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Spaceway Hardware Description

Each Spaceway system consists of the following hardware:

  • Ka-band antenna (74cm in diameter with signal reflector, oval shaped)
  • Outdoor TRIA unit (Transmit and Receive Integrated Assembly)
  • HN9000S Satellite modem with separate receive/transmit connections and an RJ-45 ethernet port.
Spaceway System Specifications
HN9000S Router
  • IF Input
  • IF Output
  • Data Connection
  • Information Rate (Receive):
  • Information Rate (Transmit):
  • Symbol Rate (Receive):
  • Symbol Rate (Transmit):
  • Encoding (Receive):
  • Encoding (Transmit):
  • Frequency Range:
  • Modulation (Receive):
  • Modulation (Transmit):
  • Bit Error Rate (Receive):
  • Bit Error Rate (Transmit):
  • 1 x RG6 for Receive cable
  • 1 x RG6 for Transmit cable
  • 10/100BaseT Ethernet LAN RJ45
  • Up to 90 Mbps (DVB-S2)
  • Up to 5 Mbps
  • 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5-30 Msps (in 1 Msps steps)
  • 128, 256, 512, 1024 Kbps
  • DVB-S2 Convolutional with concatenated Reed Solomon
  • Turbocode FEC 1/2, 2/3, and 4/5
  • Ka-band
  • QPSK, 8PSK (DVB-S2)
  • OQPSK
  • 10-10 or better
  • 10-7 or better
HN9000S Mechanical & Environmental
  • Weight (IDU):
  • Dimensions (IDU):
  • Operating temperature:
  • Input power:
  • 1.6 lb (0.73 kg)
  • Width 2.4 inch (6.1 cm) x Height 7.8 inch (19.8 cm) x Depth 9.0 inch (22.9 cm)
  • 5 to 40º C
  • 100-130VAC, 2A maximum; 60 Hz AC; AC/DC, 73 watt
Antenna & ODU
  • Antenna Size:
  • Radio Power:
  • 74 cm, 98 cm, or 120 cm
  • 1 to 10 watt Ka-band

The Antenna

Ka-Band 2-Way internet via satellite uses a 67cm x 75cm (26" x 30") dual-reflector antenna.

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The Outdoor Device Unit (ODU)

The LNB portion of this device receives the signal from the satellite, amplifies it and sends it to the modem via coaxial cable.

The transmit portion of this device receives the signal from the modem, amplifies it and sends it to the satellite.

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The Satellite Router (HN9000S)

Operating as an IP modem, the HN9000 incorporates several advanced features to increase throughput performance and maximize your experience and satisfaction. Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) mitigates delay and increases overall throughput over satellite channels, while the unique Hughes TurboPage® feature provides HTTP acceleration for lightning-fast browser performance.

User-friendly LEDs indicate the terminal's operational status.

The HN9000S also operates as a local router providing static and dynamic addressing based on the selected service level, DHCP addressing and DNS caching as well as NAT/PAT

 HughesNet HN9000 Front Panel