X-band Transmitter for Cubesat
Glavkosmos
The X-band Transmitter for Cubesat provides reliable high-throughput communication from spacecraft to ground stations, offering data rates up to 1 Gbps.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.38 kg
- Power
- 22 W
- Data rate
- 1,000 Mbps
- Design life
- 3 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
- TRL
- 6
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
- Purpose
- It provides reliable high throughput communication channel from the spacecraft to ground stations.
- Year of release
- 2019
- Design life
- 3 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- No
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Mass
- 0.38 kg
- Power consumption
- 22 W
- Throughput
- up to 1 Gbps
- Carrier frequency
- 8.1-8.5 GHz
- Output power
- 2.5 W
- Modulation
- QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK
- Data interface
- LVDS
About
The X-band Transmitter for Cubesat is designed to establish a reliable, high-throughput communication channel between a spacecraft and ground stations. Released in 2019, it boasts a guaranteed service life of 3 years. The product can be adapted to meet specific customer requirements, offering flexibility for various mission profiles. It supports multiple modulation schemes including QPSK, 8PSK, and 16APSK, and uses an LVDS data interface. The transmitter operates within a carrier frequency range of 8.1-8.5 GHz and delivers an output power of 2.5 W. Despite its high performance, it maintains a relatively low power consumption of 22 W. The estimated production and delivery time is 12 months.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.