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KONGSBERG Signal Processing Equipment To Be Integrated Into the Airbus-Built Thuraya 4-NGS Satellite

September 27, 2020

Artistic rendition of the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite, courtesy of Airbus Defence and Space.

KONGSBERG has developed world-class signal processing equipment that provides improved mobile coverage in areas with insufficient ground networks.

The equipment is to be integrated in Airbus Defence and Space’s new mobile communication satellite, Thuraya 4-NGS. The agreement includes manufacturing and test of electronics from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Space & Surveillance division in Horten, Norway.

The satellite will deliver higher capabilities and flexibility while increasing capacity and coverage across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East. The new generation of modular digital processors from Airbus Defence and Space offers full flexibility for more than 3200 channels and dynamic allocation over a large number of spot beams.

KONGSBERG will deliver integrated L-band pre- and post-processors. These enable the satellites to meet the communication needs at all times, both when new requirements appear and/or when the local capacity is too poor. The L-band processors are SAW-based (Surface Acoustic Wave filters) and the development is supported by European Space Agency and the Norwegian Space Agency.

KONGSBERG has a strong design and manufacturing capability for satellite onboard electronics, per date with hardware on more than 200 satellites. The company has a global footprint with all major primes.

Executive Comment

“We are proud to be a trusted partner to Airbus Defence and Space. They have been an important customer for many years, and this contract secures our leading position within the mobile GEO-satellite market. It gives us a solid foundation for further growth and development,” said Director of Marketing in Space and Surveillance at Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Ellen Dahler Tuset.

The Space activity of KONGSBERG delivers a broad spectrum of equipment, systems and services related to space and maritime surveillance customers in more than 40 countries.

Filed Under: Satellites

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