CPUT S-Band Cubesat Transmitter

The STX is a compact S-Band transmitter designed for CubeSat missions. It is ideal for space missions where a high data rate downlink is required. It has the following features:

• It is compatible with the CubeSat standard, with a CubeSat Kit PC/104 form factor.
• The STX implements QPSK modulation with transmission data rates of up to 2 Mbps.
• It uses an open network encoding scheme based on the IntelSAT IESS-308 specification which allows this product to be used with low-cost commercial satellite receivers.
• A nadir facing S-Band patch antenna can also be incorporated into the CubeSat design.

S-Band Transmitter