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Space and Beyond: Commercial Technology and the Space-based Data Chain
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SUMMARY
The evolution of microelectronics in the space data chain
is driven by advancements in system packaging and the
availability of high-per forming COTS hardware. This has
shor tened the development-to-deployment timeframe and
has lowered costs as compared to traditional systems, which
is par ticularly beneficial for developers and manufacturers
of LEO systems because they have a shor ter operational life
span and their networks may require numerous satellites. It is
also driving the transition to space data chain technology that
is smaller, faster, and more power ful—from data recorders
to RF microwave amplifiers to frequency conver ters to
power supply cards, direct RF conver ters, flash memor y,
custom multichip modules, processing cards, and more.
The replacement of traditional space technology
with these new microelectronic solutions will greatly
benefit government and industr y assets such as LEO
satellites, radiation-hardened weapons, aircraft,
ground-based command and control, launch vehicles,
and space exploration missions. However, it is of utmost
impor tance that this technology is reliable and designed
to overcome SWaP restraints, cosmic radiation, extreme
temperatures, and other space-based factors.
Mercur y Systems has more than 40 years of histor y providing
quality space-based products—including an RF microwave
product line that has flown, without failure, on ever y Mars
rover mission and a data recorder currently on board the
International Space Station. In 2022, Mercur y opened a new
150,000-square-foot facility in Phoenix, Arizona, dedicated
to state-of-the-ar t custom microelectronics packaging. This
facility is accredited by the DMEA and will provide secure
packaging for the Depar tment of Defense's State-of-the-
Ar t Heterogenous Integrated Packaging (SHIP) program.
Our facilities and histor y of innovation—combined with key
par tnerships with commercial leaders such as Intel, AMD,
Micron, and Nvidia—allow Mercur y to offer space-level
solutions based on commercially developed technology
with shor ter deployment times and reduced costs.
Read more about space-based data recorders or
other microelectronics from Mercur y Systems, or
contact us at space.qualified@mrcy.com.
