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 + |
RF module