In-orbit measurements of spacecraft microvibrations for satellite laser communication links

Morio Toyoshima; Yoshihisa Takayama; Hiroo Kunimori; Takashi Jono; Shiro Yamakawa

doi:10.1117/1.3482165

1 August 2010 In-orbit measurements of spacecraft microvibrations for satellite laser communication links

Morio Toyoshima, Yoshihisa Takayama, Hiroo Kunimori, Takashi Jono, Shiro Yamakawa

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 49, Issue 8, 083604 (August 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3482165

Abstract

Angular microvibrations of platform jitter on the optical inter-orbit communications engineering test satellite are measured in space during ground-to-satellite laser communication links. The microaccelerations are measured by the onboard accelerometers at a sampling rate of 2048 Hz. The angular microvibrations are estimated from the measured microaccelerations using the tracking characteristics of the laser communications terminal and the conversion factor on the basis of microvibration data obtained from ground-based tests. The power spectral density (PSD) of the satellite microvibrations is analyzed by using the fast Fourier transform analysis and the data length is examined according to the frequency resolution of the PSD. The in-orbit measurements of the PSDs are compared with those obtained from the ground test. The angular microvibrational base motion is estimated and a PSD up to 1024 Hz is additionally provided as a database of the real measurement results with previously obtained in-orbit measurements. The measured results will contribute to the angular jitter estimation and the design of a tracking control loop for space laser communication systems in the future.

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Morio Toyoshima, Yoshihisa Takayama, Hiroo Kunimori, Takashi Jono, and Shiro Yamakawa "In-orbit measurements of spacecraft microvibrations for satellite laser communication links," Optical Engineering 49(8), 083604 (1 August 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3482165

Published: 1 August 2010

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