| Satellite | MAXWELL |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
| Launcher | not launched |
| Organisation | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | NASA CSLI / ELaNa |
| Partners | MMA Design |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate X-band communication and reflectarray system compatible with the NASA Near-Earth Network. |
| Description |
Demonstrate a high rate communication system that is compatible with the NASA Near-Earth Network. It will utilize a CU-developed X-band communication system and a 1m deployable reflectarray antenna from MMA Design. Test a novel Deployable High Gain Reflectarray (DaHGR)4 antenna which will employ a 1 m2 reflectarray. The secondary goal is to mature and demonstrate a 200kbps S-band uplink that includes Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) capabilities. This mission will raise the TRL of the XTx radio, S-band receiver and T-DaHGR antenna to TRL 9. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Reflectarray, Deployable parabolic antenna |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
