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Communications & RF

Your data is only worth something once it reaches the ground. We close the link, from the link budget to the antenna pattern to the RF board itself.

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End-to-end imaging satellite mission architectureA ground station with a four-element X-band monopulse tracking array radiates computed sum and difference antenna patterns to a 3U CubeSat in low Earth orbit. The CubeSat radiates an X-band downlink pattern back to the ground and images the Earth through a sensor cone. A two-stage launch vehicle climbs an ascent trajectory to orbit above a photographic Earth limb. ΣΔ Launch & TrajectoryKnow your margins beforethe vehicle leaves the pad.LEARN MORE → Ground & OperationsStay in contact for thelife of the mission.LEARN MORE → Communications & RFClose the link and getyour data to the ground.LEARN MORE → Spacecraft SystemsA spacecraft that points,thinks and stays stable.LEARN MORE → Payloads & DataSensors sized to the science,data turned into answers.LEARN MORE → Mission DesignOrbits proven to hit yourcoverage goals, early.LEARN MORE →

How We Help

  • Link budgets and frequency planning
  • Advanced RF payloads
  • Antenna design and monopulse tracking
  • Complex RF and mixed-signal circuit design
  • Software-defined radio

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Other Mission Areas

Mission Design Launch & Trajectory Spacecraft Systems Ground & Operations Payloads & Data All Services

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