What is an S band transmitter?

The S-Band High Data Rate Transmitter is a CubeSat compatible Transmitter designed to meet the needs of high data-rate downlinks of up to 4.3 Mbps (usable information bit-rate at CCSDS transfer frame level). The transmitter can be used for both TT&C or PDT downlinks.

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What is the S band frequency range?

Radio Frequencies BandApprox. Range of Wavelengths (cm)Approximate FrequenciesS15 – 7.52 – 4 GHzC7.5 – 3.754 – 8 GHzX3.75 – 2.48 – 12 GHzK2.4 – 0.7512 – 40 GHzNASA Science – Basics of Space Flight – Solar System Exploration solarsystem.nasa.gov › basics › chapter6-3

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What does the SBX-1 do?

The SBX-1, integrated with the BMDS system, provides tracking information of incoming missiles and countermeasures discrimination for GMD interceptor missiles , in order to destroy the threat missile outside the Earth’s atmosphere. It also protects the US and its allied forces from potential missile attacks.9 Nis 2012

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Where is SBX-1 now 2020?

Current Status The SBX is currently deployed in the Pacific Ocean to monitor for potential North Korean ICBM test launches. SBX-1 left Hawaii in January 2017. The radar had previously been moored in Pearl Harbor on limited test support status since the beginning of FY2013.

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What is Raytheon radar?

Raytheon’s nine-story-high X-band Radar (XBR) is the world’s largest X-band radar . The sea-based X-band (SBX) platform that it sits on stands more than 250 feet high and displaces more than 50,000 tons. It consists of a semi-submersible oil production platform topped with the XBR.

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