SBIR/STTR Research Award
High-Efficiency S-Band SSPA for Next Generation NASA Remote Sensing SAR/InSAR Platforms
Award amount
$124,992Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- RECON RF, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2021-05-20
- Contract end date
- 2021-11-19
- UEI
- ZNRMSSM3QSZ7
- Solicitation number
- SBIR_21_P1
- Topic code
- S1
Research abstract
This proposal will significantly advance Power Added Efficiency (PAE) beyond present-day state-of-the-art SSPAs operating at S-Band in the over 1kW peak output power regime, achieving a TRL 3-4 S-band/ 3.2 GHz solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) module. The greatly enhanced PAE will result in an SSPA with a compact form factor suitable for CubeSat/SmallSat or other NASA remote sensing platforms. The project aims to achieve over 1kW of output power, 50dB of Gain, PAE of no less than 60% and possibly greater than 75% through Recon-RFrsquo;s advanced power amplifier design techniques based on next-generation waveform design capabilities and practices.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Advanced Semiconductor Production of Next-Gen X-Band SSPAs for USAF Radar, EW, & Comms
- Ultra-Low-Noise Cryogenic HEMT Amplifiers for HEP Applications
- Ultra-Efficient X-Band Solid State Power Amplifier for RF Accelerators
- Next-Gen RF Transistor Models for Ultra-Efficient RFICs
- Ultra-Efficient P/UHF Band Power Amplifiers
Research funding history
14 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2019–2025). Reported award amounts total $9,224,520. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce