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UIR/SAE Telemetry, Tracking Command Subsystem
Introduction to TM, TC and Tracking
Telemetry, Tracking Command Subsystem functions allow dialog between
the satellite and the ground stations using the following functions:
Telemetry = TM
T l d TC
Telecommand = TC
Measure of distance = TR
The TELEMETRY allows the knowledge of the satellite state (platform and
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payload). It transmits the thermal, electric and mechanical parameters
The TELECOMMAND allows the modification of the satellite state.
The TRACKING allows the knowledge of the position of the satellite in space.
It can be carried out by measurement of travel time (information of radial
distance satellite/station), by Doppler measurement, or angular measurement
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TM/TC link
The TM/TC link consists of the transmission of Telecommand from Earth to the
satellite including instructions intended to be carried out on board the satellite and the
transmission of the telemetry from the satellite to Earth including data information
transmission of the telemetry from the satellite to Earth including data information
about the health of the satellite.
The TM/TC link must be established very reliably during all phases of the life of a
satellite e can globall disting ish fo r phases
satellite; we can globally distinguish four phases:
Launch phase, which corresponds to the period from injection by the launcher
until the final position of the satellite is reached;
Station-Keeping phase, which corresponds to the nominal operating phase of
the satellite;
Safe mode phase, which corresponds to a failure or detection of operating
conditions considered dangerously out of the normal range;
Deactivation or deorbitation phase, during which the satellite is sent into a so-
called Graveyard orbit.
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The TM, TC and Tracking System
It consists of two fundamental segments
Segment Ground
Space segment
Space segment
The ground segment uses the national networks of ground stations deployed
worldwide
The space segment included the whole Embedded equipments in direct interface
The space segment included the whole Embedded equipments in direct interface
with the ground stations
On board satellite, we find:
Antennas of emission/receiving
Receiving transmitter or transponder
Decoder of Telecommand
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Encoder of Telemetry
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For the LEO or MEO satellites in orbit, the following frequencies can be used
(service of space operations):
The frequencies for TM, TC and Tracking
(service of space operations):
SPACE > EARTHdownlink
137-138 MHZ
137 138 MHZ
272-273 MHZ
401-402 MHZ
1525-1535 MHZ
5 5 535
2200-2290 MHz
EARTH > SPACE uplink
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148-149 MHZ
449.75-450.25 MHZ
1427-1429 MHZ
1427-1429 MHZ
2015-2110 MHZ
For the telecommunications satellites in the GEO orbit
For the telecommunications satellites in the GEO orbit
Frequency = bands of service (4/6 Ghz or 12/14 Ghz for example)
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The antennas of the satellite are characterized by a quasi-isotrope radiation
The antennas characteristics
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in order to cover the various attitudes taken by the satellite with respect to the
Ground station :
Launching and orbital phases
Losses of attitude
Critical Situations in the event of faults
The antennas of the ground stations are characterized by a very high gain
The antennas of the ground stations are characterized by a very high gain
(very directive). They are able to automaticaly track the satellite during the fastest
passages, i.e. in the vicinity of the ground station zenith.
The used Polarization (station ground)
The used Polarization (station ground)
TELECOMMAND: circular polarization
TELEMETRY: circular polarization
On the ground station, we use a combiner of polarization in order to increase the
level of the received signal.
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Geostationary satellites: position in orbit must be maintained in a window of 0.1
wide in latitude and longitude;
Tracking satellite by ground stations
wide, in latitude and longitude;
An offset of approximately 60 km along and across the plane of orbit.
TRACKING can be done in different ways:
BY MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES: measurement of propagation time
(round trip) of the radio wave emitted by the ground station.
(round trip) of the radio wave emitted by the ground station.
BY DOPPLER MEASUREMENT: the transponder on board must be
capable of re-transmitting the telemetry carrier in coherence of frequency with
the telecommand carrier transmitted by the ground station (Coherent
the telecommand carrier transmitted by the ground station. (Coherent
transponder).
BY ANGULAR MEASUREMENT: from the directivity characteristics of the
tracking network stations.
BY INTERFEROMETRY: this process is used to locate the probes distant
from a network of earth stations as distant as possible from each other (very
o a et o o ea t stat o s as d sta t as poss b e o eac ot e ( e y
wide base interferometry) likewise that previously, it is also a method of
angular localization.
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DISTANCE Measurement
Principle
Principle
1. Emission on the ground of several tons (pure sinusoid) with FM modulation
2. Satellite retransmission of received tones
3 Cl bi it i l th d i i t
3. Clear ambiguity progressively on the ground using minor tones
4. Fine measurement on the ground of the delay time between the major tone
emitted and the major tone received.
D: outward distance = return distance
C: 3.108 m / s
TM: measured delay time
TB: delay time on board
TS: ground delay time
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TM
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PRECISION ON THE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT
Precision of an elementary measurement
Precision of an elementary measurement
SYSTEMATIC ERROR: If TB = TS = 100 ns precision +/- 30 m on the
distance
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DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHODS
1. ANGULAR MEASUREMENT
Used for stationary geostationary satellites
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Too expensive for LEO or MEO satellites
2. DISTANCE MEASUREMENT
Used for stationary geostationary satellites
Delicate for LEO or MEO satellites
3. DOPPLER MEASUREMENT
Used for LEO or MEO satellites : f = 400MHz Doppler of 10KHz
Not suitable for geostationary satellites
Not suitable for geostationary satellites
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Telecommand decoder functions (ground-to-space Link): :
Telecommand decoder/Telemetry encoder
Receive the demodulated RF signal from communication susbsyetm
Ensure bit synchronization
Ensure frame synchronization
Ensure frame decoding and validation
validation and distribution of Telecommands towards the on-board computer
Encrypted Telecommands
Encrypted Telecommands
Encrypted telecommands can be used for make the uplink safer
Authentication of the encrypted message
The basic telecommand decoder is kept and additional circuits are
The basic telecommand decoder is kept and additional circuits are
introduced to ensure encryption and authentication functions of the
message received (depending on the mission)
Telemetry Encoder functions (space-to-ground Link):
Telemetry data acquisition in platform subsystems and payloads.
Data compression (preprocessing) and coding;
Formatting and transmission of the stream bit to the Communication
subsystem.
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Classification of telemetry data
Housekeeping
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Monitoring the health status of the satellite, and the operating mode.
Temperatures
Voltages and currents
Voltages and currents
Operating state
Redundancy status
Deployment of mechanism
Deployment of mechanism
Attitude
Sun sensor
Earth horizon sensor
Star sensor
Gyroscopes
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Accelerometers
Payload : it varies by mission
Technological data,
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Scientific data from an instrument, etc.
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Protocoles de communication entre le bord et le sol
L'objet ici est de décrire les principes, les
formats numériques et protocoles associés, utilisés
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dans la transmission des données entre le bord et
le sol.
Ces formats numériques font l'objet de
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recommandations du comité international CCSDS
(CCSDS : Consultative Committee for Space Data
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Systems) et de standards établis par les deux
principales agences spatiales : la NASA et l'ESA.
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Les principes
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Types de télémesures susceptibles d'être utilisés sont
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répertoriées:
suivant le délai entre l'acquisition à bord et la transmission
suivant le délai entre l acquisition à bord et la transmission
au sol, on distingue :
les TM temps réel,
les TM enregistrées (transmises en temps différé lors
des périodes de isibilité)
des périodes de visibilité)