SCR-208 Medusa Ka-Band Software-defined Compact Radio
4th generation Ka-band software-defined radio with multi-channel RF wide band modem on AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC, supporting DVB-S2 at 400 Msps.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 2.72 kg
- Power
- 80 W
- Largest dimension
- 197 mm
- TRL
- 5
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Uplink frequency
- Ka-Band
- Downlink frequency
- Ka-Band
- Modulation
- DVB-S2 (400 Msps) and tactical datalink waveforms
- Modem
- Multi-channel RF Wide Band Modem on AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
- Dimensions
- 197 x 150 x 82 mm
- Mass
- 2.72 kg
- Power
- 80 W max
- TRL / MRL
- 5 / 5
- Flight heritage
- TBD
About
The SCR-208, also known as Medusa, is a Ka-Band Software-defined Compact Radio (SCR) and a high performance Radio Frequency (RF) Wide Band Modem (WBM) supporting DVB-S2 and military tactical communications.
Overview: 4th generation SCR; on-orbit configurable for waveforms, frequencies, modulation, power and more; multi-channel Radio Frequency (RF) Wide Band Modem built on the AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC.
Key characteristics: uplink frequency Ka-Band, downlink frequency Ka-Band, modulation DVB-S2 (400 Msps) and tactical datalink waveforms.
Size, weight and power: 197 x 150 x 82 mm, 2.72 kg, 80 W maximum. Technology and manufacturing readiness are TRL 5 / MRL 5, flight heritage TBD.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.