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MANPACK: ROBUST
FIELD-READY SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
Satellite communications, earth observation, navigation and
positioning and control stations

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MANPACK
MANPACK: ROBUST
FIELD-READY SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS

Indra’s advanced technology provides security

and mobility to satellite communications

Introduction

Nowadays two of the most important trends The use of spread-spectrum allows both to
within the telecommunications users use small antenna suitable for portable
community are secure communications and terminals, as well as provides a robust and
mobility. secure modulation.
Indra’s satellite communications remote
terminal MANPACK is designed to meet both
requirements by means of using advanced
and proven technology.

MANPACK
 Manpack and portable antenna

Characteristics SHF-band
Antenna type Cassegrain D=0.6 m (4 petals)
Tx bandwidth 7.9-8.4 GHz
Rx bandwidth 7.25-7.75 GHz
Polarization Tx/Rx RHCP/LHCP (user configurable)
Tx power (SSPA) Three available output powers:
• 4 Watt
• 10 Watt
• 16 Watt
EIRP • 36 dBW (4 Watt)
• 39.7 dBW (10 Watt)
• 41.2 dBW (16 Watt)
G/T 8.5 dB/ºK
Data rate Up to 2 Mbps
Crypto equipment Serial interface included
Max. prime power comsuption • 70 Watt DC (Tx 4 W)
• 110 Watt DC (Tx 10 W)
• 126 Watt DC (Tx 16 W)
Power supply • Rechargable battery
• DC 10 V to 30 V
• Solar panel
• BA-5590/2590 compatible
• Optional additional battery box (for Tx 10 W and 16 W)
Autonomy with batteries • 130 minutes (Tx 4 W, 1 battery)
• 230 minutes (Tx 10 W, with additional battery box)
• 195 minutes (Tx 16 W, with additional battery box)
• 185 minutes (Rx only)
• Unlimited when using solar panel
Total weight • Starting 13 kg (HPA 4 W)
Transport 1 or 2 backpack

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System overview
The terminal can operate in point to point
mode or in network mode. The network is a
fully-automated Demand Assigned Multiple
Access (DAMA) multistar and multibeam
system that provides a very efficient use of
the highly-valued space segment. The
system provides communications to either
fixed, portable or mobile remote terminals;
one single network can handle all those
types at the same time. Services available
are voice, data (IP) and SMS-like messaging.
Elements and accessories
Highlights
• Full software-defined radio terminal: wave
form definition by software configuration,
SCPC, SCPC DVB-S2, DS-SCPC, FH-SCPC
and CDMA (network mode), which allows
the use of more appropriate wave form for
each deployment
• Modem ready for SOTM: STANAG 4485
and high-speed vehicles (up to 300 km/h)
• Point-to-point and network managed
modes, configurable through the front
menu
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MANPACK remote terminal
The design of the remote communications
terminal developed by Indra is built around
the most advanced concept of efficient
military and civilian satellite communications
networks, and has been in operation for
several years now.
• Batteries
• Portable AC and DC universal battery
charger
• Solar panel
• Rugged telephone handset
• Rugged PDA or laptop
• Asymmetrical and bidirectional
communications up to 2 Mbps
• Fully automated network, including DAMA,
access control, accounting, terminal,
services, QoS and group/priorities
management, full-network SNMP
monitoring and control, automatic power
control…
• X-band and Ku-band front-ends available,
which allow the terminal to operate in
military or civilian satellites in any theatre
of operations
The Software-radio design concept of the
modem of the MANPACK allows different
waveforms to be selectable by the user
without any change in hardware: QPSK
Single Channel Per Carrier (SCPC), Direct
Sequence Spreading SCPC, Frequency
Hoping SCPC, and CDMA. Other modems can
be integrated into the terminal by request.
• Compass
• Protection cover
• Backpacks
• Digital camera
• IP router-modem, optional 2 wire voice
interface available
• Customer-specific applications can be
loaded on to the terminal upon request
• Interface for data encryption (IP or link-
layer)
 Specifications
SCPC SPECIFICATION
User data rates 64 kbps – 2048 kbps
Modulation QPSK
FEC (selectable) Convolutional 1/2 or 3/4 Reed-Solomon
Performance Meets IESS308
Waveform based on IESS 308/309, STANAG 4486
SCPC (DVB-S2) SPECIFICATION
User data rates 100 Kbps – 30 MSps
Modulation QPSK, 8 PSK, 16 APSK
FEC LDPC/BCH
Performance CCM/VCM/ACM
Waveform ESTI EN 3O2 307
DS-SCPC SPECIFICATION
User data rates 12 kbps – 2048 kbps
Equivalent spreading factor from 4 and 127
FEC (selectable) Convolutional 1/
2 or 3/4+Reed-Solomon/Turbo codes 1/3,1/2, 2/3,3/4,7/8,(option)
BW 600 kHz – 10 MHz
FH-SCPC SPECIFICATION
User data rates 8 kbps – 256 kbps
Hopping rate 2000 hops/second
FEC fixed (convolutional 1/2 + RS)
SW jamming detector Yes
Waveform based on STANAG 4606
CDMA SPECIFICATION (STANAG 4708)
User data rates 8 kbps – 1522 kbps
Spreading factor 31, 63, 127
Pilot FEC (fixed) Convolutional 1/
2 Reed-Solomon Turbo codes 1/2 (option)
User FEC (selectable) Convolutional 1/2 or 3/
4 Reed-Solomon/Turbo codes1/3,1/2, 2/3,3/4,7/8,(option)
BW 500 kHz – 5 MHz

Environmental characteristics
Operation temperature -20ºC < T < +50ºC
Storage and transport temperature -20ºC < T < +60ºC
Low pressure (air transportation) MIL-STD-810 F
Operating humidity 100%
MIL-STD-108 E

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