Space-based composite Ads-b and multilaTerarion systEm validation thRough scalable simulAtions

Project Information

SATERA

Grant agreement ID: 101164313

DOI

10.3030/101164313

EC signature date 26 June 2024

Start date 1 July 2024

End date 31 December 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 1 761 498,75

EU contribution

€ 1 761 498,75

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA
Spain

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Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Communication material

Communication material including project identity, newsletters and project related videos, project website.

Documents, reports (5)

Intermediate CDE Plan

Intermediate report of CDE action plan.

CRLB for MLAT

This document contains the theoretical derivation and the simulator description for the computation of the lower bound of the position accuracy that can be obtained with the satellite based Multilateration system, as well as the verification activities conducted by the research team and their results.

Hybrid receiving station architecture

This document will describe the high-level design of the hybrid receiving station, encompassing the antenna design and the receiver architecture description, as well as the details of their validation by means of lab. measurements and simulations, as well as any adjustments to the architectures and algorithms described in D3.1, if they were needed as a result of the validation process.

Signal features extraction systems description

This document describes at high level the Receiving Hardware and processing algorithms for the derivation of the ToA and of the other signal features, as well as the details of their validation by simulation.

Initial Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (CDE)

CDE action plan

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management Plan (DMP)

Processes to manage data of the project.

Publications

Conference proceedings (16)

Circularly Polarized Conical Array for ADS-B Applications in LEO Satellites

Author(s): Javier Vera-Sánchez, Álvaro Martín-Nüñez, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2025 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/EUCAP63536.2025.11000072

Diseño de agrupaciones piramidales para vigilancia ADS-B por satélite

Author(s): Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Gorka Casasús-Goyeneche , Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19697453

Hexagonal-Pyramid Arrow-Slot Array for Space-Based ADS-B

Author(s): Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Gorka Casasús-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2026 20th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/EUCAP68105.2026.11612708

Slot-Coupled Six-Element Sequential-Phase Circular Array for Directive Circular Polarization in L-Band

Author(s): Gorka Casasus-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2026 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Numerical Electromagnetic and Multiphysics Modeling and Optimization (NEMO), 2026, ISSN 2575-4769
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/NEMO66765.2026.11622035

SATERA Baseline: Identifying the Challenges of Space-Based Multilateration Systems

Author(s): Monzonis Melero, Victor; Ganau Sánchez Alex; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente
Published in: SESAR Innovation Days 2024 (SIDS2024), 2024
Publisher: SESAR JOINT UNDERTAKING
DOI: 10.61009/SID.2024.1.36

Robust GNSS–ISL Synchronization in LEO Constellations for Space-Based Aircraft Multilateration: Assessment Using Real Data

Author(s): Mauro Leonardi, Mahsa Mohebbi, Giulio Sidoretti
Published in: 2026 IEEE 13th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace), 2026, ISSN 2575-7490
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/METROAEROSPACE69299.2026.11646728

L-Band Unit-Cell Antenna Design for Satellite-Based ADS-B Surveillance

Author(s): Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Gorka Casasus-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI), 2026, ISSN 1947-1491
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI55537.2025.11266259

Enhanced Circular Polarization in a Hexagonal Antenna Array with Sequential Rotation

Author(s): Gorka Casasus-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/USNC-URSI), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/AP-S/USNC-URSI60190.2026.11675329

Space-Based Multilateration System for a GNSS-Independent Aircraft Localization

Author(s): Mauro Leonardi, Giulio Sidoretti, Edoardo Navarra, Mahsa Mohebbi
Published in: IAF Space Communications and Navigation Symposium, 2026
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
DOI: 10.52202/083082-0004

Wideband High-Efficiency Six-Beam Full-Metal Satellite L-Band Antenna Array

Author(s): Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Gorka Casasus-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/USNC-URSI), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/AP-S/USNC-URSI60190.2026.11675330

SATERA PPT: A Performance Prediction Tool for Satellite-Based Air Traffic Independent Localization and Surveillance

Author(s): Giulio Sidoretti, Victor Monzonis Melero, Juan Vicente Balbastre Tejedor, Mauro Leonardi, Mahsa Mohebbi
Published in: The 15th EASN International Conference on “Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow”, 2026
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ENGPROC2026133055

Full-Metal Six-Port Switched-Beam Antenna Based on Capacitively Loaded Monopoles in an Annular Cavity for S-Band NTN/HAPS

Author(s): Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Gorka Casasus-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2026 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Numerical Electromagnetic and Multiphysics Modeling and Optimization (NEMO), 2026, ISSN 2575-4769
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/NEMO66765.2026.11622228

EBG Cloaking for Antenna Transparency in Compact Satellite-Based Systems

Author(s): Gorka Casasus-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: 2026 20th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/EUCAP68105.2026.11612048

Diseño y Análisis de una Antena en Banda L para la Recepción ADS-B desde Satélites LEO

Author(s): Gorka Casasús-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Javier Vera-Sánchez, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: URSI, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19697300

Robust and Resilient GNSS Synchronization of LEO Satellites for Space-based Aircraft Multilateration

Author(s): Mauro Leonardi, Mahsa Mohebbi, Giulio Sidoretti
Published in: 2025 IEEE 12th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace), 2025, ISBN 979-8-3315-0151-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/METROAEROSPACE64938.2025.11114554

Exploratory Performance Evaluation of VM Migration as MQTT Moving Target Defense

Author(s): Matheus Torquato, Tiago Cruz, Denis Rosário, Michele Nogueira, Eduardo Cerqueira
Published in: 2025 21st International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), 2025, ISSN 2165-963X
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/CNSM67658.2025.11297545

Peer reviewed articles (3)

A Compact Metallic Cavity-Backed Slot Antenna Subarray for Space-Based ADS--B Reception

Author(s): Javier Vera-Sanchez, Miguel Ferrando-Rocher, Gorka Casasus-Goyeneche, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller
Published in: IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems, Issue 7, 2026, ISSN 2576-3164
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/JMASS.2026.3698151

Sensors

Author(s): Vico Navarro, Joaquin; Balbastre Tejedor, Juan Vicente; Vila Carbó, Juan Antonio
Published in: Sensors, 2025, ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/S25030931

Space-based multilateration for a GNSS-independent aircraft localisation

Author(s): Mauro Leonardi, Giulio Sidoretti, Edoardo Navarra, Mahsa Mohebbi
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 246, 2026, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2026.04.035