UHF Transceiver
Flight-proven UHF nanosatellite TT&C transceiver (43 g, 87×93×13 mm, 9600 bps, 1 W output, CAN2.0B, PC104) with SiriusSat-1/2 heritage.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- UHF TT&C data receiving and transmitting for nanosatellites
- Year of release
- 2017
- Guaranteed service life
- 1 year
- Estimated production/delivery time
- 2 months
- Flight heritage
- SiriusSat-1/2, launched 15 August 2018
- Dimensions, mm
- 87 × 93 × 13
- Mass, g
- 43
- On-board bus interface
- CAN2.0B
- Form factor
- PC104
- Supply voltage, V
- 5–14
- Transmission rate (half-duplex, max), bps
- 9600
- Power consumption at reception (max), W
- 0.2
- Power consumption at transmission (max), W
- 3.5
- Receiver sensitivity, dBm
- -119
- Output power, W
- 1
- Key features
- Half-duplex; in-flight reconfigurable beacon; in-flight firmware update via RF; hardware and software watchdogs; RTC with backup power; ground-to-board bridge mode
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven)
About
The UHF Transceiver provides data receiving and transmitting in UHF radio for nanosatellites. It is a half-duplex single-board radio for telemetry, telecommand, and beacon with in-flight reconfigurable beacon period, data rate, frequency, call sign, and a ground-to-board bridge mode. Features: in-flight firmware update via RF with backup, hardware and software watchdogs, customizable beacon message, RTC with backup power, and rich telemetry. Dimensions are 87 × 93 × 13 mm, mass 43 g. CAN2.0B on-board bus, PC104 form factor, 5–14 V supply. Receive power ≤0.2 W, transmit power ≤3.5 W, receiver sensitivity -119 dBm, 1 W output. Released in 2017 with 1-year service life and 2-month delivery time. Flight-qualified on SiriusSat-1/2 (launched 15 August 2018).
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
