TRAK has completed all FM delivery commitments for the Iridium Next program; an orbital constellation numbering over 66 satellites. In total TRAK has supplied various customers over 17,000 flight qualified RF components including TRm circulators, waveguide hybrid combiners, transitions, loads and multi-function assemblies….
Isolators with SMP Interfaces
Featured opposite is the Ku-Band isolator portion of a range of SMP to waveguide iso-adapters. These have been developed for the space community and mark the beginning of a range of devices featuring TRAK’s SMP compatible interface….
150,000 FMs Supplied Over 2 Decades
Over the past 2 decades TRAK has supplied 150,000 Flight Models (FMs) to the Space community. The 1st FM was delivered to Alenia Spazio in 1993 since when TRAK has continued to innovate and design a broad range of passive RF components and sub-systems, manufacturing and supplying these to 31 distinct customers who have used these…
V-Band Low Loss Isolator
TRAK has delivered its first V-Band WR19 isolator designed to operate over 47-52 GHz. These V-Band devices are optimised for low loss with 0.25dB guaranteed over a 100 degree C operating temperature window. Designed for space applications these low power devices are destined to be used in satellite LNA and frequency converters. Weighing less than…
Moving Forward Towards AS9100 Accreditation
TRAK is currently working towards full AS9100 accreditation. The process has been ongoing for three months and is expected to be completed around December 2015. For an up to date assessment of progress please contact the factory….
SMA to WR75 Transition
The SMA to WR75 transition is designed and supplied for airborne commercial satellite communications. Meeting IP67 requirements the transition offers superior performance in a low mass (46g, 2 oz.) structure. Over 500 of these and similar avionics transitions are known to be currently in service with airlines throughout the world….
S-Band, 2.0 to 4.0GHz 30W Drop-in Isolator
TRAK offers a low cost, low loss S-Band stripline isolator operating from 2.0 to 4.0 GHz at 30W CW incident power. This product, designed for radar applications, is ITAR free. Electrical performance over 0-50C temperature range is 0.6dB/15/15dB….
TRAK to Supply Isolators to JHAPL
TRAK has been awarded a contract to deliver high power Ka-band Isolators that will be used on the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JHAPL) Solar Probe Plus program. This ambitious mission due to launch in 2018 will study the streams of charged particles the Sun hurls into space from an unprecedented vantage point: inside the Sun’s…
Ku-Band Miniature Drop-in Isolator
TRAK offers a comprehensive range of space flight qualified Ku-Band miniature (1.1g, 0.04 oz.) isolators in flanged (shown) or flangeless mounting for epoxy attach (0.9g, 0.03 oz.). The isolator pictured operates from 10.5 to 12.8 GHz with versions operating over 12.8 to 15.0 GHz with other bands available from 8 to 23 GHz available. Typical performance…
X-Band 8.0 to 12.0 GHz Microstrip Isolator & Circulators
TRAK announces a family of X-Band 8.0 to 12.0 GHz microstrip isolator & circulators. The range includes devices qualified for space & defence applications and comprises a variety of port configurations. The family includes variants that operate from 8.2 to 12.4 GHz and options available with co-planar waveguide interfaces….