The NANOCOM from Space Micro is an S-Band Transceiver that operates from 2200 - 2290 MHz (Tx) and 2025 - 2100 MHz (Rx). It has a bandwidth of 50 MHz and supports BPSK, QPSK and OQPSK modulation schemes. This radiation-tolerant transceiver has been designed to perform in extreme environmental conditions. It has an on-board 50 MHz TCXO and a Xilinx Zynq System on a Chip (SoC). This transceiver supports advanced carrier acquisition and encryption, handles network protocols and offers on-board storage. In the Tx chain, it provides an output power of 33 dBm, delivers a data rate from 1 Kbps to 25 Mbps and has spurious levels better than -60 dBc. In the Rx chain, it has a dynamic range from -125 dBm to -50 dBm, a noise figure of less than 1.5 dB and delivers a data rate from 1 Kbps to 3 Mbps.
The NANOCOM requires a DC supply from 18 to 40 V (isolated) or 7.2 to 12.4 V (non-isolated) and consumes less than 40 W of power. It can be controlled via RS-422, CAN Bus CTRL and Ethernet interfaces. This transceiver is available in a miniaturized (1U) enclosure that measures 12.7 x 9.0 x 10.0 cm and complies with the GSFC-STD-7000 (NASA GEVS) Qual Levels for vibration. It is ideal for telemetry, tracking & command (TT&C), mission data transmitter, network gateway radio, signal intelligence receiver, satellite orbits (LEO, MEO, GEO, Cislunar) and satellite constellation applications.
