AAC Clyde Space PULSAR-XTX X-Band Transmitter
AAC Clyde Space
Extremely compact X-Band transmitter in CubeSat Kit PC/104 form factor with data rates up to 50 Mbps, CCSDS-compliant for compatibility with COTS demodulators.
Typed specifications38 values
Discloses 8 of 13 fields engineers filter by in this category (category median 3).
- Frequency band
- X TX · datasheet p.1
- Mass
- 130 g max · datasheet p.2
- Frequency range
- 8 025–8 375 MHz datasheet p.2
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 96 mm x 90 mm x 11.7 mm datasheet p.2 96 x 90 x 11.7 mm Length x Width x Height
- TX RF output power
- 2 W datasheet p.2 2 W max · Maximum RF Power | 2 W | 2 W max · Maximum RF Power
- Data rate
- 10 000 kbps min · TX · datasheet p.2 50 000 kbps max · TX | 10 000–50 000 kbps TX
- Modulation
- OQPSK or QPSK datasheet p.2 QPSK
- Supply voltage
- 5 V nom. · regulated 5V · datasheet p.1 5 V | 6.2–17 V
- Power consumption
- 15 W max · datasheet p.2 10 W max · low power requirement of <10 W (overview text) | 15 W max · Power Consumption < 15 W | 15 W max
- Data interface
- SPI datasheet p.2 LVDS optional LVDS interface using quad SPI | LVDS
- Operating temperature
- -25–61 °C datasheet p.2
- Design lifetime
- 2 years datasheet p.2 2 years in LEO
- Function
- transmitter datasheet p.1
- Link use
- payload data downlink datasheet p.1
- Link protocol
- CCSDS datasheet p.2
- RF connector
- SMP datasheet p.2
- Connector
- 50 Ω SMP connector datasheet p.2
- Flight heritage
- tried, tested and trusted on an array of on orbit missions datasheet p.1
- Satellite class
- CubeSat datasheet p.1
- Duplex
- simplex transmitter only · datasheet p.1
- Channel coding (FEC)
- convolutional (Viterbi) 1/2 rate convolutional encoding (K=7) · datasheet p.2
- Frequency tunable in orbit
- yes in-flight configurable in 1 MHz steps · datasheet p.1
- Board format
- PC/104 CubeSat Kit PC/104 form factor · datasheet p.1
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As published by the supplier13 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Operating temperature
- -25°C to +61°C
- Power consumption
- < 15 W
- Mass
- < 130 g
- Supply voltage
- 6.2 V - 17 V
- Frequency
- 8.025 GHz - 8.375 GHz
- Maximum RF power
- 2 W (33 dBm)
- Channel spacing
- 1 MHz
- Tx SNR
- > 20 dB
- Spurious response
- < -60 dBc
- Design life
- 2 years in LEO
- Tx data rate
- 10-50 Mbps
- Dimensions
- 96 x 90 x 11.7 mm
- Modulation
- OQPSK or QPSK, CCSDS, SFCG 21-2R4
About
The PULSAR-XTX is an extremely compact X-Band transmitter designed for CubeSat missions, compatible with the CubeSat standard in a CubeSat Kit PC/104 form factor. The transmitter implements OQPSK and QPSK modulation with transmission data rates of up to 50 Mbps, ideal for missions requiring a high data rate downlink. It implements a CCSDS specification for compatibility with commercial off-the-shelf satellite demodulators. The PULSAR-XTX is in-flight configurable in 100 kbps steps, covers the 8.025-8.375 GHz frequency range configurable in 1 MHz steps, and has a low power requirement of under 10 W, powered from an unregulated battery bus or regulated 5V. It is compatible with AAC Clyde Space’s X-band patch antenna range (PULSAR-XANT) and has flight heritage across multiple on-orbit missions.
Documentation
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