Setting up a Student Satellite Receiving System in the United Arab Emirates

摘要

The successful setting up of a research satellite system (signal receiving and data acquisition station) in the United Arab Emirates is reported. The process of drawing up the basic system architecture and determining the essential requirements of the receiving station that isthe satellite dish and components and the reception unit (hardware and software) is described. The challenges encountered and the mitigations and report on the success achieve so far: system set up, signal acquisition, quick data analysis and image processing is discussed. Preliminary conclusions are presented from this first phase of the project.