SeaSpace
Corporation has been awarded a contract to supply two 61 cm L/S-band antenna
systems to SPAWAR Systems Center, located in San Diego, CA.Follow-on orders are anticipated.
The new
L/S-band antennas will be used to replace older SeaSpace-provided units, one a
0.46 m L-Band system, and the other a 0.61 S-band system.These older systems have been used to support
the USMC for more than ten years, to capture data from the NOAA and DMSP series
of earth observation satellites.
The 61 cm antenna is a lightweight antenna solution for use on
stationary land based, shipboard or mobile platforms. It can receive both L-band and
S-band data from low earth orbiting satellites (NOAA, DMSP, Feng Yun and METOP
series) and LRIT data from geostationary satellites.
SeaSpace’s innovative design has combined the RF electronics, yielding one
antenna to receive both L- and S-band.This has resulted in improved gain, cost, weight, and space savings.
“The 61
cm antenna system is uniquely qualified for the needs of SPAWAR, and we are
pleased to continue our business relationship,” says Oscar Martinez, Vice
President of SeaSpace Corporation.