Funding agency
NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative
Dates
April 1, 2023 - December 31, 2027Description
The goal of the TeraHertz in Space Satellite (THIS-SAT) mission is to establish the first THz inter-satellite links and demonstrate that THz inter-satellite communication is not only possible but also that the required technologies can be compact as well. As part of this project, the UNLab, together with the Aerospace NU student club and the NU Wireless student club, two twin CubeSats will be designed, built, launch and operated.
Personnel
- Josep Miquel Jornet (PI)
- Vitaly Petrov (Co-PI)
- Sergi Aliaga (Graduate Research Assistant)
- Ali Alqaraghuli (Graduate Research Assistant)
UN Lab publications
S. Aliaga, A. J. Alqaraghuli, J.M. Jornet, “Joint Terahertz Communication and Atmospheric Sensing in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Networks: Physical Layer Design,” in the Proc. of the Second IEEE Workshop on Non-Terrestrial-Networks for 6G, in conjunction with 23rd IEEE International Conference on World of Wireless, Mobile, and Multimedia Networks (WoWMOM), June 2022. [Best Paper Award] PDF
S. Aliaga, A. J. Alqaraghuli, A. Singh and J. M. Jornet, “Enhancing Joint Communications and Sensing for CubeSat Networks in the Terahertz Band through Orbital Angular Momentum,” 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, 2023, pp. 1-14. PDF
A. J. Alqaraghuli, A. Singh, and J. M. Jornet, “Case Study on Deployable Origami Antennas for Terahertz CubeSat Networks,” 2023 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES), Monterey/Seaside, CA, USA, 2023, pp. 1-2. PDF
A. J. Alqaraghuli, A. Singh and J.M. Jornet, “Compact Two-Stage Origami Horn Antenna for Terahertz CubeSat Networks,” in the Proc. of the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI), July 2022. PDF
A. J. Alqaraghuli, A. Singh, J. M. Jornet, “Compact High-Gain Dual-Band Antenna for Full-Duplex Terahertz Communication in CubeSat Mega-Constellations,” in Proc. of the 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI), December 2021. PDF
A. J. Alqaraghuli, A. Singh, J.M. Jornet, “Novel CubeSat Combined Antenna Deployment and Beam Steering Method Using Motorized Rods for Terahertz Space Networks,” in Proc. of the 2021 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications (CAMA), November 2021. PDF