SATELLITE APPLICATION NOTES AND WHITE PAPERS
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![satcom]( "Small Form Factor SATCOM Solutions")
Small Form Factor SATCOM SolutionsTraditional ground station satellite communication systems in the Ka-band have relied on an indoor to outdoor configuration. The outdoor unit includes the antenna and a block down conversion receiver that outputs an analog signal in the L-band.
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![nuwaves]( "VSAT Connecting Your World")
VSAT Connecting Your WorldVery-small-aperture terminal (VSAT) is one of a multitude of modern options that provide global data link coverage. The benefits and attraction of VSAT are clear; highly mobile, rapidly deployable, large geographical footprint and no defined infrastructure requirement. Login to learn more about VSAT and what its benefits are to wireless systems.
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![Capture4]( "Better Alternative For Measuring Linearity Of GaN Amplifiers")
Better Alternative For Measuring Linearity Of GaN AmplifiersGaN devices continue to be a key element in many radar, electronic warfare, satellite and terrestrial communication systems. This article will focus on the applications in which amplifier linearity is the critical attribute.
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Performance Of A High Efficiency, Ka-Band, GaN-on-SiC MMIC With Low Compression
The high-power density and high breakdown voltage of GaN-on-SiC make it of particular interest for power amplifiers. This white paper details the design and performance of 28 V, 3-stange, Ka-band, Gan-on-SiC, power amplifier MMIC with high efficiency and low gain.
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![Capture]( "Implementation Margin Of A Satellite Communication System")
Implementation Margin Of A Satellite Communication SystemTo find the implementation margin of a satellite communication system, an EbNo generator can be used to carry out an IF loopback test of the modem to find bit error rate (BER) values at different Eb/No ratios. A plot of these values can be compared with the theoretical curve for the digital modulation scheme.
SATELLITE PRODUCTS
The CMPA1C1D080F is a balanced, 3-stage amplifier generating 90W of saturated output power with a 12.75 - 13.25 GHz operating frequency range that is ideal for satellite communication applications.
The QPA2211 from Qorvo is a GaN Power Amplifier, ideally suited to support satellite communications and 5G infrastructure. Operating from 27.5 to 31 GHz, it achieves 5 W linear power with lower than −25 dBc intermodulation distortion products and 24 dB small signal gain.
The ADMV4530 is a highly integrated upconverter with an inphase/quadrature (I/Q) mixer that is ideally suited for next generation Ka band satellite communications. The ADMV4530 upconverter comes in a RoHs compliant, 6 mm × 6 mm, 40-terminal land grid array (LGA) package and operates over the −40°C to +85°C case temperature range.
The NuSwitch VU150MH01 from NuWaves is a high speed, low loss SPDT switch designed to deliver up to 150 W of power handling for a variety of UHF/VHF applications. This switch is also suitable for use in military, aerospace, and satellite communication applications, as well as in RF front end modules, half-duplex RF systems, and test and measurement instrumentation.
Qorvo offers the CMD240C4 wideband GaAs MMIC distributed amplifier housed in a leadless 4x4 mm surface mount package. The amplifier operates from DC to 22 GHz and is ideal for radar, space, satcom, test and measurement, and electronic warfare applications.
L3 Narda-MITEQ’s SBL series of fiber optic link components are designed to supply high performance, “plug & play” fiber optic link components for linear and some digital applications. The SBT-4000 fiber optic transmitter and the SBR-4000 fiber optic receiver can transport RF signals within the frequency range of 10 MHz to 4 GHz, over tens of kilometers of standard single mode optical fiber.
Avcom offers the new EVO-RSA-6070A as part of the EVO Series of rack mount analyzers. This extended frequency remote spectrum analyzer is designed to operate in the 70 MHz – 6 GHz frequency range. This SDR-style technology analyzer with a wide bandwidth receiver, employing FPGA, DSP, and high-performance processors. The analyzer is based on a hybrid swept-FFT technology which provides extended frequency range and higher resolution.
AtlanTecRF offers a new compact, lightweight and high efficiency drone payload satellite simulators with operation in either the Ka-band (30 GHz uplink and 20 GHz downlink) or Ku-band (14 GHz uplink and 11 GHz downlink) with options for both circular and linear polarization. This Drone Satellite Series (DSS) offers battery powered, cable-less RF test solutions for military and other Unmanned Airborne Vehicle (UAV) applications.
SATELLITE NEWS
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Analog Devices And MDA Collaborate To Provide Electronic Beam Forming Technology4/19/2021
Analog Devices announced today a collaboration with MDA to deliver the beam forming integrated circuit (BFIC) to be used in MDA’s sophisticated phased array antenna for the Telesat Lightspeed low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.
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SENER To Exhibit Aerospace Technologies At Satellite 20183/1/2018
The SENER engineering and technology group is participating for another year in the Satellite fair, an annual conference on commercial satellites and space technologies that represents the biggest event in the sector, with representatives from more than 100 countries. The 2018 edition will take place in Washington D.C., between 12 and 15 March.
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ViaLite Launches Hyper-Wide Dynamic Range RF Over Fiber Link3/1/2018
High Throughput Satellites (HTS) are capable of transmitting data over a hundred times faster than conventional Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) satellites and this higher throughput needs more dynamic range within the ground segment. Addressing this need, ViaLite has launched the new L-Band HTS – HWDR RF over fiber link.
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NASA’s Small Spacecraft Produces First 883-Gigahertz Global Ice-Cloud Map1/31/2018
A bread loaf-sized satellite has produced the world’s first map of the global distribution of atmospheric ice in the 883-Gigahertz band, an important frequency in the submillimeter wavelength for studying cloud ice and its effect on Earth’s climate.
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Zero Gravity Graphene Promises Success In Space1/31/2018
In a series of experiments conducted last month, Cambridge researchers experienced weightlessness testing graphene’s application in space.
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NASA Piggybacks Spectrograph On Comm Satellite To Study Ionosphere’s RF Disruption1/9/2018
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is set to launch its Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission to study Earth's near-space environment and better understand what disrupts radio signals and satellites used for communications and the Global Positioning System (GPS) for radio navigation.
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Reaper/Predator UAV Performs In-Flight, Multiple-Spot Beam Switching On Intelsat EpicNG Satellite11/28/2017
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used by the United States Air Force have shown the capability to switch between multiple spot beams on the Intelsat EpicNG high-throughput satellite network.
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Hughes To Handle Ground Network System For OneWeb’s Global Internet Services11/7/2017
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it has signed a contract for $190M with OneWeb for the production of a ground network system, supporting OneWeb's constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in its mission to bring affordable broadband service to millions of households, schools and other end users around the world.
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Infostellar Launching 'Airbnb For Satellite Antennas'9/19/2017
Tokyo-based startup Infostellar plans to share idle antenna access among the global small satellite community, similar to how Airbnb lets people rent out unused living spaces to travelers.
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Inmarsat's European Short-Haul Wi-Fi Satellite Launches6/29/2017
Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has confirmed the successful launch of its S-band satellite (Inmarsat S EAN) for the European Aviation Network (EAN).
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Is Apple Trying To Break Into Satellite Internet?4/25/2017
Apple has reportedly hired two former executives of Google's defunct satellite internet unit, which suggests that Apple may be planning to get a similar project off the ground and up into orbit.
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Kymeta Raises $73.5 Million Ahead Of mTenna Satellite Antennas Commercial Trial4/11/2017
Kymeta Corporation, a metamaterials-based antenna technology startup based in Redmond, Wash., has raised $73.5 million in financing to develop and commercialize its software-steered antennas for the global mobile communications market.
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New NASA Radar Technique Finds Lost Lunar Spacecraft3/9/2017
Finding derelict spacecraft and space debris in Earth's orbit can be a technological challenge. Detecting these objects in orbit around Earth's moon is even more difficult.