GCA01 Compact GNSS Active Patch Antenna

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Overview

The EXA GCA01 is a one-stage, compact GNSS active patch antenna solution that works with your GNSS card and link it to GPS, GALILEO, BEIDOU and GLONASS constellations, It is the ideal antenna for space-grade GNSS devices to achieve good sensitivity across all bands in a small form factor.


The active patch antenna, by means of a double resonance design, has a wide-band operation over GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO/BeiDou systems from 1561MHz to 1606MHz. It includes a one-stage LNA and front-end SAW filter to reduce out of band noise, this antenna offers better protection from LEO radiation and greatly reduces the probability of damaging your GNSS receiver due to nearby transmissions.

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Overview

Name
GCA01 Compact GNSS Active Patch Antenna
Component Type
GNSS/GPS Receiver
Form Factor
All
Heritage
Yes
Average Cost
$1,700 USD
Fiscal Year
2022
Average Lead Time
0 to 1 months

Vendor Details

Name
Ecuadorian Space Agency
Founded
2007
Summary
EXA is an aerospace research and development institution that, among other things, designs and builds extreme hardware for CubeSats, with more than 7 years of record-setting flight heritage in extreme conditions. EXA’s technology is singular, original, simple, solid and dependable and allows CubeSat developers to use COTS components in order to break the limitations of budget and power typical of the cubesat form factor, the deployable hardware is based over EXA’s unique Active Artificial Muscle technology for a dependable, proven and anti-whiplash deploy of challenging mechanical elements. Flight heritage from 10+ missions backs their technology which is currently in use in European, Asian and Latina merican spacecrafts, and in the challenging U.S. market.

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Specifications

Component Type
GNSS/GPS Receiver
Form Factor
All
Dry Mass
0.011 kg
Average Power
N/A
Heritage
Yes
Status
In Production
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