• 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

ISIS Ground Stations – Datasheet
ISIS Ground Stations – Brochure