Xband Communications System for Nanospacecraft AeroAstro, Inc' Ashburn, VA

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X-band Communications System for
NanospacecraftAeroAstro, Inc.Ashburn, VA
Small Business Innovation Research
INNOVATION Developed X-Band, power-efficient, low
operating voltage, radio telemetry transponder
for use in very small earth-orbiting satellites.

• ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Design includes a high scale of integration, a
  low mass and volume, a high level of power
  efficiency,and the ability to operate from low
  voltage supplies of 6.5 to 8.5 VDC.
• Each transponder is smaller in size, lower in
  mass, and lower in power consumption than other
  radios with comparable capabilities available off
  the shelf.
• Size and a flexible data rate (up to 750
  kilobit-per-second) are key enablers of future
  miniature satellite missions.
• Received the 2000 Tibbetts Award from the U.S.
  Small Business Administration for its design of
  miniature X-band transponders for small
  satellites.
• GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• Awarded contract of 3.6M to build miniaturized
  X-band transponders to be flown on the NASA New
  Millennium Programs Space Technology 5 (ST-5)
  Nanosatellite Constellation Trailblazer mission,
  which is currently scheduled to launch in late
  2004.

X-band Transponder

• COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
• Received interest from a number of international
  and domestic customers, since first offering
  X-band transponders as a commercial product with
  several customization options.

Points of Contact - NASA Victor Sank (301)
286-2645 - AeroAstro Jim Ramsey (703)
723-9800 x115
Goddard Space Flight Center
1998 Phase II, SS5-052, 2/25/03