Receivers, Upconverters, and Downconverters

Our qualified and delivered product line includes Receivers, Upconverters, and Downconverters delivered in many configurations and options:

Delivered Configurations and Options – fully qualified with on orbit heritage:

  • Frequency Bands: Converters and Receivers in IF, UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, Q, and V Bands
  • Stand-Alone (internal LO and Power Supplies)
  • Multipack Configurations (centralized LO and Power Supplies)
  • Fixed or Command-able gain
  • Automatic Level Control / Automatic Gain Control (ALC / AGC)
  • Tapped LNA (Intermediate) RF outputs

Heritage

Receivers, upconverters, downconverters:

  • Over 1200 Units procured from Lucix
  • Over 900 Units delivered to date
  • Over 800 Units in orbit
  • In Orbit: units in IF, L, S, C, X, Ku and Ka Bands

Qualification

Our Receivers, Upconverters, and Downconverters are qualified to all major satellite bus electrical, mechanical and environmental interfaces, including those from Airbus, Boeing, IAI, Lockheed, Maxar, Melco, Northrop Grumman, and Thales Alenia.

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Ka Band Receiver multipack – series 300

Examples

The Receivers, Upconverters, and Downconverters illustrated below are a few examples of the many types delivered units.

X-Band to X Band Receiver

X-Band to X-Band Receiver 5-pack – Series 200
Dual Conversion with LO Distribution Network

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Ka Band Upconverter Multi-Pack – Series 300_720

S – Ka Band Upconverter Multi-Pack – Series 300

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S – IF Up and Downconverter Assemblies

ON-ORBIT SATELLITE / SPACE HARDWARE INCLUDES: