Saab Space in Gothenburg, Sweden, has received its first two orders for frequency converters from Space Systems/Loral.
The orders are an endorsement of the company’s development activities in design and production of microwave electronics for space flight, which began in the late 1960s, at that time within Ericsson.
Since then substantial expertise and experience has been built-up through participation in ESA projects and from numerous deliveries of frequency converters and receivers to commercial telecommunication satellites.
Today the company is one of the leading suppliers of frequency converters and receivers on the world market. Continuous product development is pursued to satisfy customer needs and products are available for C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band frequencies.
The orders placed by Space Systems/Loral are for four Ku-band receivers and 19 Ku-band frequency converters for delivery in the beginning of 2008. The products will be integrated into the Nimiq-5 and NSS-12 satellite payloads built for the operators Telesat Canada and SES New Skies, respectively.
"We are very pleased that years of marketing efforts and of proving ourselves through numerous deliveries of converter and receiver products to major satellite integrators now bear fruit," said Bengt Sundh, director of marketing and sales for Telecom Satellites at Saab Space. "The fact that we now have most satellite prime contractors as customers enables us to be more cost-efficient to the benefit of all parties."