FALCON USER’S GUIDE 4.3.6 ELECTROMAGNETIC 4.3.6.1 RF SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS Falcon launch vehicles include several radio frequency (RF) systems, which are summarized in Table 4-9 for Falcon 9 and Table 4-10 for Falcon Heavy. Table 4-9: Falcon 9 RF systems characteristics Part Description TX/RX(transmitter/ Frequency (MHz) 99% Bandwidth Modulation receiver) (MHz) S1TX1 Telemetry Transmitter 2247.5 4.84 S1TX2 Telemetry Transmitter TX 2255.5 PCM/FM S2TX1 Telemetry Transmitter 2232.5 4.14 S2TX2 Telemetry Transmitter 2272.5 GPS Receiver RX 1575.42 20 BPSK DSSS Iridium/GPS Tracker TX 1610 - 1626.5 0.042 BPSK/QPSK Iridium/GPS Tracker RX 1610 - 1626.5 0.042 QPSK Iridium/GPS Tracker RX 1575.42 20 BPSK DSSS S-Band BPSK Receiver RX 2090 - 2093 1 BPSK Radar Altimeter TX 4235-4275 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter TX 4325-4365 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter TX 4250-4350 100 FMCW Radar Altimeter RX 4235-4275 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter RX 4325-4365 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter RX 4250-4350 40 FMCW Table 4-10: Falcon Heavy RF systems characteristics Part Description TX/RX(transmitter/ Frequency (MHz) 99% Bandwidth Modulation receiver) (MHz) S1TX1 Telemetry Transmitter 2247.5 4.84 S1TX2 Telemetry Transmitter 2255.5 PCM/FM S2TX1 Telemetry Transmitter TX 2232.5 4.14 S2TX2 Telemetry Transmitter 2272.5 SB1TX Telemetry Transmitter 2370.5 4.88 SOQPSK SB2TX Telemetry Transmitter 2382.5 GPS Receiver RX 1575.42 20 BPSK DSSS Iridium/GPS Tracker TX 1610 - 1626.5 0.042 BPSK/QPSK Iridium/GPS Tracker RX 1610 - 1626.5 0.042 QPSK Iridium/GPS Tracker RX 1575.42 20 BPSK DSSS S-Band BPSK Receiver RX 2090 - 2093 1 BPSK Radar Altimeter TX 4235-4275 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter TX 4325-4365 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter TX 4212.5-4252.5 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter TX 4302.5-4342.5 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter TX 4257.5-4297.5 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter TX 4347.5-4387.5 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter RX 4235-4275 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter RX 4325-4365 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter RX 4212.5-4252.5 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter RX 4302.5-4342.5 40 FMCW Radar Altimeter RX 4257.5-4297.5 40 FMCW © Space Exploration Technologies Corp. All rights reserved. 28