WORK Microwave is a European manufacturer specializing in advanced RF technology and digital signal processing for the space industry. As a developer and manufacturer of RF electronics technologies and products, the company provides satellite communication equipment, including frequency converters and DVB-S2/S2X equipment. WORK Microwave partners with organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and their products are used in Earth observation, NGEO constellations, and government communications. Key offerings include digital optical ground stations (DOG) and virtual ground station (VGS) solutions, which support optical communication and flexible ground segment operations.
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WORK Microwave will install the first SDA Tranche 1 compliant turn-key optical ground station later 2024, including telescope, communication package, and shelter infrastructure.
The emulator developed by Square Peg and WORK Microwave supports a wide variety of satellite and terrestrial scenarios.
Square Peg Communications teamed with WORK Microwave, with support from the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency, to deliver a 0.005 kg/NTN emulator.
The WORK Microwave Digital Optical Ground station includes a full suite of equipment exclusively developed by WORK Microwave.
The WORK Microwave DOG suite includes a new Multi-Mission Optical Modem that is being provided in parallel into the European Space Agency M3O project.
A major operator of ground station networks selected WORK Microwave to deliver a turn-key Digital Optical Ground station for a U.S. government program requiring secure and resilient optical space-to-ground communication via laser link.
WORK Microwave will implement the SDA standard as part of delivering the turn-key Digital Optical Ground station.
For the U.S. government project, WORK Microwave will provide a turn-key, fully equipped Digital Optical Ground station including system integration, design, installation, and training services.
WORK Microwave developed an early-phase optical modem for an optical ground station in Europe.
WORK Microwave will demonstrate a Radar Converter that provides dual-conversion, frequency-agile up/downconversion for application-specific RF frequencies such as L-band or X-band.
WORK Microwave’s optical modem will support data rates from 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps with CCSDS modulation, synchronization, and coding as per O3K standards.
WORK Microwave’s optical modem is being designed to support the High Photon Efficiency CCSDS standard for deep space missions.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) provided support for ESA’s award to WORK Microwave for the optical modem development contract.
The European Space Agency awarded WORK Microwave a contract to develop a state-of-the-art optical modem for space-to-ground communication as part of the ARTES Strategic Programme Line for Optical and Quantum Communication – ScyLight and its technology development program.
ESA, with support from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), awarded WORK Microwave a contract to develop a state-of-the-art optical modem for space-to-ground communication.
WORK Microwave’s Satellite Communication division develops and manufactures satellite communications equipment for Earth observation, NGEO constellations, direct-to-home broadcast, IP networks, teleport management, and government communications.
WORK Microwave offers turnkey optical ground station solutions from telescope to modem with full integration services.
WORK Microwave’s Digital Optical Ground Station (DOG) product suite provides free-space optical communication using CCSDS and SDA standards to address bandwidth limits and RF spectrum regulatory challenges.
IQ spacecom’s XLink SDR platform and WORK Microwave’s AX-60 IP ground modem provide a fully-featured bidirectional communication system between space and ground.
IQ spacecom and WORK Microwave initiated cooperation one and a half years before ILA 2022 and recently agreed to further intensify their cooperation.