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Setting up a Student Satellite Receiving System in the United Arab Emirates

Authors:
Youssef El Haj
Mustafa Harbaji
Lutfi Albasha
Nidhal Guessoum

Keywords: satellite receiving station; EUMETSAT; students project

Abstract:
The successful setting up of a research satellite system (signal receiving and data acquisition station) in the United Arab Emirates is reported. The process of drawing up the basic system architecture and determining the essential requirements of the receiving station that isthe satellite dish and components and the reception unit (hardware and software) is described. The challenges encountered and the mitigations and report on the success achieve so far: system set up, signal acquisition, quick data analysis and image processing is discussed. Preliminary conclusions are presented from this first phase of the project.

Pages: 81 to 84

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: April 17, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4480

ISBN: 978-1-61208-128-1

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Dates: from April 17, 2011 to April 22, 2011