; CNES, Centre National d'Études Spatiales
