A high-performance, compact, software-defined radio designed to operate in LEO and airborne environments, SDR-1001 is suitable for demanding RF, digital signal processing, and communications applications supporting custom waveform development or DVB-S2/DVB-S2X and CCSDS modems.

Use as a stand-alone radio or combine with other CesiumAstro modules for a complete bits-to-photons solution.

SDR-1001 includes four receive channels, four transmit channels, and a state-of-the-art FPGA in a credit-card-sized footprint.

VIEW SPECIFICATIONS

Low-profile and compact 50 mm x 84 mm x 13 mm packaged form-factor. Thermal pillars bring heat to the flat surface.

VIEW SPECIFICATIONS

Key Features

Highlights

  • 4x 200 MHz Tx channels

  • 4x 100 MHz Rx channels

  • TDD and FDD operation

  • Tunable from 300 MHz to 6 GHz

  • Tx up to 500 Mb/s on single channel

  • 1000BASE-X, UART, and SpaceWire interfaces

  • FPGA Development Kit™ for user-customizable waveform development

  • Redundant boot flash with automatic failover and watchdog timers

  • Onboard telemetry sensing

  • Compact design with thermal pillars

Modems

  • BPSK/QPSK

  • DVB-S2(X)

  • CCSDS

  • Build your own

Applications

  • LEO, airborne, stratosphere

  • 3- to 5-year LEO missions

Design Standards

  • NASA GSFC-STD-7000A testing

  • NASA EEE-INST-002 derating

  • MIL-DTL-32139 connectors

Product Specifications

DC Input Voltage
9 V to 13 V
Baseplate Operating Temp.
-24 °C to 61 °C
Mass
110 g

Mechanical View

Additional resources

A full suite of documentation is available to support integration of SDR-1001 into your mission. Our team stands ready to support you. Contact us for technical specifications or to discuss your programming challenges.

EMAIL US