• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.8-13
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• 2010

Satellite structure should be designed to accommodate and support safely the payload and equipments necessary for its own missions and to secure satellite and payloads from severe launch environments. The launch environments imposed on satellites are quasi-static accelerations, aerodynamic loads, acoustic loads and shock loads. Especially when optical payload is accommodated, satellite structure usually adopts the optical bench consisting of composite material not only to support and secure but also to guarantee good pointing stability against extreme thermal environments. This paper deals with optical bench and support structure which shall be designed to minimize the loads transferred to optical payloads from satellite.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.46-46
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• 2004

한국항공우주산업(주) 우주개발연구센타에서는 고흥의 외나로도 우주센터에서 국내 최초로 발사되는 소형위성 발사체인 KSLV-1(Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1)의 성능검증을 위해 탑재되는 발사체 성능 검증위성(Korea Demonstration Satellite)을 개발하고 있다. 탑재소프트웨어는 검증위성의 임무를 수행하기 위하여 요구되는 데이터를 처리하고, 위성을 제어하는 역할을 수행한다. 이에 따라 검증위성의 탑재소프트웨어의 주요 기능은 발사체 환경 측정 및 비디오 영상 자료의 획득, GPS로부터 위성체 궤도자료의 저장, 밧데리 충방전 제어, 태양 지향 및 지상과의 통신 등을 고려한 자세제어이다. (중략)

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.41-51
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• 2022

This article presents an overview of the key technologies in the communications payload of broadband LEO satellite communications systems. In recent years, new developments have been realized for LEO satellite communications. SpaceX's Starlink, a technology leader in this field, offers premium services with satellites carrying in-house developed communications payloads. OneWeb, Amazon, Telesat, and Boeing are also developing LEO satellite communications payloads. The communications payload consists of user link antennas, inter-satellite link communications equipment, feeder link antennas, and a digital processor. Highly sophisticated technologies of compact active phased array antennas for generating multiple hopping beams and light laser communication equipment for ultra-high-speed inter-satellite communication will be applied to next- generation payloads.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.115-121
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• 2014

GEO-KOMPSAT-2 (GK2) program, which develops two advanced geostationary satellites simultaneously after the successful COMS mission (2010~present), is on going. An improved next generation meteorological payload and space weather sensors will be equipped on the GK2A. The space weather sensor will be the Korea's first geostationary space environment monitoring payload. Main objectives of the project are its applications into space weather forecasting and pre-warning of hazardous space weather by monitoring physical phenomena such as distribution of high energetic particles, Earth's magnetic fields and charging currents on the spacecraft at a geostationary orbit using the three space weather sensors(energetic particle detector, magnetometer and charging monitor). The summary of the GK2A space weather sensor development and its system and interface designs were described in the paper.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.57-62
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• 2010

SAR payload of LEO satellite will consume about 150A current. This high current makes the voltage drop between battery, satellite main bus and payload interface, which cannot guarantee the input voltage level of the satellite electrical unit and payload. So, it is necessary to predict the main bus and payload input voltage level when the payload works. In this paper, the worst case analysis of the harness and contact resistance was executed and predicted the voltage drop when the payload works.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.74-81
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• 2008

In this paper, the technical trends of the lunar exploration were studied by investigating the objectives of the mission of the recent lunar orbiters. The payloads of the lunar orbiter launched and planned since 1990 are rearranged and analyzed according to the objectives of the mission and the performance. In the future, it will be used to define the objectives of the mission and to make a plan for developing the payloads of the domestic lunar orbiter.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.66-72
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• 2007

In this study, we would like to report the analysis of COMS(Communication, Ocean & Meterological Satellite) MI2U(Meteo-Imager Interface Unit) ORB (On Board Reconfiguration) verification test. MI2U is one of equipment integrated on COMS and in charge of TM/TC function and Power Supply function of MI(Meteo-Imager). COMS, an geo-stationary satellite, is a multi-functional satellite accommodation two observation payloads and one communication payload.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.56-56
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• 2004

원자외선 분광기 등, 우주관측 탑재체가 실린 과학기술위성 1호는 초기 운용과정과 자세제어에 대한 보정작업등을 거쳐 정상적인 임무를 수행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 초기운용과 현재의 탑재체 운용 과정 중에 생성된 위성의 상태 정보 데이터를 이용하여 위성이 궤도상에서 겪는 열 변화에 대하여 어떻게 운용되고 있는지 분석하였다. 위성의 온도 데이터는 위성의 운용 및 궤도상에서 위성체의 자세와 밀접한 관계를 가지고 있다. (중략)

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.92-99
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• 2016

AIS(Automatic Identification System) is an vessel traffic management system which exchanges vessel data with other nearby ships, AIS base stations using VHF band. A domestic AIS base station is located along coast lines or island. So it is difficult to collect vessel data from the ocean. To solve this problem, we adopted AIS payload on the low earth orbit satellite. The AIS payload on the satellite is interfaced with OBC(On-Board Computer) via UART and the FSW(Satellite Flight Software) manages it. The FSW have to receive AIS command from ground station and forward to AIS payload. Similarly FSW have to receive response, OBP, OGP data from AIS payload and it is downlink to the ground station. So in this paper we describe the FSW design & implementation for AIS payload.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.30-34
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• 2017

This paper is concerned with product assurance for the secondary payload, which is used for technology and science research, in the satellite system, which consists primarily of the spacecraft and the primary payload (a high-resolution optical camera). The Korean satellite development program has successfully insured the safety of the spacecraft and primary payload. However, given the limits of budget and schedule, it is very important to establish adequate product assurance for the secondary payload, which has a lower priority than the spacecraft or primary payload. This paper studies the concept of product assurance for the secondary payload of technological and scientific equipment.