Phase 3-D, a truly international project!
Overview of the Phase 3-D satellite project
The
people
working on the project
Receiver
HF (21 MHz) Receiver
V & U Band
(146 & 435 MHz) Receiver
L Band
(1200 MHz) Receiver
S Band
(2400 MHz) Receiver
C Band
(5600 MHz) Receiver
Transmitter
HF
(29 MHz) Transmitter
K Band
(24 GHz) Transmitter
V Band
(146 MHz) Transmitter
U Band
(435 MHz) Transmitter Exciter
U Band (435 MHz) Transmitter Amplifier
S Band
(2400 MHz) Transmitter
X Band (10 GHz) Transmitter TWTA
X Band (10 GHz) Transmitter
Computer & Houesekeeping
RUDAK-U
Internal Housekeeping Unit (
IHU
), Command Decoder
Input/Output Module (
I/O
)
Experiments
Cosmic-Ray Energy Deposition Experiment (
CEDEX
)
A & B
Cameras
RF
Monitor
Experiment
Global Positioning Satellite System (
GPS
) Experiment
Propulsion
Systems
Liquid Ignition Unit (
LIU
)
Propellant Flow Assembly (
PFA
)
Electronic Propulsion Unit (
EPU
)
The
400N
Thruster
ARcjet Thruster (
ATOS
)
Housekeeping
Battery Charge Regulator (
BCR
)
RF Relay Panel
Array Release Unit (
ARU
)
IF Matrix, LEILA
Power Supply Unit (
PSU
)
Sensor Electronics Unit (
SEU
)
Miscellaneous
Sun
Sensor
Earth
Sensor
Reaction Wheels
Umbilical Units
CAN LAN
Check-Out Terminal Equipment (
COTE
)
SmartNodes
Memory
Modules (RAM)
Spacecraft
Antennas
What the
Orbit
will look like.
The
Ariane
launcher
Mechanical and Thermal Design
Module Placement
in the equipment bays
Digital
Communications with Phase 3D.
The Final
Frequencies
.
See the P3D satellite in an
expanded view
.
Size comparison
of the P3D satellite to the old ones.
Equipment needed for a P3D
ground station
Created: 1995-12-07
Updated: 1998-11-10
Questions? Comments? Send mail to:
Ralf Zimmermann