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LGA-S-002-RH

LGA-S-002-RH

LGA-S-002-RH

S-Band Low-Gain Antenna

S-Band Low-Gain Antenna

LGA-S-002-RH is a custom S-band low-gain antenna covering 2.200 to 2.300 GHz with 15 MHz of bandwidth, delivering 0 dBic across a ±60 degree field of view in RHCP. It covers the S-band telemetry allocation, completing the safe-mode link that LGA-S-001-RH opens on receive. The configuration flew successfully on Kestrel Eye IIM, a U.S. Army space mission. VSWR below 1.5:1, SMA female interface.

LGA-S-002-RH is a custom S-band low-gain antenna covering 2.200 to 2.300 GHz with 15 MHz of bandwidth, delivering 0 dBic across a ±60 degree field of view in RHCP. It covers the S-band telemetry allocation, completing the safe-mode link that LGA-S-001-RH opens on receive. The configuration flew successfully on Kestrel Eye IIM, a U.S. Army space mission. VSWR below 1.5:1, SMA female interface.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Most safe-mode architectures split uplink and downlink across two low-gain antennas rather than sharing one aperture, because a passive single-band design is simpler to qualify and more predictable than a diplexed one. This is the transmit half of that pair. The ±60 degree field of view makes the downlink available across a 120 degree cone with no pointing at all, which is what allows an operator to recover telemetry from a vehicle whose attitude is unknown. Polarization is RHCP with VSWR below 1.5:1 through an SMA female interface. Qualification follows NASA GEVS Table 2.4-3 with 14.1 GRMS overall random vibration, minimum resonant frequency verification, and 0.25 g low-level sine sweeps before and after vibration. Thermal cycling is to the mission profile. Antenna pattern and S-parameter characterisation run from 1 to 40 GHz, with a Certificate of Conformance available on request. LGA-S-001-RH covers the S-band receive allocation. Custom low-gain configurations from L-band through Ka-band are developed to mission-specific requirements, with short lead times accommodated on low-volume programmes.

Most safe-mode architectures split uplink and downlink across two low-gain antennas rather than sharing one aperture, because a passive single-band design is simpler to qualify and more predictable than a diplexed one. This is the transmit half of that pair. The ±60 degree field of view makes the downlink available across a 120 degree cone with no pointing at all, which is what allows an operator to recover telemetry from a vehicle whose attitude is unknown. Polarization is RHCP with VSWR below 1.5:1 through an SMA female interface. Qualification follows NASA GEVS Table 2.4-3 with 14.1 GRMS overall random vibration, minimum resonant frequency verification, and 0.25 g low-level sine sweeps before and after vibration. Thermal cycling is to the mission profile. Antenna pattern and S-parameter characterisation run from 1 to 40 GHz, with a Certificate of Conformance available on request. LGA-S-001-RH covers the S-band receive allocation. Custom low-gain configurations from L-band through Ka-band are developed to mission-specific requirements, with short lead times accommodated on low-volume programmes.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

RF PERFORMANCE

FREQUENCY RANGE

2.200-2.300 GHz

POLARIZATION

RHCP

GAIN

0 dBic over ±60° FOV

INTEGRATION & QUALIFICATION

APPLICATION

TT&C; launch and early orbit; safe-mode communications

RF CONNECTOR

SMA female

HUMIDITY

VIBRATION

Typical: 14.1 GRMS random (NASA GEVS Table 2.4-3); 0.25 g low-level sine sweep before/after

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