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StarFish 992H

StarFish 992H

Hull Mounted Sidescan Sonar

The StarFish 992H is an affordable high-performance hull mounted side scan sonar suitable for small inshore crafts. The compact, slim-line transducer design combined with adjustable mounting bracket ensures the system can be in the optimum positioned on any vessel. The StarFish 992H benefits from 1MHz CHIRP operation with a 0.3° horizontal beam width, allowing excellent image quality over a swathe width of up to 70m.

Description

STARFISH 992H

The StarFish 992H is a hull mounted StarFish suitable for small inshore crafts and benefits from 1MHz CHIRP operation

  • Simple installation and operation
  • Frequency: 1Mhz CHIRP
  • Range: Up to 35m (115ft) per channel
  • Beam: 0.3° horiz 60° vert
  • Cable: 20m (65ft) or 50m (164ft)

RANGE OVERVIEW

Exceptional image quality in a compact and rugged form factor. Specifically designed for shallow water survey work, the StarFish range offers towed, hull-mounted and OEM systems.

Towed StarFish systems allow quick and easy, single person deployment making them ideal for survey work and Search And Rescue (SAR) applications. The innovative full-length tri-fin design provides a stable platform for improved image capture and the single tow-line cable keeps setup and operation as simple as possible.

OEM StarFish systems are lightweight and extremely compact. The transducers offer multiple mounting options to allow easy ROV and AUV integration.

All StarFish systems utilise CHIRP technology and are available in 450kHz for increased range and 1MHz for improved resolution.

  • Stable full-length tri-fin design
  • Simple setup and operation
  • Frequencies from 450kHz to 1MHz utilising CHIRP technology
  • Up to a 200m swathe coverage
  • Horizontal beam width as low as 0.3°
  • Towed systems depth rated of 50m and OEM to 300m
  • Simple, intuitive operator software

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Specifications

Towfish

Model identification

StarFish 992H

Length [m]

0.195

Width [m]

0.133

Height [m]

0.035

Weight in air [kg]

0.7

Max. depth rating [m]

50

Transducer type and material

990

Deployment methods

Hull Mount

Transceiver and recorder

Model name

990

Min. AC power [V]

90

Max. AC power [V]

264

Min. DC power [V]

9

Power consumption [W]

6

Standard system interfacing capabilities

6-Way Souriau “UTS” female socket

Max. DC power [V]

28

System Description

System type

Stand alone

Mode of operation

Single frequency

More information

Application

Hull-mounted version suitable for small inshore craft operating in shallow water.

Cable and winch

Type of Cable supported

Black polyurethane jacket with internal Kevlar reinforcing (strain) member

Max. length of cable [m]

20

Operating frequencies

Max. frequency [kHz]

1000

Max. Range [m]

35

Max. vertical beam width [deg]

60

Max. depression angle [deg]

30

General

Year of introduction

2020

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