XLink-X X-Band Transceiver
IQ Spacecom
X-band SDR transceiver for LEO small satellites: 8.025-8.4 GHz Tx, up to 200 Mbps downlink, optional S-band Rx, 200g, <16W, CCSDS compliant, TRL 9.
Technical specifications
- Tx Frequency
- 8.025-8.400 GHz (optional 7.900-8.500 GHz)
- Rx Frequency
- X-Band 7.145-7.250 GHz or S-Band 2.025-2.110 GHz
- Downlink Data Rate
- 0.5-100 Mbps (default); up to 200 Mbps (optional)
- Modulation (Tx)
- BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK (default); GMSK, 8PSK, 16APSK (optional)
- RF Output
- Up to +27 dBm per channel (+30 dBm combined)
- Doppler Compensation
- +/-200 kHz
- Mass (standard)
- 200 g
- Mass (high-rad)
- 365 g
- Dimensions (standard)
- 90 x 65 x 25.3 mm
- DC Supply
- 6-18 V (28V optional)
- Power (Tx+Rx)
- <16 W
- Interface
- GbE (1000BASE-T), SPI/RS422, UART
- Operating Temperature
- -20 to +60 deg C
- Standards
- CCSDS 231.0-B, 132.0-B, 131.0-B, 401.0-B; DVB-S2 via CCSDS 131.3-B
- TRL
- 9
About
The IQ Spacecom XLink-X is an advanced SDR transceiver for X-Band satellite communication in LEO. Transmits in 8.025-8.400 GHz (optional 7.900-8.500 GHz) and receives in X-Band 7.145-7.250 GHz or S-Band 2.025-2.110 GHz. Default downlink is 0.5-100 Mbps; optional configuration reaches 200 Mbps. Optional dual Tx channels combined reach +30 dBm. Doppler compensation to +/-200 kHz. Standard mass is 200g (90x65x25.3mm); high-radiation-tolerance variant weighs 365g. DC supply 6-18V (28V optional), less than 16W Tx+Rx. CCSDS 231.0-B, 132.0-B, 131.0-B, 401.0-B compliant; DVB-S2 via CCSDS 131.3-B. Operating temperature -20 to +60 deg C, TRL 9.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
