• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.35-44
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• 2024

This investigation primarily focuses on the generational characteristics of satellites utilized in the existing Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Regional Navigation Satellite System (RNSS), with a central emphasis on comparing the operational status of the latest generation satellites. Variations among satellite generations in physical attributes, energy consumption, and timekeeping are observed, enabling an exploration of the developmental trends over successive generations. Through a comparative analysis of the latest generation satellites, particularly in terms of performance, this study aims to furnish essential insights into the satellites employed within each system. Consequently, it will contribute to a foundational understanding of the past, present, and future GNSS satellites.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 2004

In some cases, the launch vehicle is fatally affected by the change of weather condition. Thus the real time monitoring of weather condition is indispensible for successful launch campaign. This paper described general characteristics of weather radar for space center. The analysis of weather radar requirements has been carried out focusing on the transmitting power, gain of antenna, half power beam width, and minimum detectable signal.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.384-392
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• 2008

Design sketch of electrical power system, mass, and cost of a new satellite is an inevitable step preceding the full-scale development of the satellite. In this paper, major features of recently developed conceptual design tools of satellites are investigated. And, based on the surveying results, we summarize the conceptual design procedure of satellites. The required electrical power to support the operation of the payload mission determines the size of solar panel and battery. The mass of the integrated system and subsystems is then estimated based on the database of the previously developed satellites. Cost can also be roughly estimated using the database without consideration of complex calculations.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.287-305
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• 2016

Over the past half century, satellites have continuously expanded their roles in remote sensing applications. As the number of satellites to be launched are expected to continuously increase in coming years, the research on satellite payloads will be in high demands. Earth Observation (EO) satellites are nowadays widely utilized for various purposes. Especially, Agriculture and forestry applications are considered as their major application areas. Since about 85% of domestic land cover is classified as forest or cropland areas, it would be reasonable to suggest that the demand for these satellites should be of high priority. In this paper, a comprehensive analysis is performed on the technical specifications of satellite payloads that may be applicable to agricultural applications. We attempted to build a solid database on payload specifications by collecting relevant information available from various related institutes and academic research works. A number of experts involved in national agricultural research and satellite development programs have been invited to investigate required payload design. Based on the current technology development status and future plan, multiple options for future satellite payload designs have been suggested bearing in mind that the results may be applicable to the future agriculture and forestry satellite payload design. The proposed payload specifications are analyzed in depth through satellite operation simulations under the mission of observing the national agriculture areas. The proposed design scheme and simulation results may be used as technical references to satellite payload design for future space missions.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.88-94
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• 2004

The electrical design of the Ka-band antenna for the domestic Communications and Broadcasting Satellite (CBS) is described. The antenna has the offset Gregorian structure and is installed on the Earth-facing panel of the satellite. The electrical performance specifications for the antenna were determined from the required EIRP and G/T through the payload level performance analysis. This paper utilized the reflector shaping technology for the trade-off among the major performance parameters, resulting in compliance of all the parameters. The designed antenna shows 37.95 dBi EOC (End of Coverage) gain and 28.7 dB sidelobe isolation for transmit band, and 37.49 dBi EOC gain and 31.1 dB sidelobe isolation for receive band, The electrical performances of the antenna have been verified via the electrical testing of a manufactured EQM (Engineering Qualification Model) antenna.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.40.3-40.3
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• 2020

한국천문연구원은 천문우주분야의 과학임무 탑재체 개발을 주도적으로 수행해오고 있다. 과학기술위성1호 주탑재체 원자외선영상분광기 FIMS 개발, 과학기술위성3호 주탑재체 다목적적외선영상시스템 MIRIS 개발, 차세대소형위성1호 주탑재체 근적외선영상분광기 NISS 개발을 수행하였고, 현재는 NASA와 국제협력으로 SPHEREx 우주망원경을 개발하고 있다. 이러한 개발 과정을 거치면서 주경 20cm 이하의 소형 탑재체 과학임무 한계와 더불어 연구 현장에서 더 큰 우주망원경의 수요가 제기되었고, 현재의 국가우주개발 중장기계획에도 2030년대 한국형 우주망원경을 포함하게 되었다. 이러한 일정에 발맞추어 한국천문연구원은 2030년대 한국형 우주망원경 독자 운영을 대비하기 위해서 2020년 1월부터 주요 사업으로 한국형 우주망원경 개발을 위한 기획연구를 시작하였다. 이 기획연구는 2년 동안 수행할 예정이며, 이 기획연구를 통해서 학계의 과학임무 요구사항을 사전에 충분히 조사하고, 국내외 산학연 전문가의 의견들을 종합 수렴하여 선도적인 과학 연구를 수행할 수 있는 우주망원경의 기본 제원을 확정할 예정이다. 이 발표에서는 이러한 기획연구의 세부 활동을 공유하고 보고하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.270-277
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• 2008

Vacuum is any air or gas pressure less than a prevailing pressure in an environmental or, specifically, any pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure and is used by a wide variety of scientists and engineering - including clean environment, thermal insulation, very long mean free path, plasma, space simulation[1]. The space environment is characterized by such a severe condition as high vacuum, and very low and high temperature. Since a satellite will be exposed to such a space environment as soon as it goes into its orbit, space environmental test should be carried out to verify the performance of the satellite on the ground under the space environmental conditions. A general and widely used method to simulate the space environment is using a thermal vacuum chamber which consists of vacuum vessel and thermally controlled shroud. As indicated by name of vacuum chamber, the vacuum technology is applied to design and manufacture of the thermal vacuum chamber. This paper describe the vacuum technology which is applied to space business.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.418-418
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• 2023

가뭄은 농업, 환경 및 사회경제적인 조건에 영향을 미치는 주요 자연 재해로 우리나라는 2015년부터 지속적인 가뭄 상황을 겪고 있다. 지속된 가뭄으로 인해 토양의 수분함량이 변화하여 농작물의 생장 활동 등에 영향을 미쳐 수확량이 낮아질 수 있다. 토양수분은 경사나 토질 등 지형학적인 특성에 따라 민감하게 반응하는 수문인자로, 특성을 광역적으로 정확하게 판단하기 어렵기 때문에 고해상도 원격탐사 자료를 활용하여 토양수분의 거동을 파악하는 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 특히, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) 관측은 작물과 기본적인 토양의 유전체 및 기하학적 특성에 민감하게 반응하기 때문에, 토양수분 및 농업적 가뭄 분석 연구에 활용되고 있다. 본 연구는 2025년 발사될 예정인 C-band SAR 수자원 위성 산출물인 토양수분을 적용한 농업적 가뭄지수산정 알고리즘 기법 개발 연구를 위하여, 수자원 위성과 제원이 비슷한 Sentinel-1 자료를 통해 산정된 토양수분을 활용하여 농업적 가뭄지수인 Soil Moisture Drought Index (SMDI)를 산정하고자 한다. 산정된 SMDI의 검증을 위해 지점 관측된 토양수분 자료와 비교하여 Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) 분석 및 error matrix 기법 등을 활용하여 산정된 농업적 가뭄지수의 지역적 적용성을 파악하고자 한다. SAR 자료 기반의 농업적 가뭄지수 산정 알고리즘을 개발함으로써, 향후 제공될 수자원 위성의 자료를 활용한 가뭄 분석 연구에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.