Contract Award for L, S & C Next Generation Digital Beamforming Phased Array
September 29, 2022CDSI to Provide Additional L-Band Satellite Tracking System to COSPAS-SARSAT Program
January 25, 2023
Summary of CDSI TM Antenna
Performance at a Glance
Event:
Artemis 1 Launch November 16, 2022
Antenna Type:
Airborne Universal Beam-forming Technology (UBT) Antenna
Auto Acquisition, Self-Switching 2-Sided Array, ~18 sf
Mission:
Provide TM Coverage in "Blind Spots" in Surface Asset Coverage Envelope
- Sensor Position
- First Acquisition
- Uninterrupted Collection
- First Signal Loss
- > 4836 Km slant range
- Mission Goal MET!
- Continued Coverage
- (with intermittent outages)
- 7560 Km slant range
- Beyond wildest dreams!
- DoD TM Support Model
- Vehicle trajectory (6-DOF)
- TX antenna patterns
- TX – UBT aspect
- Predicts Eb/N₀
- Suggests best support plan
- Excellent Correlation
- Performance exceeded Mission Requirements
- Valid data out to >7500 Km!