SkyGrid® SDR – Space Spectrum Communications
First-Mover Advantage - Secure wide bandwidth L through Ka-Band SDR for LEO/GEO and Cross-Orbit Defense Operations
Overview
SkyGrid® SDR is BANC3’s software-defined radio communications platform for secure, wideband space spectrum communications across military and commercial satellite constellations. Designed for LEO and GEO missions, SkyGrid enables resilient, programmable, and future-proof communications across multiple RF bands, supporting cross-orbit operations and evolving defense requirements.
SkyGrid’s fully programmable SDR architecture allows post-deployment upgrades, reducing lifecycle costs while increasing mission flexibility—an important advantage for government and commercial space operators.
Market Challenge
National security space missions face a critical gap:
- Secure, high-throughput communications across LEO, MEO, and GEO are not adequately met
- Legacy radios are constrained to sub-6 GHz, single-channel operation
- Existing systems are bulky, power-hungry, and orbit-specific
BANC3 Solution
BANC3 addresses secure space communications requirements with SkyGrid® SDR, a software-defined radio platform designed to support resilient, wideband spectrum communications across LEO and GEO satellite architectures. Built on a programmable direct RF SDR architecture, SkyGrid enables multi-band operation, dual transmit/receive channels, and low-SWaP integration for space-constrained platforms.
SkyGrid’s software-defined and upgradeable design allows communication waveforms, link characteristics, and mission profiles to evolve post-deployment, reducing lifecycle risk while improving operational flexibility. This approach provides defense and commercial space operators with a future-ready, adaptable communications foundation for cross-orbit and multi-domain operations.
Key Attributes
- 1–36 GHz Frequency Range — Dual Transmit/Receive Channels/Wider Bandwidth
- Intel’s Direct RF Multi-Chip Package — run on advanced Intel’s Direct RF Chip and integrate on to a single board
- Low SWaP Design — Compact and power-efficient for CubeSat and GEO-class payloads
- AI-Controlled Link Optimization — Real-time waveform adaptation, beamforming, and anti-jam resilience
SkyGrid – Technical Overview
- Architecture: Programmable, Dual-Channel, Fully Duplex Direct RF SDR
- Frequency Range: 1–36 GHz (programmable)
- RF Bands: L, S, C, X, Ku, K, Ka
- Channels: 2 × TX / RX
- Instantaneous Bandwidth: 62.5 MHz per channel
- Modulation: BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK
- Interfaces: UART RS422, CAN Bus
- Input Power: 12 VDC
- Size / Weight: 1U CubeSat (10 × 10 × 10 cm), 1.5 kg
SkyGrid Product Family
- SkyGrid – Military LEO: Secure SDR-based communications for military low-earth orbit satellites, supporting resilient SATCOM and cross-domain data transport.
- SkyGrid – Military GEO: High-reliability SDR communications for geostationary defense missions, enabling wideband and secure spectrum operations.
- SkyGrid – Commercial LEO: Dual-use SDR communications solutions for commercial LEO constellations requiring flexible, software-defined spectrum capabilities.