50W L-band and 25W Ku-band SSPA for European Space Programs

Author

Le Gallou, N. ; Ludwig, M. ; Mavrocordatos, C. ; Balestra, L. ; Battisti, A. ; Regan, P. ; Weston, R. ; Seymour, D. ; Darbandi, A. ; Lavielle, F. ; Touchais, J.Y.

Author_Institution

Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

2

fYear

2005

fDate

4-6 Oct. 2005

Abstract

This paper describes state of art solid state power amplifiers developed in the frame of two major European Space Programs (Galileo and Cryosat), using the most advanced technologies fully qualified for space applications. Three types of 50W SSPA have been developed in L-band for Galileo, and one 25W SSPA in Ku-band has been developed for the SIRAL instrument on board Cryosat. Highly reliable technologies have been used to meet the very stringent space standards. In the next few years, GaN technologies may offer substantial improvements for spaceborne SSPA.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; microwave power amplifiers; space vehicle electronics; wide band gap semiconductors; 25 W; 50 W; Cryosat space program; European Space Programs; GaN; Galileo space program; Ku-Band SSPA; L-band SSPA; SIRAL instrument; solid state power amplifiers; space applications; Aerospace electronics; Art; Gallium nitride; L-band; Power generation; Radio frequency; Solid state circuits; Space exploration; Space technology; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2005 European

Print_ISBN

2-9600551-2-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMC.2005.1610106

Filename

1610106