ESA gets new Ka-band converters

Stefan Mileschin · 15th December 2020, 09:00

Deep space antennas

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 are optimised for telemetry, tracking, and command operations of different categories of ESA missions, with signals crossing more than 1.4 billion km of space.

Work Microwave director of RF Products Matthias Stangl said: "At deep space distances, there is only a small amount of bandwidth and signal strength available. Space organisations need to be able to establish a stable and reliable connection to remote space probes."

With a minimum impact of frequency stability (Allan Deviation) and phase noise on receive and transmit signals, as well as fully compensated on phase tracking and phase stability, Work Microwave's converters enable ESA to maintain stable communication links to interplanetary missions.

The Ka-band up- and downconverters complete WORK Microwave's portfolio of already existing S-band and X-band designs for deep space applications.

https://fudzilla.com/news/52044-esa-...and-converters

15th December 2020, 09:00	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,726	ESA gets new Ka-band converters Deep space antennas 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 are optimised for telemetry, tracking, and command operations of different categories of ESA missions, with signals crossing more than 1.4 billion km of space. Work Microwave director of RF Products Matthias Stangl said: "At deep space distances, there is only a small amount of bandwidth and signal strength available. Space organisations need to be able to establish a stable and reliable connection to remote space probes." With a minimum impact of frequency stability (Allan Deviation) and phase noise on receive and transmit signals, as well as fully compensated on phase tracking and phase stability, Work Microwave's converters enable ESA to maintain stable communication links to interplanetary missions. The Ka-band up- and downconverters complete WORK Microwave's portfolio of already existing S-band and X-band designs for deep space applications. https://fudzilla.com/news/52044-esa-...and-converters

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