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X-band Transmitter Designed for Lunar Spacecraft

  • Purpose: The data transmission to ground stations from: - lunar landers; - lunar orbiters; - lagrange-point spacecraft.
  • Year of release: 2019
  • Guaranteed service life (years): 1
  • Estimated production / delivery time (months): 12
  • Flight qualification of the product: No
  • Brief history of flight qualification: ISS (previous generation transmitter), AIST-2D, and others.
  • Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements: Yes
ParameterValue
Weight, kg2.9
Power consumption, W70
Throughput4 Mbps; up to 19 Mbps
Frequency band, MHz8450 - 8500
Output power, W8
ModulationQPSK, 8PSK
Data interfaceLVDS. Six ports (3 primary and 3 redundant) with 4 pairs each
Radiation at the component level>6 krad

The X-band transmitter designed for the lunar spacecraft (Luna-25 lander and Luna-26 orbiter).

Remark

Сertified for compatibility with ESA ground stations.