Pulsar STX
AAC Clyde Space
The Pulsar STX is an S-band transmitter designed for CubeSats and SmallSats, offering reliable uplink and downlink capabilities for space missions.
Typed specifications43 values
Discloses 8 of 13 fields engineers filter by in this category (category median 3).
- Frequency band
- S amateur · datasheet p.1 S commercial
- Mass
- 100 g max · datasheet p.2
- Frequency range
- 2.4-2.45 PULSAR-STX-A · datasheet p.2 2.2-2.3 PULSAR-STX-C | 2 400–2 450 MHz PULSAR-STX-A | 2 200–2 300 MHz PULSAR-STX-C
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 96 mm (Length) x 90 mm (Width) x 16.9 mm (Height) datasheet p.2
- TX RF output power
- 24-30 datasheet p.2 0.251 W min · in 2 dB steps | 1 W max · in 2 dB steps | 1 W max · RF | 0.251–1 W
- Data rate
- 2 000 kbps max · TX · datasheet p.1
- Modulation
- O/QPSK datasheet p.1 QPSK | OQPSK | QPSK
- Supply voltage
- 5 V 5 V alternative · datasheet p.2 5 V alternative | 6–12 V
- Power consumption
- 5 W max · datasheet p.2 5 W max · maximum RF power output | 5 W max · total, at maximum RF power output
- Data interface
- SPI High-speed (payload data) · datasheet p.2 SPI high-speed SPI bus 4 MHz, payload data | I2C Low-speed (telemetry and control) | I2C low-speed I2C bus 400 kHz, telemetry and control | SPI payload data +1
- Operating temperature
- -25–51 °C datasheet p.2
- Design lifetime
- 2 years in LEO · datasheet p.2
- Function
- transmitter datasheet p.1
- Link use
- payload data downlink datasheet p.1
- Link protocol
- proprietary network encoding scheme based on the IntelSAT IESS-308 specif… · datasheet p.1
- RF connector
- SMA 50 Ohm SMA connector · datasheet p.2
- Connector
- 50 Ω SMA connector datasheet p.2
- Flight heritage
- UKube-1 mission datasheet p.1
- Satellite class
- CubeSat datasheet p.1
- Missions flown
- 1 datasheet p.1
- Channel coding (FEC)
- convolutional (Viterbi) 1/2 rate convolutional encoding (K=7) · datasheet p.2
- Channel bandwidth
- 500 kHz channel spacing · datasheet p.2
- Board format
- custom datasheet p.2
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As published by the supplier11 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Temperature
- -25 to +51 C
- Power
- <5 W
- Supply voltage
- 6 V-12V (5 V alternative)
- Mass
- <100 g
- Tx SNR
- 20 dB
- Frequency (STXC)
- 2.2-2.3 GHz
- Frequency (STX)
- 2.4-2.45 GHz
- RF power
- 24-30 dBm in 2 dB steps
- Channel spacing
- 500 kHz
- Spurious response
- <-60 dBc
- Design life
- 2 years in LEO
About
The Pulsar STX is an S-band transmitter developed by AAC Clyde Space, specifically designed for CubeSats and SmallSats. It is intended for space missions requiring reliable uplink and downlink communication. The product page also mentions a limited-time bundle offer, the PULSAR-HSTX Transmitter & Pulsar-SANT S-Band Antenna, suggesting the STX is a component of a broader communication solution. While specific features and detailed specifications are not provided directly on this page for the Pulsar STX itself, its context among other space-qualified communication components like the Pulsar-SANT antenna and various transceivers indicates its role in satellite communication systems.
Documentation
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