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Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Payload User's Guide - SpaceX

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Function<br />

Table 5‐2 ‐ <strong>Falcon</strong> 9 <strong>Launch</strong> vehicle RF system characteristics<br />

Source<br />

1 2 3 4 5<br />

Command<br />

Destruct<br />

Radar<br />

Transponder<br />

Radar<br />

Transponder<br />

Stg 1<br />

<strong>Launch</strong><br />

<strong>Vehicle</strong><br />

Telem<br />

Stg 2<br />

<strong>Launch</strong><br />

<strong>Vehicle</strong><br />

Telem<br />

Rate Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Transmit<br />

Band UHF C‐Band C‐Band S‐Band S‐Band<br />

Frequency<br />

(MHz) 421 5765 5690 2221.5 2213.5<br />

Power Output N/A 400W peak N/A 10W 20W<br />

Modulation Pulse Pulse PCM/FM PCM/FM<br />

Data Rate 2000 pps 3000 pps 1.8 Mbps 1.8 Mbps<br />

Function<br />

Source<br />

<strong>Falcon</strong> 9 User’s <strong>Guide</strong><br />

6 7 8 9 10 11<br />

Stage 1<br />

<strong>Launch</strong><br />

<strong>Vehicle</strong><br />

Video<br />

Stage 2<br />

<strong>Launch</strong><br />

<strong>Vehicle</strong> Video GPS L1<br />

Recovery‐<br />

Iridium<br />

Recovery‐<br />

Iridium Telecommand<br />

Rate Transmit Transmit Receive Receive Transmit Receive<br />

Band S‐Band S‐Band L‐Band L‐Band L‐Band S‐Band<br />

Frequency<br />

(MHz) 2273.5 2251.5 1575.42<br />

1610‐<br />

1625.5<br />

1610‐<br />

1626.5 2038.265<br />

Power Output 5W 10W N/A ‐ ‐ N/A<br />

Modulation FM/NTSC FM/NTSC BPSK/DSSS QPSK QPSK PM/PSK/PCM<br />

Data Rate NTSC NTSC 10 Mbps 2.4 kbps 2.4 kbps 2 kbps<br />

SCM 2008‐010 Rev. 1 Copyright ‐‐ <strong>SpaceX</strong> 2009 37

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