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Communication subsystem provides a link between the satellite and ground station. 

The subsystem has the following functions

  • Telemetry data Transmission equipment the satellite to the ground (downlink)
  • Signaling Morse code beacon (downlink)
  • Transfer control commands to the satellite (uplink)

The parameters of the Uplink communication

  • The type of satellite antennas: Omni-directional antenna, 1 DB 
  • Frequency range: VHF 145,96 MHz
  • Signal/noise ratio: 34.3 DB
  • speed and modulation type: 1.2 kb/s AFSK

Down-link options

  • The type of satellite antennas: Omni-directional antenna, 1 DB
  • Frequency range: UHF 436,60 MHz
  • Max transmit peak power: 1 W
  • Signal/noise ratio: 18.2 DB
  • flow rate and modulation types BPSK 9.6 Kbps

Supply voltage, - 6.8, 3.3 V 

Power consumption channel - 436,60 MHz:

  • Standby -0.056 W
  • Session: - 4.5 W

The dimensions of the antenna system in folded form the 100 × 100 × 8 mm. The antenna collapsed have the form of a flat spiral.

Bronze strips vibrators deploying mechanism assumes in space after the separation of nanosatellite from flight container. 

After deploying antennas have linear form. The length of bronze strips received special heat treated to make them elastic properties. The length of bronze strips is 570 mm for receiving the operating range 144 MHz and is 175 mm for the transmitting frequency range 435 MHz.

 

Communication subsystem settings

transmitter

Maximum output power antenna [W]

1

Maximum field strength of the transmitter (v/m); 1 meter from the source and the transmitter radiates with an antenna

5.47

Antenna gain: [DB]

0

Upper frequency [MHz]

430

Lower frequency [MHz]

440

path attenuation [DB]:

1

Antenna type: 

Monopole

Polarization: 

vertical

axial ratio [DB]:

0

Location of antenna (for the CubeSat body)

Z +

the width of the frequency band occupied: db [MHz]

10

Data transfer rate (digital): [Mbps] 

0.0096

Modulation schemes:

BPSK

Receiver 

Upper frequency [MHz]

148

Lower frequency [MHz]

142

attenuation [DB]:

0.5

Antenna type: 

Monopole

Antenna gain: [DB]

0

Polarization: 

vertical

Antenna axial ratio [DB]

0

Noise figure of the receiver: [DB]

0.9

Antenna noise temperature: [BRC]

120

The band of RF selectivity: db [MHz]

0.015

Location of antenna (for the CubeSat body)

Z +

 

 

 

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RF module