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.
Technical specifications
- Temperature range
- -25°C to +61°C
- Power consumption
- < 15 W
- Mass
- < 130 g
- Input 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.
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