High speed Downlink System for Small Satellite And High-Efficiency X-Band GaN SSPA

Watanabe H., Fukami T., Saito H., Tomiki A., Ceylan O., Nunomura H., ...More

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Tama, Japan, 1 - 06 June 2014 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Tama
  • Country: Japan
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A high-speed downlink communication system is required to meet various applications for nano/small satellites. The purpose of this research is to develop a high-data-rate X band downlink system with low power consumption. A high efficient RF circuits using GaN-HEMT SSPA and low power consumption digital circuits were important. We developed over 300Mbps with occupied BW150MHz, RF power 2W, power consumption 20W, mass 1.4kg.