The software-based MGSE© GIPSIE® SIMULATION UNIT consists of two modules, the satellite constellation simulator (SCS) and the intermediate frequency simulator (IFS). While the SCS simulates the satellite orbits, by using a sophisticated orbit integrator, including modelling of environmental parameters like satellite clocks, transmit power, antenna patterns, ionosphere and troposphere, the IFS generates digital intermediate frequency signals including the simulation of a user definable radio frequency front-end (RFFE).
Via the MGSE© REPLAYING UNIT the software generated signals or recorded live data can be streamed into the receiver’s baseband processing chain or up-converted to RF to support development, test, verification, validation, qualification and certification.
MGSE© GIPSIE® SIMULATION UNIT SUBSYSTEMS: