Critical to the performance and reliability of any satellite network, Earth Station Antennas are used by satellite network operators as the primary interface between their satellite constellations and terrestrial networks, such as the internet or corporate wide area networks. Earth station antennas are large aperture satellite dishes that form the gateway component of a satellite network and are installed at centralised teleport facilities with good access to terrestrial fibre optic or microwave connectivity.
Earth station antennas are an essential component of satellite networks that often require specialist teleport and ground station NOC facilities. These facilities offer earth station antennas the support of specialised operation and maintenance personnel, and redundancies across electrical systems, fibre optic connectivity and RF chains on the uplink and downlink paths.
Leverage innovations in ground terminals to unlock the potential of multi-orbit satellite communications. The proliferation of non-geostationary (NGEO) satellite constellations is driving a global need for satellite ground stations that are capable of tracking satellites across multiple orbits including GEO, MEO and LEO.
STEP Electronics offers hardware solutions from a range of leading manufacturers that cater to a wide-range of orbits and frequency bands, supporting CubeSats operating in VHF and UHF communications payloads and up to mega satellite constellations supporting high data rate up and down links across the L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, and Q and V bands.
The convergence of innovative thin-profile satellite antennas and satellites in Non-Geostationary Orbit are unlocking the full potential of Communications On The Move by enabling high throughput data connections for vehicles across the land, sea, and air domains.
Advancements in flat panel antenna technology open up new capabilities for organisations to use Communications On The Move solutions to send and receive real time video and data, to moving vehicles no matter their location on the planet. The next generation of thin-profile satellite antennas with their electronic beam forming technology enables simultaneous connectivity between satellites in GEO, MEO, and LEO.
Communications and Power Industries (CPI) through their CPI SAT brand (previously GD Satcom/Prodelin/Vertex) specialise in providing a wide range of high quality, cost-effective Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) products.
VSAT antennas are available in L, C, X, Ku, DBS, and Ka Bands for Tx/Rx and Receive Only (RX Only) applications.
STEP Electronics is the official distributor for CPI SAT in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. STEP Electronics holds CPI stock of CPI’s VSAT range of antenna including spare parts in Australia and we can facilitate rapid dispatch.
To speak with our of our VSAT satellite dish experts or for additional information about VSAT antennas contact STEP Electronics here.