SPACE SYSTEMS

DESIGN LAB

IN-SPACe Headquarters
Department of Space, Government of India,
Bopal-Shilaj Road, Bopal,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380058

Space Mission Payload Spacecraft Launch Vehicle Ground Station

System Analysis RF, Microwave Thermo-Structural Kinematics Antenna
(Orbits & Attitude) & Optical & Mechanisms & Avionics & RADAR
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SPACE SYSTEMS DESIGN LAB

Technical Center, Bopal, Ahmedabad Space Systems Design Lab at Technical Center

Space-enthuse start-ups are approaching IN-SPACe with innovative ideas. As a key enabler, IN-SPACe has taken
the lead to create a unique platform that provides a one stop solution to foster and transform their innovations
into a full-fledged space product.

As a head start for these start-ups, IN-SPACe has taken initiative to establish a Space Systems Design Lab
equipped with high-end simulation tools required from mission planning to RF, structural and thermal design and
analysis of space systems. Start-ups will have access to these tools operating on high performance computing
systems for carrying out their mission specific simulations and analysis. Through this Design Lab, the start-ups
would be able to verify and visualise their designs before metal cutting and realizing cost-effective products with
minimum turnaround time.

COMPUTING ◦ 20 cores to 128 cores ◦ 16GB to 160 GB GPU

RESOURCES ◦ 128GB to 2TB RAM
◦ 10 Gbps Ethernet
◦ 16 Workstations &
HPC servers

◦ SystemsTool Kit (STK) ◦ Simcenter 3D

◦ Advance Design System Electronics System
(ADS) Cooling
SOFTWARE ◦ PathWave System Design ◦ Finite Element Analysis
◦ High Frequency Structure Structure (FEAST)
RESOURCES Simulation (HFSS) ◦ OpticStudio (Zemax)
◦ 3D CAD Mach 3 ◦ Icepak, Slwave
◦ Simcenter 3D Space ◦ Maxwell, Q3D Extractor
System Thermal ◦ COMSOL Multiphysics

Space Systems Design Lab provides a conducive ecosystem and support through periodic training and
workshops. Co-working space is available for long-term facility usage. Design Lab also offers conference
and meeting rooms for formal and informal discussions.
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CAPABILITY OF SOFTWARE RESOURCES

SPACE MISSION PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Capable of high-precision orbit propagation, generating

contact times and visibilities with ground stations or areas of
interest, carrying out attitude profile analysis, power & link
calculations, RF link performance analysis under interference
and jamming scenarios, docking, rendezvous & proximity
operations, and maneuver planning.
Can be used for the selection of orbits and constellation
design, coverage analysis, the field of view & placement
analysis for sensors, space environment effects &
estimation, exposure to high-energy particles, South Atlantic
Anomaly region exposure, and analyzing RF, optical, & radar
system performance. It has Space Situational Awareness &
Space Traffic Management capabilities for conjunction
analysis & collision avoidance maneuver planning. Custom
simulations can be carried out by using third-party software
interfaces (Python, Matlab, HFSS, SystemVue etc.).

3D RF STRUCTURE MODELING
AND EM SIMULATION
Capable of 3D full-wave Frequency Domain and Time Domain based
electromagnetic analysis of RF components & systems by utilizing
direct & hybrid solvers based on Finite Element Method (FEM), Finite
Difference Time Domain (FDTD), Method of Moments (MoM),
Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method, and High-frequency methods.
Software includes Eigen Mode Solver based on FEM, Asymptotical
electromagnetic field solver based on Shooting and Bouncing Ray (SBR)
method, Characteristic Mode Analysis Solver based on MoM and FEM
solver for analyzing arbitrary shape 3D & planar structures.
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Software has 3D Multipaction solver for finding RF breakdown inside high

power RF Components, Scattered field simulator for solving RCS problems
and Integrated passive and active system analysis capability. It uses
advanced adaptive & hybrid meshing techniques with curvilinear elements
and Special meshing for faster simulation. Various excitation options are
available for multi-port and multi-mode analysis with advanced optimization
techniques. All practical boundary conditions like Periodic, Symmetric,
Finite Conductive, Electric, Magnetic etc. can be implemented for interface
modeling and radiation analysis. HPC licences of the software are available
for utilizing multiple cores (up to 128 cores) and distributed computing to
minimize simulation time. Antennas, waveguide structures, circulators,
cavities, multiplexers, butler matrix, couplers and 3D RF components for
space and ground systems can be analyzed.

RF, DIGITAL AND POWER CIRCUIT SIMULATION

Capable of 2D–3D planar electromagnetic (EM) modeling, simulation & analysis
of passive and active circuits, EM and Circuit co-simulation based on FEM
and MoM analyses on a single package, carrying out physical design with
module level verification, Linear and nonlinear (harmonic balance) simulation,
multi-technology module design, analysis, and simulation of RF and Microwave
circuits, MMICs, and subsystems including GaAs & GaN devices. RF circuits
like mixers, low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, passive planar circuits, butler
matrix, LTCC circuits, etc. can be analyzed. Low-frequency Electromagnetic,
Magneto Static, and Electric Field simulation can be carried out for EPC and
power modules along with Signal & Power Integrity Analysis. Analog, digital,
mixed-signal, and SPICE simulations can also be carried out.

A virtual prototyping and design platform for RF & baseband systems

modeling, RF propagation & channels models, antenna models, and
baseband signal processing. It contains real-world libraries for Radar, EW,
SIGINT, ELINT, satellite, phased array, 5G, Wi-Fi, and more. System-level
and block-level time domain, frequency domain, and cross-domain
simulation can be carried out. The software can be used for System-level
analysis of RADAR, SAR, Communication, and Navigation payloads.

3D STRUCTURE
MODELING & ANALYSIS
Capable of 3D modeling of components and their assembly with fixity
and constraints. It provides the features of reverse engineering using
images and import & export among various CAD formats. The FEA-based
software is capable of static, free-vibration, buckling, transient response,
frequency response, fluid-structure integration, inertia relief, visco-elastic,
thermal, and random response analyses. Shear force and bending force
diagrams can also be generated. The software can be used for the design
and analysis of primary and secondary mechanical structures & avionic
packages of the launch vehicle, spacecraft, and ground station.
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THERMAL SYSTEMS MODELING,

ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION

Capable of coupled thermal analysis, free and forced convection, radiation heat transfer, and thermal design of
PCBs, FPCs, and multichip modules. The software can generate heat maps, heat flow calculations,
measurements of heat losses, and pressure gradients in inlets and outlets. It can be used for the simulations
of heat loads, flux variation, locating hot spots, thermal runaways, steady-state, material non-linear thermal
properties, axisymmetric modeling, and cyclic thermal problems.
The software can be used for satellite thermal control system design, structural and thermal loading due to
orbital dynamics, and thermal shock transient analysis during the eclipse.

OPTICAL SYSTEM MODELING,

ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION
Capable of sequential and non-sequential ray tracing, modeling
measured source & surface scattering, full-field aberration analysis,
Contrast & High Yield Optimization, Birefringence, Diffractive Optics,
advanced freeform optics design, Optimization, Tolerancing, etc.
Laser system design by modeling Gaussian beams, beam quality
factor(M2), etc. Structural & Thermal Analysis can be carried out to
see its effect on the optical system.
Optical sensors, optical payloads, laser optics, mirrors, and lenses can
be analyzed.

MULTIPHYSICS SIMULATION
Fully coupled multiphysics and single-physics modeling
and simulation capabilities. Design and Simulate MEMS,
SAW devices, battery modules, RF structures, optical
systems, sensors, actuators, and deployment systems.
Simulate electromagnetic, structural mechanics,
acoustics, fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical
phenomena in one environment following one workflow.
 Please submit the requirement online at
IN-SPACe Digital Platform (IDP)

www.inspace.gov.in

FOR ASSISTANCE OR QUERIES:

E-mail:
technical-centre@inspace.gov.in
Call:
079-26916940 (Shashank Saxena, Dy Director, IN-Space)
079-26916826 (Space Systems Design Lab, IN-SPACe)

CLICK HERE FOR LOCATION

IN-SPACe Headquarters, Department of Space,

Government of India, Bopal-Shilaj Road,
Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380058

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common man and space technology”

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