Ground Station
Spacecraft control ground station (VHF/UHF 140–450 MHz, 18/8 dBi, 20 W, 9600–38400 bps, 2°/s tracking). Flight-qualified. Customizable.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- Spacecraft control and communication sessions
- Year of release
- 2018
- Guaranteed service life
- 1 year
- Estimated production/delivery time
- 6 months
- Flight qualification
- Yes
- Customization
- Can be adapted to customer requirements
- Tracking speed (all axes), deg/s
- 2
- Automated antenna control
- Yes
- Radio frequency bands, MHz
- 140–150 and 400–450
- Antenna gain (400–450 MHz), dBi
- 18
- Antenna gain (140–150 MHz), dBi
- 8
- Antenna SWR
- ≤1.5
- Transmit power at antenna input, W
- 20
- Data rate, bps
- 9600–38400
- TRL
- 9
About
The Ground Station is used to control spacecraft and perform communication sessions. It features automated antenna rotation control at 2 deg/s on every axis, operating at 140–150 MHz and 400–450 MHz. Antenna gain is 18 dBi at 400–450 MHz and 8 dBi at 140–150 MHz, with SWR ≤1.5. Transmit power is 20 W at the antenna system input. Data rates of 9600–38400 bps are supported. Released in 2018 with 1-year service life and 6-month delivery time. Flight-qualified. Adaptable to customer requirements.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
