Receivers_for_CubeSat_Radiometers

VDI CubeSat Projects

Virginia Diodes, Inc. (VDI) has recently been part of CubeSat projects with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The following information is a summary of

both projects.

VDI continues to provide customized solutions for applications with strict electrical and

mechanical specifications, like CubeSat’s. Contact VDI for more information.

874 GHz Receiver for IceCube CubeSat

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874 GHz radiometer for NASA IceCube CubeSat mission to measure cloud ice

Includes DRO and x36 LO 6-12 GHz IF

4000K Tmix, 12dB Lmix (DSB) Plate is 9cm x 9cm

3.75W total DC (including DRO)

IceCube: Spaceflight Validation of an 874-GHz Submillimeter

Wave Radiometer for Cloud Ice Remote Sensing

IceCube Objectives

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center D. L. Wu (P.I.)

IceCube: Spaceflight Validation of an 874-GHz Submillimeter

Wave Radiometer for Cloud Ice Remote Sensing

183 GHz Receiver for Mirata CubeSat

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183 GHz water vapor / cloud ice radiometer receiver for Mirata CubeSat

Includes x12 LO chain, LO power detector, and mixer 0-28 GHz IF

600K Tmix, 6dB Lmix (DSB) 1.0” x 1.0” x 0.75” +3.5V, 170mA

Includes integrated detector to monitor LO power for calibration