Iridium 9602 Transceiver

The Iridium 9602 transceiver, designed to be integrated into a wireless data application with other host system hardware and software, provides a complete satellite data solution for your application. 

The Iridium 9602 is ideal for IoT solutions, including tracking of maritime vessels, equipment monitoring, and automatic vehicle location. It transmits data over the Iridium network via our Iridium Short Burst Data^® service.

Technical Specifications & Features

Single board transceiver

Small form factor

No SIM card

Designed to be incorporated into an OEM solution

RoHS compliant

Mechanical Dimensions

Length 41.0 mm

Width 45.0 mm

Depth 13.0 mm

Weight 30 g

Environmental Specifications

Operating Temperature Range: -40ºC to + 85ºC

Operating Humidity Range: ≤ 75% RH

Storage Temperature Range: -40ºC to + 85ºC

Storage Humidity Range: ≤ 93% RH

RF Parameters

Frequency Range: 1616 MHz to 1626.5 MHz

Duplexing Method: TDD (Time Domain Duplex)

Input/Output Impedance: 50Ω

Multiplexing Method: TDMA/FDMA

DC Power Input

Idle Current (average): 45mA

Idle current (peak): 170mA

Transmit Current (peak): 1.3A

Transmit Current (average): 140mA

Receive Current (peak): 170mA

Receive Current (average): 40mA

SBD message transfer – average current: 150mA

SBD message transfer – average power: ≤0.8 W