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CERTUS 9704

The Iridium® CERTUS 9704 transceiver is engineered within a complete IoT ecosystem that bridges hardware, software, connectivity, and data management.

It uses the Iridium’s global satellite constellation’s unique Low-Earth Orbit architecture of 66 cross-linked satellites and offers reliable satellite IoT connectivity supported by cloud infrastructure. CLS can accompany you through the certification process

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Features

  • 2-square-inch footprint for easy integration
  • Low power specs for active and idle modes
  • Designed to work with small-aperture antennas
  • Made to deliver 10+ years of continuous service
  • Ideal for hard-to-reach, remote deployments
  • 100 kb max message size through cost-effective imt service
  • Enables mobile or fixed solutions of any scale
  • Generates universal, cloud-ready data format

 

Technical specifications

Mechanical

  • Dimensions: 31.5 mm X 42.0 mm x 3.9 mm (L x W x H)
  • Weight: 9.7 g
  • PCB connection: Standard SMT via Land Grid Array Dx

Environmental

  • Operating temperature: -40° to +85° C (incl.self heating)
  • Storage temperature: -40° to +125° C
  • MSL: Level 3

RF Interfaces

  • Antenna type: Ceramic patch or helical
  • Frequency rage: 1616-1626.5 MHz
  • Duplexing method: TDD
  • Input/Output impedance: 50 Ohm
  • Multiplexing method: TDMA / FDMA
  • GNSS bands: 1559-1610 MHZ
  • GNSS passthrough gain (Min/Typ/Max): 4 dB / 7 dB / 10 dB
  • Output impedance: 50 Ohm