{"id":1497,"date":"2022-11-25T12:03:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T11:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montsec-wp.ixole.es\/estacion-de-comunicaciones\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T11:14:16","slug":"ground-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montsec-wp.ixole.es\/en\/ground-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/montsec-wp.ixole.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/slyder-TJO-1onivell-copia.webp&#8221; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; height=&#8221;580px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#160019&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-150px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;-150px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;-300px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;34px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||6px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;right&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ff733c&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;43px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|10%|||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|0%|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px|0px|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;33px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_2_text_align_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_align_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_orientation_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_alignment_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; module_alignment_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; module_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Ground station<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;27px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the latest years, significant efforts have been made to build a communications station with low-orbit satellites at <strong>the Montsec Observatory. The result is the Montsec Satellite Ground Station.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;37px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-21px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new space economy (or NewSpace)<\/strong> represents a disruptive leap in the use of space thanks to the deployment of small, cheaper and rapidly developing satellites (nanosatellites). The IEEC leads the development of the <strong>Catalonia NewSpace Lab<\/strong>, an initiative coordinated by the Generalitat de Catalunya with the aim of promoting, developing and strengthening the key infrastructures of NewSpace in Catalonia. Part of these infrastructures are the stations that allow telecommunications with nanosatellites.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;orange-links&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#160019|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#160019&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The new space economy (or NewSpace)<\/strong> represents a disruptive leap in the use of space thanks to the deployment of small, cheaper and rapidly developing satellites (nanosatellites). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the latest years, significant efforts have been made to build a communications station with low-orbit satellites at the Montsec Observatory (OdM). The result is the <strong>Montsec Satellite Ground Station (SGSMontsec)<\/strong>. This station was designed and installed by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nanosatlab.upc.edu\/en\/facilities-folder\/ground-segment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NanoSat Lab<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upc.edu\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya \u00b7 BarcelonaTech<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (UPC) and is managed in collaboration with the IEEC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The privileged location of the OdM, free of obstacles on the horizon and with low pollution of the radioelectric space, makes it an ideal place for the ground communications station. The antennas are controlled from the <strong>Barcelona Operations Centre<\/strong>, from where the satellite passes are planned and the data is processed. After several modifications and improvements, the <strong>SGSMontsec station<\/strong> was officially inaugurated on June 12, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||62px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/montsec-wp.ixole.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Antena_UHF-VHF-2.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Antena_UHF-VHF&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Antena_UHF-VHF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;325.4px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>UHF\/VHF bands antenna<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p>The amateur UHF\/VHF Yagi type band antenna was initially conceived by the NanoSat Lab to be installed on the roof of one of the buildings of the North Campus of the <strong>UPC of Barcelona<\/strong>. Due to the radioelectric noise and the impact on the visibility of the city&#8217;s buildings, in 2018 it was decided to move it to the <strong>Montsec Observatory<\/strong>, together with the control equipment in the <strong>Joan Or\u00f3 Telescope building<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This station has successfully participated in the NanoSat Lab \u00b3Cat-1 and \u00b3Cat-2 missions. It is expected that it will continue to serve experimental and academic missions.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>S-band antenna<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, an S-band antenna with reception capacity was installed, with a 3-metre diameter disc, in order to expand the capabilities of the communications station. A dedicated room was also created in the service building of the <strong>Joan Or\u00f3 Telescope<\/strong>, where all the electronic and control equipment for the different antennas are housed, and which consolidates the SGSMontsec infrastructure. The main missions in which the S-band antenna has participated are FSSCat, from the <strong>NanoSat Lab<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>European Space Agency (ESA)<\/strong>, and <strong>Enxaneta<\/strong>, the first nanosatellite of the NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia promoted and developed jointly by the <strong>Generalitat de Catalunya<\/strong> and the <strong>IEEC<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1a1140&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the <strong>NanoSat Lab and the IEEC are working together to expand the capabilities of the S-band antenna to transmission<\/strong>. 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