Orbital Research Ltd. announced the launch of a new wideband Ka-Band low noise amplifier (LNA).
Across the Spectrum
Orbital’s new wideband Ka-Band LNA ups the ante with exceptional performance and high data throughput across 2.5 GHz of bandwidth. Designed primarily for satellite teleports and gateways, telemetry, tracking and command applications (TT&C) and airborne terminals, this new LNA leverages GaAs PHEMT MMIC technology and delivers the necessary gain and linearity to handle higher order modulation schemes.
“The new Orbital Ka wideband LNA provides access to the complete spectrum of commercial Ka frequency bands, delivering exceptional performance for all SATCOM applications. Our goal was to develop an LNA with superior noise figure, band flatness and linearity so operators can achieve better bit error rates, higher rain fade margins, and more throughput,” said Orbital’s CEO, Ian McEachern.
Applications
The Ka Wideband LNA is available with 55 dB gain and excellent linearity across the band, uniquely qualifying it for both the GEO and LEO satellite markets. It supports Global Xpress (GX) configuration as well as commercially available Ka High Throughput Satellites (HTS) capable of handling modulation schemes like DVB-S2X.
Trevor Hiebert, VP, product development, explains, ”As LEO constellations rapidly expand, our new hand tuned, ruggedized LNA is exactly what the industry needs. In addition, we are geared up to meet the market demand and able to deliver in weeks, not months.”