Alén Space Ground Station Kit (GS-Kit)
Alén Space
The Alén Space Ground Station Kit (GS-Kit) is a cost-effective solution for establishing communication with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, supporting up to three frequency bands.
Typed specifications45 values
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- Frequency bands
- VHF 144-146 MHz uplink/downlink · datasheet p.2 UHF 400-402 MHz and 430-440 MHz uplink/downlink | S downlink | VHF uplink/downlink | S downlink +2
- Frequency range
- 2 250–2 450 MHz downlink · datasheet p.2 2 250–2 450 MHz S-band downlink | 2 100–2 600 MHz S-band downlink, 100 MHz bandwidth to be selected | 400–402 MHz UHF uplink/downlink | 144–146 MHz uplink/downlink +5
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 4.5 x 4.5 m² Base size structure · datasheet p.11
- Power consumption
- 1 000 W max · Power rack maximum · datasheet p.7
- Data interface
- other USB 3.0; to the server · datasheet p.4
- Offering
- turnkey station all-in-one kit: antennas, rotors, structure, SDR rack, software · datasheet p.1
- Antenna type
- Yagi or cross-Yagi Crossed Yagi, VHF/UHF · datasheet p.2 parabolic reflector S-band dish and feeder | helical S-band helical
- Mount / pedestal
- az-el azimuth and elevation rotors · datasheet p.1
- Polarization
- linear Crossed Yagi (linear/circular) · datasheet p.2 circular Crossed Yagi, helical and dish (circular) | circular
- Antenna gain
- 31 dBi S-band dish · datasheet p.2 16 dBi S-band helical | 16 dBi UHF 395-410 MHz crossed Yagi | 15 dBi UHF 435-438 MHz crossed Yagi | 12 dBi VHF crossed Yagi
- Amplifier gain
- 25 dB S-band LNA (helical and dish) · datasheet p.2 10–25 dB UHF LNA, adjustable | 10–20 dB VHF LNA, adjustable
- Noise figure
- 1.2 dB S-band LNA · datasheet p.2 0.7–1 dB UHF LNA | 0.6–1 dB VHF LNA
- Satellite class
- CubeSat datasheet p.1 PocketQube | microsat 10-100 kg | smallsat 100-500 kg
- Tracking speed
- 4 °/s rotational speed · datasheet p.2
- Pointing accuracy
- 0.3 ° azimuth and elevation rotors · datasheet p.2
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- Availability
- 16 weeks
- Frequency
- 144-146 MHz (uplink/downlink), 400-402 MHz (uplink/downlink), 430-440 MHz (uplink/downlink), 2250-2450 MHz (downlink), 2
- Accuracy
- 0.3 deg
- Rotational speed
- 4 deg/sec
About
The Alén Space Ground Station Kit (GS-Kit) provides all necessary components to set up a gateway for communicating with LEO satellites. It is designed to be a cost-effective solution and can support up to three frequency bands simultaneously, including VHF, UHF, and S-band. The kit allows for the combination of different antenna types. It comes with an easy assembly, installation, and operation manual to facilitate deployment. The kit is divided into outdoor and indoor equipment. Outdoor components include a structure, an azimuth rotator, an elevation rotator, and antennas (typically two yagi and one helix or dish). Indoor equipment comprises a rotor controller, an SDR rack connected directly to the outdoor LNAs/LNCs, a power rack, and a server rack.
Documentation
- GS-Kit_2023.pdf PDF source: www.cubesatshop.com ↗
- AL-GS-Kit-UHFVHFS-BAND-Datasheet_1.0.pdf PDF source: www.cubesatshop.com ↗
- AS-GS-Kit-S-band-datasheet.pdf PDF source: www.cubesatshop.com ↗
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