Satellite data receiving antenna system for SkySat Earth exploration small satellite

Abstract

The SkySat bus is a high-resolution constellation imaging satellite operating in a Low Earth Orbit. The satellite mission is to image the Earth. The SkySat constellation satellite with a total of 15 satellites has been launched since 2012 producing high multispectral spatial resolution up to 2 m and capable of producing high temporal resolution with revisit time at the same location three times a day. The issue of increasing spatial and temporal resolution with an acquisition mode with a wider swath width, allowing image data to be obtained more quickly with a wider coverage area in a single path is important in meeting the needs of high-resolution optical satellite data in Indonesia. LAPAN as a provider of high-resolution optical satellite data has an interest in acquiring this satellite data. LAPAN has two main antennas in Parepare south Sulawesi. This paper tests the ability of the ground station antenna to receive SkySat satellite data using the existing Zodiac and Viasat antenna. The result is to get the minimum antenna angle when receiving satellite data.