| Name | MCNAIR |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 12U |
| Mass in kg | 19.9 kg |
| Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
| Launcher | Electron |
| Organisation | Akash Systems |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Headquarters | US |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Blue Canyon |
| GS Service | KSAT |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate 5Gbps+ downlink from a 10-Watt 3U radio transmitter. |
| Description |
Test own GaN-on-Diamond transmitter technology with a flight-proven software defined radio (SDR) in a compact form factor. Demonstrate the transmitter’s capability to handle more than five gigabits per second (5Gbps+) downlink speeds from a 10-Watt 3U radio transmitter. Simulation and ground-based lab tests have proven that the Akash GaN Transmitter is capable of transmitting data rates as high as 14 Gbps. The Ka-band parabolic antenna has a 3 dB beamwidth of 2.2degrees and a gain of 36.2 dBi. The Akash GaN Transmitter will downlinkpre-configured test data over a single 1.2 GHz bandwidth channel in Ka-band (19.0 -20.2 GHz) to a 13.2 meter ES in Dongara, Western Australia. MCNAIR’s S-band TT&C SDR will receive telecommands from and transmit telemetry to a3.7mKSAT ES located in Svalbard. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] [2] |
| Keywords | Deployable parabolic antenna, Ka-band |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
