Products that set the standard for data transmission in HDTV, multimedia applications, military mission in K-band and for scientific missions in Ka-band.
Thales is the world's leading supplier of Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs) for satellites and other spacecraft. Our TWTs are used on satellites spanning the full range of civil and military applications including space-based TV and radio broadcasting, data transmission, telecommunications, internet, observation and navigation.
Thales has developed unrivalled expertise in space-borne TWTs with a product offering at frequencies from L-band to V-band and power levels at 275 watts. Thales is widely recognized as a pioneer and innovator in space TWTs while we have consistently developed new technologies that have led to decisive improvements in TWT efficiency and thermal performance. These advances have allowed satellite manufacturers to increase transmission power and reduce spacecraft mass. Thales also provides TWT amplifiers (TWTAs) for space applications. Thales offers high performance solutions covering all current needs.
K-band systems are mainly used for military data transmission and broadband satcom networks for multimedia applications (Internet/HDTV). Our K-band TWTs operate at frequencies from 17.3 to 21.5 GHz, at up to 130 W of power.
Ka-band systems are used for scientific missions, mainly to deep space. Your Ka-band TWTs operate at frequencies from 26 to 32 GHz, at up to 60 W of power.
The K & Ka-band TWTs milestones (through January 2012):
- more than 2500 K & Ka-band TWTs delivered
- logging over 35 million hours of in orbit service