Harris Corporation Demonstrates Military Satellite Antenna Feed Prototype Capable of Super-High Data Rates
September 15 2005 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that it has successfully
completed multiple field demonstrations of a satellite antenna feed
prototype that is capable of supporting selectable antenna
polarization for satellite orthogonal transmit and receive
operations. The feed prototype achieved user data rates reaching an
astounding 105 Mbps -- more than 12 times the current satellite
terminal capability -- using a modified, Harris-built Lightweight
High Gain X-band Antenna (LHGXA) and a modified AN/TSC-85C terminal
operating over the recently launched XTAR-EUR commercial X-band
satellite. "The technologies showcased during the XTAR-EUR
demonstrations represent a quantum leap in military satellite
communications capabilities for our warfighters," said Dennis
Evanchik, LHGXA project manager for the U.S. Army. "Harris' new
selectable polarization X-band feed will allow users to gain full
access to both the right-hand and left-hand circular polarized XTAR
satellite transponders and thereby fully realize the tremendous
capabilities of this high-power satellite." The new selectable
X-band polarization feed can be easily installed on existing LHGXA
antennas and will be the standard offering on Harris' newest
tactical satellite antenna, the Large Aperture Multi-band
Deployable Antenna (LAMDA). The 4.9-meter LAMDA supports satellite
communications connectivity over commercial C- and Ku-band
satellites, as well as both military X-band satellites (DSCS, WGS,
NATO, and SKYNET) and the new XTAR satellites. "This innovative
antenna feed reflects our ongoing commitment to developing
state-of-the-art products that ensure our nation's warfighters have
the most advanced and cost-effective solutions at their disposal,"
said Dan Pearson, president of the DoD Programs business unit of
Harris Corporation's Government Communications Systems Division
(GCSD). "The ability of the military to easily upgrade its deployed
fleet of LHGXA antennas with this new capability, while maintaining
backward compatibility with its terminals and satellites, is
clearly a force multiplier." More than 125 LHGXAs are currently in
the DoD inventory, providing reliable, rugged, high-performance and
highly mobile satellite communications connectivity to military
personnel worldwide. This user-friendly, large- aperture antenna,
with its 4.9-meter (16-foot) diameter reflector, has the equivalent
performance characteristics (e.g., G/T, EIRP) of a 20-foot
reflector due to its shaped offset-fed design. XTAR-EUR, built by
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), was launched in February 2005 and
carries twelve 72 MHz, high-power X-band transponders that provide
coverage from Eastern Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean, across all of
Europe, Africa and the Middle East to Singapore. It is expected to
provide service for nearly 20 years and is fielded by XTAR, LLC, a
new satellite communications company committed to serving the
long-haul communications, logistics and infrastructure requirements
of the U.S. allied governments. The company is a joint venture
between Loral Space & Communications, which owns 56 percent,
and HISDESAT, which owns 44 percent. XTAR is headquartered in
Rockville, Md., and has offices in Arlington, Va., Palo Alto,
Calif. and Madrid, Spain. Harris GCSD, one of four divisions within
Harris Corporation, conducts advanced research studies, develops
prototypes, and produces and supports state-of-the-art, assured
communications(TM) solutions and information systems that solve the
mission-critical challenges of its military and government
customers, while serving as the technology base for the company's
diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation, which also
provides tactical radio, microwave, and broadcast products and
systems, serves customers in more than 150 countries. For more
information, visit http://www.harris.com/ . Sound interesting? Find
great jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/ DATASOURCE:
Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government
Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Tom
Hausman, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, or , both of
Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
http://www.careers.harris.com/
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