Airbus has signed a contract with Intelsat to build two OneSat satellites operating in multiple frequency bands for Intelsat’s next-generation software-defined network. The contract was signed on December 31, 2020. […]
Manufacturing
New 4-Way Power Divider Debuts From KRYTAR
KRYTAR, Inc. has announced a new, 4-way power divider that offers high performance over the ultra-broadband frequency range of 1.0 to 40.0 GHz, all within in a compact package. KRYTAR […]
ViaLite Links Used In NexGen Of Space Development
As the commercial space industry continues to develop and grow, private companies are increasingly investing in their own space development programs. Along with the large business opportunity, this brings with […]
Teledyne e2v Adds Ruggedized GaN HEMTs To Their Offerings
Teledyne e2v HiRel is adding two new, ruggedized GaN power HEMTs (High Electron Mobility Transistors) to its industry-leading, 650-volt, high-power family of products based on GaN Systems technology. The two […]
Diversified Technologies’ New C-Band Radar For Vandenberg AFB
Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has built a new transmitter for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Western Range AN/TPQ-18 radar facility at Vandenberg AFB, California. This upgraded, 3 MW, C-band radar […]
Coolisys Technologies’ Power Switcher To Empower Azimuth Satellite-Controlled Systems for TacOps
DPW Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: DPW) has announced that the company’s power electronics business, Coolisys Technologies Corp.® (“Coolisys®”), has been awarded a $1.1 million contract to manufacture and supply a […]
ESA Contracts ArianeGroup To Develop Themis Reusable Rocket Stage Demonstrator
ArianeGroup has received a 33 million euros contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to begin the first development phase for the Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator. Themis will use […]
Microchip Fabs A New Radiation-Tolerant Super Flash Memory Device For Space Missions
To reduce the time, cost and risk of developing spaceflight-qualified systems, designers may start with Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) devices that can later be replaced by their space-qualified, radiation-tolerant equivalent parts available […]
UPDATE: WORK Microwave Delivers Ka-Band Up- and Downconverters to ESA
WORK Microwave has delivered the first set of Ka-band up- and downconverters to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) European Space Operations Center for deep space antennas. The deep space converters […]
Airbus Qualifies Their 5m Deployable Antenna Reflector
Airbus has successfully qualified Europe’s first five meter, deployable, antenna reflector. The 70 kg deployable reflector will help enable higher resolution from a radar instrument for Earth Observation (EO). With […]