At the 4S Symposium - Small Satellites Systems and Services, Mark Neff shared his latest research on using millimeter-wave frequencies to maximize data rates for satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) as part of the Collaborative Research Center ATLAS_CRC_1667. The paper explores the challenges and opportunities of enabling high-data-rate communications in VLEO environments, with a particular focus on propagation effects, atmospheric losses, antenna gains, and system-level trade-offs impacting mmWave link performance.
