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NIMPH  Project:    Nanosatellite  to  Inves4gate  Microwave  

Photonics  Hardware    

Angélique  Rissons,      

 Ins4tut  Supérieur  de  l’Aéronau4que  et  de  l’Espace  ISAE-­‐SUPAERO  Department  Electronic  Optronic  Signal  

angelique.rissons@isae.fr  

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Embedded Microwave photonics Payload for nanosatellite:  

 Design   and   development   of   a   compact   op4cal   transmission   link   including   Lasers  Diodes,  Mach-­‐Zehnder  Modulator,  EDFA,  photodetectors  +  Electrical  Drivers  +  embedded  monitoring  for  in-­‐flight  metrology  of  the  Gain  and  amplitude  noise    

 ü  Chose  devices  according  to  a  restricted  electrical  power  budget    

ü  Size  the  payload  on  2  or  3  boards  on  2  Uni4es  of  cubesat  (1U=  10cm*10cm*10cm)  

ü  Arrange  the  devices  according  to  the  thermal  and  mass  distribu4on  in    the  pla^orm    ü   Choose  an  orbit          

Ø  Opera4on  Space  low  (LOS)  +  25  years  re-­‐entry    Ø  2  years  opera4on    /  deposited  dose  è EDFA  Gain  and  noise  degrada4on  

     

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 ü  Scien4fic:  Microwave-­‐Photonics  devices  in-­‐flight  test  under  low  radia4on  dose,  mechanical,  

thermal  fluctua4ons    Ø  Experimental  results  for  scien2st  and  industrials  

 ü  Collabora4ve  project:    

Ø Professor,  Students    (Master,  Engineers,  …)=  Toulouse  University,  ISAE-­‐Supaero  (French  “Grande  Ecole”)    

Ø Agency,  research  center,  Industrials:  CNES,  LAAS  CNRS,  Thales  Alenia  Space  Ø …  

ü  High  level  transverse  training  for  ac4ve  learning    -­‐    crossdisciplinary  approach    in  a  real  project  :    

Ø Labwork  courses,  lectures,  workshop,  op4onal  program  Ø Research  projects  Ø Internship,…  

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Embedded Microwave photonics Payload for nanosatellite:

CONTEXT  

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Nanosatellite Context: What is a nanosatellite Platform?

Class weight

Large >1000kg

Medium size 500-100 kg

Mini 100-500 kg

Micro 10-100 kg

Nano 1-10 kg

Pico 0.1-1kg

Femto <0.1kg

Cubesat Standard

Size (cm3)

1 U 10*10*10

2 U 20*10*10

3 U 30*10*10

CUBESAT  STANDARD  1  U=  1L  

Board  size:    9.8*9.8  cm2  

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Constraint Orbit (500-900km) Cubesat model

Volume/size Playload + OBC+TEC+ACS+Radio

Limited electrical power

Solar radiation Solar panel configuration +battery

Thermal Fluctuation

Solar radiation, Albedo radiation,

earth IR

Configuration: TEC/internal heat

Mission lifetime To be configurable/mechanics

Data transmissions

Orientation/ground station

Antenna/Radio module

Reentry/drag Passive or active

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Nanosatellite Context: Haw to launch it?

>  Launch vehicle

> Deployment solution

Deployment  Rack/P-­‐Pod  Launcher   Deployment  System  

Rocket  /  Secondary  payload  (Piggy-­‐back)  

Space  plane  (hip://www.s-­‐3.ch/en/home)  

Ejected  from  ISS  

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Nanosatellite Context: Why a nanosatellite for space research and experimental testing?

Interest For industrials and academics >  Launching cost reduction (vs. satellite) >  Frequent launches >  Simplified System/fast delivery >  integrated payload : COTS or Innovative devices, in flight qualification test >  Collaborative project, University/Industry/Government: Academic projects/Student training program

Weaknesses > Small Energy budget > Reliability > Orbit limited (LOS/space law)

Cost (development + launching) = 1M€

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>  ISAE Education program:

>  Supaero French « Grande Ecole », Graduate program on aeronautics and space >  Master Program :

-  2 Msc Supaero (Aerospace mechanics and avionics, Aerospace and space Systems) -  Msc Global Navigation Satellite Systems (partnership with ENAC)

-  MSc Science Aeronautical Mechanics and Energetics (partnership with ENSMA/ISAE)

>  PHD > Continuing Education

>  ISAE Research: 6 departments > Aeronautics Energetics and propulsion (DAEP) > Complex System Engineering (DISC)

> Mechanics of structures and materials (DMSM) >  Electronics Optronics Signals (DEOS) > Aeronautics and Space Center (DCAS) > Human sciences (LACS)

Nanosatellite at ISAE Aerospace higher education program and Research

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Facilities

> Facilities in research departments:

>  Ground Station >  STELA ground station since 1993 / Satellite program Arsene (amateur radio

satellite) > Supaero ground station shared with Telecom Bretagne

> New station at Cayenne (Guyanne)

>  Software development for teaching needs: > Satorb (Orbitography, multisatellite, multi-station analysis) > Simusat (Satellite simulation software for Energy and Attitude control) > Simulaunch (Launcher simulation software) Micro-satellite functional model > Other available tools provided by CNES or Airbus DS (Thermica, Stella, CIC)

>  Test for components and plateforms : thermal Vacuum Chamber, Thermal Cycling chamber >  In built: nanosatellite integration room

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2016 ENTRYSAT launching > QB50 3U cubesat

Representation of the reentry into atmosphere of a real orbital debris

ENTRYSAT  mission  

- integration room for coming Cubsat - ISAE expertise - Mission Feedback

Entrysat platform

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Requirements:

ü Elliptic Orbit

ü Maximize Radiation è Van Allen Belt/ South Atlantic Anomaly

Ø  Deposite radiation dose >10krad on external surface of a panel

Ø  Mission lifetime 2 years

ü Transmission S band (ground station)

ü Payload Mass /cubesat mass

ü Payload electrical Power

ü LOS respect

NIMPH Project: Nanosatellite to Investigate Microwave Photonics Hardware

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Payload description

>  Microwave photonics Payload architecture for EDFA Gain and Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) Noise measurement:

> Architecture tradeoff : with or w/o MZM, with or w/o Pump TEC > COTS devices (signal and Pump laser diode, photodetectors for signal and residual pump, MUX/DEMUX

>  On board driving and TEC / on-board computer for command and monitoring

>  Challenge è in flight metrology of Gain and ASE noise > Electrical with noise diode > Optoelectronics with optical switches

> 2 Demonstrators: - University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse) w/o MZM - ISAE Supaero with MZM

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Nanosatellite plateforme opportunity Combination of 2 ISAE-Supaero Missions:

JUMPSAT/ NIMPH

2  solu4ons:    -­‐  6U  pla^orm  -­‐  2  3U  pla^orms    

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Spécifications

Jumpsat NIMPH

3-4 months 2 years

Heliosynchrone Orbit LEO

Survol de la SAA Ceinture de Van Allen: 700km < alt. < 10 000km

Ground Station HETE French ground station

LOS LOS

JUMPsat/ NIMPH tradeoff

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2015 Roadmap

Human Ressources ISAE

>  2 Professors ISAE, 2 Engineers ISAE >  Students: full time internship 2-3 >  Students Project 5 >  ++ Partneship University Paul Sabatier >  ++ Mentoring CNES/TAS

Tasks: T1. Noise measurement evaluation T2. EDFA Noise and Gain simulation under Radiation and thermal variation T3. Resize the payload for 1,5 U board: CATIA model T4. Tradeoff : Cubesat Size 3U or 6U according to the launching/mission T5. 3D printed payload mockup + cubesat T6. Integrated board sized for Cubesat and component Thermal test T7.Payload demonstrator development