VERIFICATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COMS SOC S-BANDSSPA

  • Park, Durk-Jong (Ground System Development Department, Satellite Operations & Applications Division, Space Application Center, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)) ;
  • Yang, Hyung-Mo (Ground System Development Department, Satellite Operations & Applications Division, Space Application Center, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)) ;
  • Ahn, Sang-Il (Ground System Development Department, Satellite Operations & Applications Division, Space Application Center, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI))
  • Published : 2007.10.31

Abstract

The S-Band SSPA is front-end equipment to transmit both LRIT and HRIT to COMS. To provide the required EIRP, S-Band SSPA is designed to generate maximum 1kW power at its 1dB gain compression point (P1dB). Due to the operation for 24 hours per seven days, the verification on the performance of S-Band SSPA was performed thoroughly. This paper presents that major requirements such as maximum 1kW power, maximum -26dBc of IMD characteristic at 500W output and around -57dBc of coupling factor were verified through proposed test configuration.

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