EyeStar-S3 Satellite Simplex Communications System
€2100 - €6600
The EyeStar Simplex is your solution for quick, reliable beaconing from your satellite. From research to health and safety data, EyeStar Simplex delivers your data without a hitch.
- End-to-End System
- Globalstar Connected
- Max 600 Kbytes/day
- Anywhere-Anytime
- 100% On-orbit success
- Flight Ready
- TRL 9
- Coverage Maps Available
- Data Cost Table available
- Simplex inventory in Stock
- Compliant with new FCC requirements.
Availability: 4 – 6 weeks
- Features
- Specifications
- Environmental/Flight Testing
- Options
- Documents
- Flight Ready
- 80+ Simplex units launched, with 100% mission success
- Technical Readiness Level 9
- Orbit tested from 110 to 700 km
- FCC & Globalstar license compliant
- Commercial & Research Link
- Ideal for Beacon, GPS, summary data
- Good link from tumbling satellite (<~3 rpm and 360-degree link)
- Smart Zenith sensor to enforce FCC compliance
- Good polar link, no dropouts
- Microchip Flight micro-controller included analogue and digital IO
- Ground Segment Included
- No Ground Station Required
- Near Real-time data to your server
- Console display software included
- Fully Operational Globalstar & NSL ground segment for data & display
- 8 Bytes/sec, data transferred continuously,
- About 95% of data throughput
- RF packets received a few seconds after first turn-on for con-ops
- Near Real-time data latency: ~1s
- Globalstar ~30 satellites at 1414km
- Globalstar Capacity for TT&C for 1000’s of satellites
- Ideal for Multi-Satellites: Unified/ Time-Ordered Small Sat Database
- Critical Piece for Mission Success
- Fits PocketQube Specifications
Mechanical:
- Dimensions: 15 X 26 X 55 mm
- Weight: 22g
- I/O Interface: DF13, 14-Pin
- Comm Port: DF13, 4-Pin
- Antenna: SMA TX ceramic patch 25mm side square by 7 mm high
- Cooling: Thermal radiator shield
- Enclosure: Open or Shielded
Electrical:
- Input voltage range: 6 – 36 V
- Idle Current @6 V: 29.7 mA (0.18 W)
- Idle Current @15 V: 16.8 mA (0.25 W)
- Tx Current @6 V: 264 mA (1.58 W)
- Tx Current @15 V: 111 mA (1.66 W)
RF:
- Aerospace Modem Globalstar STX-3
- Tx: 1616.25 MHz downlink
- BPSK Modulation
- Radio Astronomy freq. exclusion
- Passive patch antenna
- Antenna Gain: 68 mW
- ERP: 20 dBm
- EIRP: 632 mW (-1.99 dBW)
Data I/O:
- Data input: 38.4 Kbps
- Comm Port: Tx, Rx, Busy, GND
- Effective throughput: 8 Bytes/s
- TTL serial Interface
Microcontroller:
- Ck Freq: 20 MHz
- 10 I/O Lines: User defined, configurable for analog, digital, one wire, counter rate, or comm ports
- Include Temp and Bus Voltage
- Flight Beacon firmware
- Custom firmware
Note: Specifications subject to change without notice (please check with us for updated information)
Based on S2 and S3 Performance:
Temperature:
- Passive heat sink/radiator
- Antenna: -50 to +85 C
- Radio: -30 to +60 C
- Non-Operational: -60 to +100 C
Vibration:
- Delta: 30g
- Atlas Rocket/PPOD: 28g
- Orbital/Nanoracks: 20g
- SpaceX/Rocket Lab/PDOD: 20g
Dose Radiation:
- Spot Shielding
- 9 months in 350 by 700 km orbit
- No dose problems or upsets in SAMA
QA Radio Testing:
- Vibration, Vacuum, Thermal testing
- Multi-day Burn-in
- Final System Testing
- Server/Radio Testing
- Certification
In-Orbit Reliability:
- 100% mission success for all Simplex missions
Customers:
- AFRL, NASA Langley, NASA GSFC, Pumpkin Inc., Nanoracks, many Universities
- Flight Model (FM): S3F
- Engineering Model (EM): S3E
- Power isolated unit
- Custom modification support
- Pumpkin/PC104 Standard form factor
- Smaller form antenna
- Integrated receiver PCB