New Practical GuideMission Transparency: Modernizing Defense Processes for Speed & Efficiency. Download Now >
Satellite Communications (SATCOM) & Cellular-Based IoT Solutions for Drones & Robotics
Company Products Articles Documents Locations Contact Visit Website
RockBLOCK 9704 Plug‑and‑play SATCOM for UAVs
Ground Control / RockBLOCK 9704
RockBLOCK 9704

Plug‑and‑play SATCOM for UAVs

Visit Website Contact
Saved
Save
RockBLOCK 9704

Equipped with the Iridium Certus 9704 module, the compact RockBLOCK 9704 is designed for developers and systems integrators to easily enable reliable satellite connectivity into unmanned applications. Supporting the Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT) service, the RockBLOCK 9704 can send and receive packet loads of up to 100KB over the global Iridium network from anywhere on Earth.

The RockBLOCK 9704 is designed for prototyping, as well as for full deployments, with minimal set-up and a unified software stack that includes C and Python Libraries. Pre-paid airtime and data delivery information can be managed directly through our IoT platform, Cloudloop, which offers a wide variety of software integrations.

Specifications:

Dimensions: SMA 48 x 52 x 16mm
ANT 72 x 75 x 16.5mm
Weight: SMA 35g
ANT 50g
Power Consumption: Sleep: <5mW
Idle: <60mW
Max: <1.4W
Interfaces: USB‑C
Serial TTL‑UART
Digital GPIO: 5 inputs, 3 outputs
Communications: Iridium Messaging Transfer (IMT):
data transfer packet size from 1 to 100,000 bytes
Visit Website Contact
Saved
Save

Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.
Primes & OEMs: Become an Innovation Partner Join the UST ecosystem as a supplier