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 an S-band antenna?

A single S-band boom antenna on each satellite (deployed after launch by a pyrotechnic device) enables the satellite to communicate with Earth . There are small backup antennas on the top of each satellite to provide backup communication as required.

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What is S-band omni antenna?

This antenna system provides omnidirectional coverage of telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) communication links for a student satellite . The compact, lightweight antenna is designed for dual circular polarization in S-Band (2.0 to 2.3 GHz), covering both the transmit and receive TT&C frequency bands.

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What is triple band antenna?

The triple band microstrip patch antenna resonates at 26.92GHz, 35.08GHz and 54.74GHz . The antenna shows a return loss of -52.87dB with a bandwidth and gain of 13.92% and 6.36dB respectively at 54.74GHz. These results manifest the antenna to be a superior candidate for future 5G applications.

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What is S band on a radar detector?

The S band is used by airport surveillance radar for air traffic control, weather radar, surface ship radar, and some communications satellites , especially those used by NASA to communicate with the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. The 10 cm radar short-band ranges roughly from 1.55 to 5.2 GHz.

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