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
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