TRAK has been contracted by an EU customer to supply S-Band space qualified high power isolators for the SSPAs that will be used aboard JCSAT17. The isolator has been designed to incorporate a TRAK’s solid TNC long barrelled connector and a custom I/P input interface and will be flight screened and supplied in the Autumn of…
Exomars Launches
Congratulations to everyone involved with the recent successful launch of first mission of the ExoMars programme. Scheduled to arrive at Mars in 2016, this initial phase consists of the Trace Gas Orbiter plus an entry, descent and landing demonstrator module, known as Schiaparelli. The objective of this mission are the search for trace atmospheric gases,…
SMT S-Band Circulator
TRAK offers an SMT S-Band Circulator for radar applications operating over the 2.9 to 3.4 GHz band. The circulator is suitable for pick & place with solder reflow assembly. The SMT S-Band Circulator which has a 12.7 X 12.7 mm footprint and a low, 5.1mm profile will handle 200W CW. Parameter Value Measure Operating Frequency 2.9…
Congratulations SENTINEL-3a
SENTINEL-3a spacecraft has been successfully launched into orbit with high power waveguide, coaxial isolators and other passive components produced by TRAK Microwave in Dundee. The SENTINEL-3a payload, launched from the Plestsk Cosmodrome today at ~18:00 UTC, contains several equipments containing TRAK products supplied almost 3 years ago to 4 customers in the EU and the is 3rd COPERNICUS mission to have been launched…
India Launches Another IRNSS Navigation Satellite
With the launch of IRNSS-1E on 20th January 2016, India has take a step closer towards completing the 7 satellite orbital constellation that will enable the implementation of the IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System). The system, also known as GAGAN (GPS-aided geo augmented navigation) is a regional system designed around a simplified architecture of…
X-Band Coaxial Isolators
X-Band Coaxial Isolators formed the bulk of the recent delivery of flight model devices destined for use aboard a large space based Radar program. The X-Band Coaxial Isolators operate beyond the normal 8.0-12.0 GHz range making these amongst the broadest fractional bandwidth, solid body X-Band Coaxial Isolators TRAK has delivered to date and marks the completion of first of several scheduled…
CST 100 S-Band High Power Isolators
TRAK has completed the development and delivered the entire flight set of CST 100 S-Band, High Power Isolators for the CST 100 docking radar SSPA to a US based customer and in doing so met its delivery schedule commitments in full. The CST 100 devices, which feature an ultra low mechanical profile, use Diamond RF terminations from EMC…
Lisa Pathfinder Satellite Launched
After a 20 year journey working its way from concept to approval and battling budget concerns and technical challenges Europe has launched the 400M€ Lisa Pathfinder satellite. TRAK provided a number of products for the transponder, beacon, TT&C, datalink and ancillary equipment aboard the bus and payload including waveguide and coaxial ferrite isolators and circulators…
BADR 7/Arabsat 6a launches
TRAK congratulates Airbus as prime & Thales Alenia Space as payload contractor on the successful launch of Arabsat 6a, now re-named BADR 7, on November 10th, 2015. TRAK provided 4 separate customers with a large number and variety of S, Ku, K and Ka-band ferrite isolators and circulators in a range of microstrip, coaxial and…
TRAK to Participate on CST 100 Program
TRAK has been awarded a contract to a US based customer to deliver high power S-Band isolators for the Crew Space Transportation (CST) System. Flights models will be delivered in September 2015. Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation CST 100 spacecraft can accommodate up to seven passengers, or a mix of crew and cargo to low-earth orbit destinations…