DYNAMIC RF LINK ESTIMATION FOR TELEMETRY SYSTEM OF LAUNCH VEHICLE, KSLV-I

• Main Authors: Kim, Sung-Wan, Hwang, Soo-Sul, Lee, Jae-Deuk
• Other Authors: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
• Language: en_US
• Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 2005
• Subjects: Dynamic RF Link; Launch Vehicle; Antenna Pattern; Look Angle Trace; Trajectory
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/604788; http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/604788

ITC/USA 2005 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-First Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 24-27, 2005 / Riviera Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada === This paper presents the dynamic RF link estimation result for telemetry system of KSLV (Korea Space Launch Vehicle)-I. In particular, it utilizes the parameters of the instantaneous vehicle antenna gain pattern in three dimensions, the improvement by polarization diversity combiner at the ground receiver, and the free space propagation loss. The structural transformation and discontinuity of ground plane after the separation events of nose fairing, stage, and spacecraft, are also included in this analysis. As a consequence, the prediction of link variation has been performed in accordance with ARDP (Antenna Radiation Distribution Plot) and look angle trace of vehicle. In addition, the optimum position of onboard antennas has been investigated to provide better RF link margin in the nominal trajectory.