The integration phase of ALPHASAT Technology Demonstration Payload #5 Mission Segment

The paper describes the integration phase of the ALPHASAT Technology Demonstration Payload #5 (TDP#5) Mission Segment that, in conjunction with the TDP#5 payload, embarked in the Alphasat Satellite will allow the execution of communication experiments at Q and V frequency bands, and propagation experiments at Q and Ka bands. The TDP5#5 Mission Segment (TDP#5-MS) major constituents are two Italian Grounds Stations and three different control centres, one for the mission and two dedicated to each of the above mentioned experiments. Furthermore, the TDP#5-MS has been conceived in order to operate also with a third foreign Ground Station located in Austria at the Joannehum Research Institute.