Presentation 2017-02-23
[Special Talk] The development, construction and operation of the Katsuura S/X band ground station in JAXA
Shin Ogawa, Shinichi Inagawa, Satoru Kobayashi, Hisato Ishii, Osamu Harashima,
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Abstract(in English) The Katsuura S/X band ground station at the Katsuura Tracking and Communications Station was constructed in 2013 to provide space-ground communications services to earth-observation and near-earth space science missions operated in low earth orbit. Since it is the only station of the JAXA’s ground network system capable of simultaneous S-band uplink/downlink and X-band downlink, it provides not only command transmission, telemetry reception, and or ranging operation services, but also caters for reception of large-volume mission data. The distinct features of the Katsuura S/X band ground station include the Frequency Selective Reflector (FSR), the 1kW S-band Solid-State Power Amplifier (SSPA), compatibility test devices, and a filing function of the station parameters to establish a corresponding communication link to each spacecraft. Furthermore, the station is designed so as to accommodate future functionality expansions, including additions of a Ka-band reception capability and an X-band dual polarized reception capability. The Katsuura S/X band ground station is thus expected as a vital station to provide space communications services for a wider variety of space-crafts in the future.
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Keyword(in English) ground station / Katsuura S/X band ground station / Katsuura Tracking and Communications Station
Paper # SANE2016-122,SAT2016-70
Date of Issue 2017-02-16 (SANE, SAT)

Conference Information
Committee SANE / SAT
Conference Date 2017/2/23(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Katsuura Hotel Mikazuki
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Satellite Application and General
Chair Hirokazu Kobayashi(Osaka Inst. of Tech.) / Takatoshi Sugiyama(Kogakuin Univ.)
Vice Chair Takahide Mizuno(JAXA) / Toshifumi Moriyama(Nagasaki Univ.) / Toshinori Susuki(Tohoku Gakuin Univ.) / Hiroyuki Tsuji(NICT)
Secretary Takahide Mizuno(JAXA) / Toshifumi Moriyama(Mitsubishi Electric) / Toshinori Susuki(NTT) / Hiroyuki Tsuji(KDDI R&D Labs.)
Assistant Atsushi Kezuka(ENRI) / Manabu Akita(Univ. of Electro-Comm.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Space, Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics / Technical Committee on Satellite Telecommunications
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Sub Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Title (in English) [Special Talk] The development, construction and operation of the Katsuura S/X band ground station in JAXA
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) ground station
Keyword(2) Katsuura S/X band ground station
Keyword(3) Katsuura Tracking and Communications Station
1st Author's Name Shin Ogawa
1st Author's Affiliation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
2nd Author's Name Shinichi Inagawa
2nd Author's Affiliation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
3rd Author's Name Satoru Kobayashi
3rd Author's Affiliation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
4th Author's Name Hisato Ishii
4th Author's Affiliation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
5th Author's Name Osamu Harashima
5th Author's Affiliation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
Date 2017-02-23
Paper # SANE2016-122,SAT2016-70
Volume (vol) vol.116
Number (no) SANE-469,SAT-470
Page pp.pp.25-30(SANE), pp.51-56(SAT),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2017-02-16 (SANE, SAT)