SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket on October 7th with SAOCOM 1A, first satellite of the Earth observation constellation of Argentina’s space agency CONAE. SAOCOM 1A and SAOCOM 1B (whose launch is expected for 2019), together with the four satellites of Italian COSMO-SKyMed constellation, will form the Italian-Argentine System of Satellites for Emergency Management (SIASGE).
In the framework of the SIASGE project, Space Engineering contributes to SAOCOM through the development and production of on-board products such as Power Splitter Combiners (PSCs) and Power Junction Boxes (PJBs).
In the Power Splitter Combiners project, Space Engineering provides L-band (1235-1315 MHz) RF splitters/combiners (x4; x5; x7).
PSCx4 (31 units produced) is able to resist cryogenic temperatures (-120°); PSCx5 (120 units produced) has low leaks and high insulations; PSCx7 (7 units produced) manages up to 125 Watts.
Space Engineering attended to all the program stages, from design to delivering, developing the competences needed to validate hardware in cryogenic temperatures and the ability to manage a large number of flight components; each hardware component has been validated without failures.
Power Junction Box is distinguished by a high density of high power electric components validated for space. Its function is to distribute power supply (63V, 14A) and filter interferences emitted by the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Space Engineering successfully developed an ad hoc solution to face tight mechanical and electric requirements.
Furthermore, in the context of the SAOCOM program, Space Engineering is developing for CONAE the Polarimetric Active Radar Calibrator (PARC), ground instrument for validation and calibration of on-board SAR.
Thanks to the participation in these projects in partnership with CONAE, Space Engineering successfully tackled extremely complex technological and operative challenges, providing products and technologies of excellence to the Argentine market. From the perspective of a strengthening of the bilateral cooperation, Space Engineering can be a valid technological partner in a wide range of activities.
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