Space

Leveraging its over 40 years experience in the development and production of radiofrequency equipment, Galileo Avionica has taken part in Mars Reconaissance Orbiter program and in most of the European space programmes: ERS 1 & 2, Envisat, Cassini, ATV, Cosmo SkyMed, Sicral 1 and 2, SkyNet 5, GIOVE A and B and Galileo and has produced over 100 flight units.

• Modulators and Frequency Converters
• Frequency Generators
  High stability sources with ultra low phase noise and excellent spectral purity, including crystal oscillator and PLL multiplication functions, using both sampling and digital frequency synthesis
• Direct Digital Synthesizers (DDS)
• Clock Generators
• Chirp up Converters and Transmitters for Radar
• High Power Amplifiers and Transmitters
  High efficiency and reliability equipment, for CW and pulse operation:
• Travelling Wave Tube Amplifier (TWTA)'s
  - Frequency coverage from L through Ku to Ka bands
  - Power levels up to 150 W
  - High linearity for multicarrier operation
• Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA)'s:
  - UHF, L, S and X frequency bands
  - Power levels up to 100 W
  - Gain Control Capability
  - High Linearity for multicarrier operation
  

 

PHM - Passive Hydrogen MASER  PHM is an atomic clock with outstanding stability for averaging times from 1 to 100.000 seconds, to be used in precise positioning, time keeping and other on boards applications. It has been qualified to operate in space environment not less than 12 years PHM has been selected as the reference clock for the Galileo constellation. more information.pdf (308 KB)