Keysight to Provide Payload Testing Solution for First SWISSto12 HummingSat Mission
October 10 2023 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
- Solution will validate Ku band bent-pipe transceiver payload
that will deliver broadcast services for media companies and
broadband connectivity for telecom providers
- Payload test platform helps ensure successful payload mission
before satellite leaves launch pad
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announces that
SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest growing satellite and radio
frequency (RF) payload manufacturers, has selected the Keysight
Payload Test System (PTS) to validate the RF payloads of its first
HummingSat geostationary satellite, Intelsat 45. The HummingSat is
a small, innovative telecommunications satellite developed in
collaboration with the European Space Agency through a
public-private-partnership and customers including Intelsat and
Viasat.
Launching a telecommunications satellite has no room for error.
Once in orbit, each of a satellite’s complex systems and payloads
must function flawlessly. This means that satellite manufacturers
must thoroughly test each part of a satellite during production and
assembly to validate the spacecraft’s payload performance before it
leaves the launch pad.
Scheduled for launch in 2026, Intelsat 45 will deliver broadcast
services for media companies and broadband connectivity for telecom
providers through a Ku-band transceiver. The Keysight PTS provides
SWISSto12 with a complete integrated set of instrumentation, signal
conditioning, and measurement calibration hardware and control
software to extensively and robustly test the HummingSat RF
payload.
The PTS connects to the HummingSat payload with a modular switch
matrix platform that includes switchable CalPod Assembly Modules
that provide calibration of the uplink and downlink paths without
disconnection. This feature creates a software movable calibration
plane that simplifies the production flow by eliminating
interruptions that usually accompany periodic calibrations. In
addition, the Keysight CodeOne™ software suite interfaces with the
SWISSto12 system controllers to provide automated, accurate, and
repeatable measurements for all payload test cycles.
The Keysight PTS uses high-quality test instruments and features
a modular construction that is flexible and easy to upgrade. The
SWISSto12 PTS configuration includes the E8257D PSG Analog Signal
Generator, the M9837A PXIe Vector Network Analyzer, and the N9030B
PXA Signal Analyzer.
Emile de Rijk, Chief Executive Officer and Founder,
SWISSto12, said: “As part of our effort to optimize and
industrialize our assembly and test efforts on HummingSat, we are
pleased to announce the selection of recognized testing leader
Keysight Technologies and their Payload Test System to validate
that our small GEO payload meets all performance parameters
essential for a successful mission.”
Greg Patschke, General Manager of Keysight’s Aerospace /
Defense and Government Solutions Unit, said: “The complexity of
satellites, with their nature as a ‘system of systems,’ makes
testing and evaluation a critical aspect of ensuring mission
success. Thanks to the Keysight Payload Testing System, SWISSto12
can ensure that the RF payload of the HummingSats they place into
geostationary orbit will function as expected for the duration of
their missions.”
About Keysight Technologies
At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to
bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500
company, we’re delivering market-leading design, emulation, and
test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with
less risk, throughout the entire product lifecycle. We’re a global
innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial
automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and
general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and
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