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RockBLOCK 9704 Iridium Messaging Transport-based satellite transceiver for small UxV
RockBLOCK 9704

Iridium Messaging Transport-based satellite transceiver for small UxV

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RockBLOCK 9704

Ground Control's RockBLOCK 9704 is an ultra-compact Messaging Transport (IMT)-based satellite transceiver that is ideal for SWaP-constrained UAV and unmanned systems designs. Weighing just 50g grams with a footprint of 72 x 75 x 16.5 mm, it provides global bi-directional messaging from 25 bytes up to 100 KB.

Based around the Iridium 9704N modem, the versatile device is ideal for small unmanned platforms and as a BVLOS contingency link.

Dimensions: SMA 48 x 52 x 16mm
ANT 72 x 72 x 16.5mm
Weight: SMA 35g
ANT 50g
Power Consumption: Sleep: <5mW
Idle: <60mW
Max: <1.4W
Interfaces: USB‑C
Serial TTL‑UART
Digital GPIO: 5 inputs, 3 outputs
Communications: Iridium Messaging Transfer (IMT):
data transfer packet size from 1 to 100,000 bytes
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