PRODUCTS
KaTENna High Gain Cubesat Antenna, 1m+
Key Features
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Proto-Flight completed December 2017
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RF testing at 36 GHz complete
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Measured 49.2 dBi gain at 36 GHz
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Packaging, deployment, surface repeatability testing complete
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Effective aperture = 1m (Baseline design)
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Mass = 2.5 kg (reflector, boom and feed)
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Packaged volume = 3U (10x10x30cm)
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Offset fed, f/D = 0.75
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Multiple feed options, including center fed
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Scalable to 2-5m apertures
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Applications
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RF Communications
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Active radar (weather, SAR)
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Radiometer (ocean surface winds)
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Patent Pending
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KaPDA High Gain Cubesat Antenna
-Tendeg is the exclusive licensee of NASA JPL’s KaPDA Ka-Band antenna
-All testing complete, NASA JPL RainCube flight in May 2018
-Patent Pending
-0.5m Deployed Aperture
-1.6U Stowed Volume
-42.7 dB Gain
-With modifications to subreflector and feed, antenna can be made to operate at S, C, X, Ku, and K bands
-Communication and radar applications
