Questions relating to the ground based radio station used for receiving and or sending commands to spacecraft.
Questions tagged [ground-station]
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Techniques to reduce radio interference or noise
As a member of a pulsar search team that works through the Pulsar Search Collaboratory, I've noticed that many data plots (except the tests) are radio frequency interference (RFI) or noise. As a result, I have gained an appreciation for what kinds…
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Where are earth stations typically located?
What type of ground characteristics make it suitable for a satellite ground station?
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What are the benefits of building an amateur satellite ground station?
Amateur radio hardware is reasonably expensive. Are there any real scientific benefits for universities to build these stations (assuming the don't have a satellite in orbit)? I know there's some clever science that can be done with a ground station…
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Standardized download message formatting
MESSAGE FORMATTING
Ground station networks exist that invite registered satellite clients to utilize their provided fee based download and upload services.
Example:
One University Ground station in USA offers pre setup…
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Seeing the satellite images of the Antarctica and its research stations
I found a very nice expedition to Antarctica later in Dec and Jan which I plan to onboard. Meanwhile, I would like to see all available satellite photos of all research stations down there, including Amundsen Scott.
Where could I find this…
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