ISIS Full Ground Station Kit for VHF/UHF/S-band
€86,500
With its ground station ISIS offers a turnkey solution that is specifically designed for small satellites in Low Earth Orbit using VHF, UHF and S-band radio frequencies. The ground station can autonomously track selected satellites by using a steerable antenna system. This complete kit includes all hardware and software to get up-and-running quickly.
- Features
- Additional specifications
- Documents
- Instrumentation Rack containing:
- ISIS VHF / UHF ground station transceiver
- S-band Receiver
- Rack mount PC with Local Ground Station (LGS) software
- Cavity filters to suppress UMTS interferences.
- Rotator Controller
- Steerable Antenna System
- Azimuth and elevation rotators with speed up to 60 /sec
- Hot-dip galvanized steel mounting mast
- UHF and VHF Yagi antennas with Low Noise Amplifiers
- 2.0m dish with helix feed, LNA and cavity filters for S-band (2200 – 2290 MHz or 2400 – 2450 MHz)
- Lightning protection system
- 20m of cable between 19″rack and antenna included in price
- Standard Software
- Satellite tracking software pre-installed
- Autonomous tracking with scheduler
- Debian/GNU LINUX operation system pre-installed
- Compact setup
- The ground station equipment (except the antenna system) is fitted into a single 9-U 19” rack which allows the ground station to fit in almost any location.
- Remote Operations
- It is possible to configure and control the ground station remotely through the internet.
- Software compatible to be used as Data Distribution Center (DDC) in ground station networks.
- Complete ground station solution
- The ISIS ground station kit provides you with a complete solution if you are looking for a means to start communicating with Low-Earth Orbit satellites.
- Educational value
- A small ground station also provides an opportunity to provide hands-on educational projects with a focus on telecommunications on technical schools and Universities.
- VHF System noise figure: 1.6 dB
- UHF System noise figure: 2.0 dB
- S-band System noise figure: 0.9 dB
- VHF antenna: 12.3 dBic gain, switchable RHCP-LHCP
- UHF antenna: 15.5 dBic gain, switchable RHCP-LHCP
- S-band antenna (2m): 31.35 dBic gain
- Power supply: 110V or 230V AC (selectable) 50/60 Hz
- S-band cavity filters to suppress UMTS intereference