Thales Alenia Space last week said it signed a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the development, the delivery and the installation of elements in the Amos-4 Ground Segment.
Slated for launch in 2012, Amos-4 will also expand the operator’s range of Ku- and Ka-band capacity to provide high-quality communications and broadcasting transmission services, the company said.
This ground contract and the proposed solution are based on Thales Alenia Space products for Ground Mission Segment including a Payload Traffic Manager (PTM), an In Orbit Test system (IOT), Communication System Monitoring stations and Monitoring & Control (Space M&C) components.
The PTM provides for optimized frequency allocation into transponders, accurate link budget calculation and traffic plan generation.
The IOT system is for telecommunication payload testing after launch.
The communications system monitors for traffic using a powerful and high speed digital spectrum analyzer, the Telecom Carrier Analyzer (TCA), and the Space M&C system allows for local and remote operation of TT&C station, the company added.