DESIGN AND FPGA IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES FOR NEXT-GENERATION SATELLITE MISSIONS

In recent years, the rapid advancement of onboard satellite instrumentation has enabled unprecedented capabilities, driving the need for new techniques and design approaches to fully leverage modern hardware. This evolution spans a wide range of missions, from Earth Observation to deep-space scientific exploration and satellite navigation. To address the resulting challenges, international organizations have introduced standards that define guidelines and methodologies to ensure the required levels of performance and functionality. While the theoretical foundations of these approaches are well established, their practical implementation exposes critical challenges that emerge only at the hardware design stage. This thesis tackles these issues by proposing innovative FPGA-based solutions that overcome several limitations of current state-of-the-art implementations. The developed architectures target telemetry, ranging, and navigation subsystems, achieving compliance with modern standards while satisfying the increasingly stringent demands for performance, functionality, and feasibility on hardware development platforms.