mrcy.com
CUSTOMER NEED:
A data recording system for dozens of satellites to collect and process raw
wideband sensor data, compress it, store it for a set amount of time, and
send compressed pertinent information back to Earth.
WIDEBAND PROCESSING
& STORAGE SUBSYSTEM
WHY MERCURY:
With more than 40 years of space heritage
and having supported the missions of
over 75 different spacecraft, in all orbits,
including every Mars flight over the past 20
years, Mercury Systems had functioning
space processing and storage modules
at the ready. Mercury also had decades of
experience creating, building, and testing
high-assurance data recorders in-house
for aerospace defense.
Because of this, Mercur y was able to
leverage their proven technologies
to create an expandable wideband
processing solution ready for space,
which greatly reduced development time
and cost, speeding the launch of the data
subsystem to alleviate satellite data and
communication bottlenecks. Further, the
space processing and storage subsystem
will be able to support AI/autonomous
operations and higher data ingest
requirements in the future.
ORBIT:
LEO, MEO, GEO
FEATURES:
▪ Radiation-tolerant, ruggedized data
processing and storage
▪ Versal AI Core VC1902 Processor with
fiber optic interface
▪ 4.5TB solid-state data recording
ȿ 3.125 Gbps dual-port SRIO interface
ȿ 16 Gbps dual-host with 8 Gbps/
9.2 Gbps read/write speeds
ȿ Enhanced error correction with a
unique two-pass correction scheme
and the 3D NAND in SLC mode for high
reliability and information assurance
▪ Hybrid 3U/6U backplane for
easy expansion
▪ Additional options: encryption
SPECS:
▪ Rad-Tolerance:
ȿ Single Event Latch-up (SEL):
> 45 MeV/mg/cm2
ȿ Total Ionizing Dose (TID): > 30 krad
▪ Shock/Vibe:
ȿ Shock: 18 total (3+, 3- per axis)
ȿ Vibration: 3 axis, 16 Grms
▪ Operating Temp/Storage Temp:
ȿ Operating temperature: -40°C to 72°C
ȿ Storage temperature: -55°C to 105°C
▪ Size: 251 mm x 224 mm x 84 mm
▪ Power: 75W
APPLICATIONS:
▪ Electronic Warfare
▪ SIGINT
▪ Communications
▪ Autonomy
▪ Space Exploration
ORBITAL EDGE SERIES
Contact us
Interested in the Orbital Edge Series or need space RF
or processing solutions? mrcy.com/contactus
Mercury has delivered over 20,000 components into LEO, MEO, GEO, and manned space
missions with zero on-orbit failures or anomalies.
