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C-Band SATCOM Range Communications System for ELVs using ESAs and High Dynamics Modem

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNK05OA04C
Agency Tracking Number: 035866
Amount: $600,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: F3.03
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2003
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2005-01-20
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2007-01-20
Small Business Information
6935N Oakland Mills Road
Columbia, MD 21045-4719
United States
DUNS: 018931589
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 John Kvarnstrand
 Principal Investigator
 (443) 259-0140
 jkvarnstrand@paratek.com
Business Contact
 Michael Slavin
Title: Business Official
Phone: (443) 259-0140
Email: mslavin@paratek.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The development and implementation of passive phased array antennas (PAAs) offers significant performance benefits over the current active arrays. The keys to successful development are the low-loss phase shifters and the integration of these phase shifters into modular and scaleable antenna architecture for broad utilization for high data rate communications. The Phase I effort designed a dual-beam, dual-band 4GHz and 6 GHz along with an optimized High Dynamics Modem to support SATCOM telemetry utilizing commercial satellite services, specifically the Intelsat system. The proposed effort will build on this Phase I Phased Array ? High Dynamics Modem design development and include the fabrication, testing and integration of the PAA antenna and high dynamics modem with appropriate RF transceiver (COTS) such that an Intelsat ready communications system test unit is built, tested, validated and delivered to NASA for evaluation.

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