CatSat 10 GHz Patch Antenna
FreeFall Aerospace
X-band patch antenna flown on NASA's CatSat CubeSat mission as the backup downlink solution.
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- Antenna type
- patch product page
- Flight heritage
- Operational on CatSat since July 2024 product page
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- Frequency
- 10 GHz (X-band); C-band beacon variant also flown
- Type
- Patch antenna
- Application
- Backup downlink on CatSat 6U CubeSat (NASA CSLI)
- Flight heritage
- Operational on CatSat since July 2024
About
FreeFall Aerospace’s X-band patch antenna flew on CatSat, a NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative 6U mission launched on July 4, 2024 in partnership with the University of Arizona. The 10 GHz patch antenna serves as the backup high-rate downlink for the spacecraft, complementing FreeFall’s inflatable X-band spherical high-gain antenna (the mission’s primary technology demonstration); a companion C-band patch variant acts as a radio beacon receivable by amateur radio operators worldwide. The compact, low-mass patch design suits small spacecraft where volume and power are at a premium, and demonstrates FreeFall’s portfolio of novel antenna systems for high-gain communications with minimum mass, power, complexity and cost.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.