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3Cat-2: A P(Y) and C/A GNSS-R experimental nano-satellite mission

Year: 2013

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: 3Cat-2 is a 6 U CubeSat mission designed to perform ocean altimetry by means of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Reflectometry (GNSS-R). In this paper3Cat-2 mission is presented. The main payload is the novel dual-band altimeter P(Y) & C/A ReflectOmeter (PYCARO) which has already been tested from a pier and from an aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, an experiment from the DLR/SNSB Balloon-borne EXperiments for University Students (BEXUS) stratospheric balloon in North Sweden will be performed on October 2013 for the ultimate optimization of the payload parameters.

Source: IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

DOI: 10.1109/igarss.2013.6721290

Authors: H. Carreno-Luengo, A. Camps, I. Perez-Ramos, G. Forte, R. Onrubia, R. Diez

Institutions: Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Language: English

Topic: GNSS positioning and interference

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2019544092

FWCI: 10.05

Cites: 5

Cited by: 32

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