Ground segment

 

Transportable Ground stations

 

X-band compact station

- Diameter up to >4.5m

- Full motion

- HEXAPOD pedestal

X band Data Acquisition Station with HEXAPOD pedestal

This compact station is designed for automated satellite acquisition, tracking, reception, demodulation and ingestion ; with the High Data Rate Receiver (Cortex HDR) plus the Antenna Control Unit - Digital Tracking Receiver (UCA-DTR), this ground telemetry minimizes operations and maintenance costs.

dish on a revolutionary pedestal : HEXAPOD, featuring strong advantages toward classical pedestal:

smaller, lighter

stronger

easier to maintain

zenithal pointing tracking

360° without slip rings nor RF rotary joint

cheaper

3.7 to 4.5 meters dishes available (consult us for other size)

frequency bandwidth X-band : 8.0 GHz to 8.4 GHz

G/T 29dB/K @5° elevation

Data sheet (PDF format) 250k

 

X-band Data Acquisition Station (Tactical Ground Station - STT)

- Diameter 4.5m

- Full motion

Transportable X band Data Acquisition Station

This station has been realized within the Helios program for reception of observation and scientific moving satellites.

X-band frequency range : 8.0 GHz to 8.4 GHz

Right hand circular polarization (RHCP)

30dB/K @15° Elevation

Dish in 8 sections and in carbon fibber material

Aerotransportable in C-130 and C-160, VTL and TRM 10 000 transportable (weight <5.6t)

All the operating modes are controllable through the monitoring and control post (MCP) a IN-SNEC management interface integrated in a PC.

Data sheet (PDF format) 136k

Fixed Ground stations

 

X-band compact station

- Diameter up to >4.5m

- Full motion

- HEXAPOD pedestal

X band Data Acquisition Station with HEXAPOD pedestal

This compact station is designed for automated satellite acquisition, tracking, reception, demodulation and ingestion ; with the High Data Rate Receiver (Cortex HDR) plus the Antenna Control Unit - Digital Tracking Receiver (UCA-DTR), this ground telemetry minimizes operations and maintenance costs.

dish on a revolutionary pedestal : HEXAPOD, featuring strong advantages toward classical pedestal:

smaller, lighter

stronger

easier to maintain

zenithal pointing tracking

360° without slip rings nor RF rotary joint

cheaper

5.4 meters dishes available (consult us for other size)

frequency bandwidth X-band : 8.0 GHz to 8.4 GHz

G/T 29dB/K @5° elevation

Data sheet (PDF format) 250k

 

Ku-band ground station

- Diameter 5.5m

- Full motion

- 3 axes

Fixed 5.5m Ku-band station

This station has been designed for naval application

Ku -band frequency range

3 axes full motion antenna (Azimuth, Elevation, Balance)

Automatic compensation of ship movment (gyro)

IN-SNEC is equipped with a ship's movement simulator to test the antennas

Speed : 20°/s

Servo: IN-SNEC Cortex ACU, IN-SNEC ADU, gyro-compass and gyro-meters

 

X-band ground station

- Diameter 6.4m

- Full motion

- 3 axes

Fixed 6.4m X-band station

This station has been designed within the Helios program for reception of observation and scientific moving satellites.

X-band frequency range : 8.0 GHz to 8.4 GHz

Right hand circular polarization (RHCP)

32dB/K @15° Elevation

Speed : 12°/s

2 tracking modes : target (satellite ephemeris) and autotracking

3 axes

Dish in 8 sections and in carbon fibber material

All the operating modes are controllable through the monitoring and control post (MCP) a IN-SNEC management interface integrated in a PC.

 

X-band ground station

- Diameter 7.3m

- Full motion

- 2 axes + tilt

Fixed 7m3 X band station

X-band frequency range : 8.0 GHz to 8.4 GHz

S+X-band version available

 

Ka-band ground station (PASTEL - SRIP)
- Diameter 4.5m

Fixed 4.5m Ka-band station

This station of PASTEL images reception (SRIP) has been conceived for SPOT images reception through ARTEMIS satellite.

Acquisition, demodulation and recording of image data

Aerial composed of

a Cassegrain reflector

a de-icing system

a feed

a 20 GHz test horn

Limited motion 2 axes pedestal with ball screw jacks (designed by IN-SNEC).

The system is managed by a antenna control unit.

More about SRIP :

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/Pr_75_2001_p_EN.html

http://ceos.cnes.fr:8100/cdrom-00/ceos1/satellit/spotsys/spot4_gb/pastel.htm

Monitoring & Control Systems

 

Antenna control unit - ACU -

Antenna control unit

Product based on our CORTEX Series, the antenna control unit (ACU) controls limited motion or full motion antennas. It operates in positioning, rate, target designation, NORAD ephemeris and scan modes.

The ACU could be combined with a digital tracking receiver (DTR) to have a command and control system for autotrack operation.

Data sheet (PDF format) 134k

 

Mission control post - MCP

 

The mission control post provides the supervision of the image reception station equipment via a graphical interface and automatically controls the station.

Advantages :

The MCP minimizes the operator interventions and considerably simplifies station control.

Industrial Pentium PC, 19” rack mounting

Ethernet connection (TCP/IP) for dialogue between equipments,

Slaving, according to station,

GPS board (providing U/T to the whole of the station)

User-friendly and intuitive Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Data sheet (PDF format) 60k

Receivers

 

High data rate receiver - HDR

High data rate receiver - HDR

IN-SNEC unveils a new more powerful version of its flagship line, the Multimission High Data Rate demodulator (HDR).

Main benefits :

High data rate telemetry processing

Continuously tunable from 500 kbps up to 2 Gbps

Flawless multimission versatility

You can receive all current and future missions without hardware redesign (BPSK, QPSK, O/S QPSK, A/U QPSK, 8PSK, GMSK.)

Open platform

PC-based demodulator with a FPGA-based open design (one board can receive, demodulate, bit sync, viterbi decode, frame sync and ingest the data)

Cost effective, high level of integration

Reduction of the Overall Cost of Ownership thanks to the integration of most features into one equipment

Advantages :

User-friendly and intuitive graphic user interface

Easy configuration and monitoring

Easy integration through TCP-IP socket interface

Windows XXL environment (architecture based on our CORTEX™)

Sliding keyboard

Floppy / CD drivers

Low dimensions (4U)

Data sheet (PDF format) 210k

 

Digital Tracking Receiver - DTR

Tracking receiver for true monopulse, step-track and single channel monopulse applications, in coherent and non-coherent modes.

Main benefits :

Wide range of configuration parameters and status

Cost effective, high level of integration

Reduction of the Overall Cost of Ownership thanks to the integration of most features into one equipment

Advantages :

User-friendly and intuitive graphic user interface

Easy configuration and monitoring

Easy integration through TCP-IP socket interface

Windows XL environment (architecture based on our CORTEX™)

No tuning

No preventive maintenance

Sliding keyboard

Floppy / CD drivers

Low dimensions (4U)

Data sheet (PDF format) 142k

 

S-band modular receiver - MREC

- ref. SM514099

This receiver has been designed for analog or digital S-band FM data processing ; its modularity allows several configurations such as :

Reception of wide band analog video signal with telemetering or audio sub-carriers

Reception of low or high rate digital data (up to 16 Mb/s)

Advantages :

High ruggedness

High RF shield

Wide temperature range

Low dimensions 7.28" x 4.52" x 4.33" (185x115x110 mm)

Low weight 3.74 lb (1.7kg)

Low power consumption

Low cost

PC remote-controlled

Modularity (Configurable on request)

Data sheet (PDF format) 124k

Low noise amplifier (LNA)

 

X-band Low Noise Amplifier

- ref SM01001637A0

X-band LNA

High-performance and reliability with HEMT technology

Bandwidth : 8 - 8.5 GHz

Noise temperature : 50K

Gain min : 50 dB

Dimensions w "x w " x w " (40 x 70 x 150 mm)

Weight : 1.38 lb (630g)

Data sheet (PDF format) 142k

Converter

 

X-band frequency downconverter

- ref SM01003240A

X-band down converter

High-performance and reliability with HEMT technology

Bandwidth : 8 - 8.4 GHz

Noise figure : +13dB

Gain max : 30 dB

Dimensions : 13.2" x 8.3" x 2.4 " (335 x 210 x 60 mm)

Weight : 7lb (3.2kg)

Data sheet (PDF format) 291k

Test recorders

 
 

These equipment are designed and manufactured by our subsidiary Heim and distributed by the German department Heim Systems and the American department Heim Data Systems

 
 
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