The Alphasat Aldo Paraboni scientific experiment: An overview of the activities of the European Space Agency

This paper presents an overview of the activities performed by the Agency in the framework of the Alphasat Aldo Paraboni scientific experiment at Ka and Q band. In particular it addresses the technological developments for the equipment of the propagation campaign, the execution of mission related activities, the execution of propagation campaigns, the international cooperation with the group of propagation experimenters and the planning for future activities. The paper is intended to provide the general European background of experimental results published on scientific publications and conferences.