Space Flight
Enabling communications beyond Earth
Where space, ground and network become one system
Operating in space demands exceptional performance, reliability and efficiency. Every subsystem must perform flawlessly in environments where maintenance is impossible and every mm, gram, watt and signal matters.
Filtronic develops advanced RF and microwave subsystems that enable high-performance communications, sensing and data transmission across a new generation of satellite and space borne platforms, helping customers push the boundaries of what is possible beyond Earth.
Satellite Communications Payload Subsystems
Powering the communications at the heart of every mission
Satellite payload systems, including advanced RF subsystems and digital technologies designed to maximise throughput and flexibility.
Technology foundations
Phased Array Antennas
Agile, high-performance communication systems
Phased array technologies are transforming how satellites communicate, track and adapt to changing operational requirements.
Filtronic develops advanced RF subsystems that support electronically steerable antenna architectures, enabling greater flexibility, capacity and communication performance.
Technology foundations
Software Defined Radios
Delivering flexibility for evolving missions
Software Defined Radio technologies enable communication systems to adapt, evolve and respond to changing mission requirements.
Filtronic supports these advanced architectures with RF and microwave subsystem technologies that deliver high performance, flexibility and dependable operation across modern space platforms.
Technology foundations
High Throughput Feeder Links
Moving more data between space and Earth
Filtronic’s advanced feeder link technology enables high-capacity, reliable connectivity between satellite networks and the ground.
Designed for next-generation satellite architectures, Filtronic’s RF technology supports the efficient transfer of large volumes of data across high-frequency links, helping operators maximise network capacity, performance and resilience while enabling increasingly flexible and scalable ground infrastructure.
Technology foundations
Lunar Terminals
Supporting the next era of lunar exploration
As missions extend beyond Earths orbit, dependable communications become increasingly critical.
Filtronic is designing and manufacturing advanced technologies that will support future lunar communications and lunar networks. Delivering advanced connectivity across deep-space communication links.
Technology foundations
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
Enabling precision observation from orbit
Synthetic Aperture Radar provides detailed, all-weather imaging that supports Earth observation, environmental monitoring and scientific research.
Filtronic develops high-performance RF subsystems that enable the precision, stability and signal integrity required for advanced SAR systems.
Technology foundations
Technology foundations
Solid State Power Amplifiers
Delivering efficient, reliable RF power
High-performance amplification solutions engineered for demanding satcom applications.
SSPA'sFrequency Converters
Enabling seamless signal translation
Advanced BUCs, LNBs and LNAs supporting complex satellite communication architectures.
Frequency ConvertersTxRx
Supporting high-performance communication links
Integrated transmit and receive technologies that maximise system satcom performance.
TXRXSoftware / Digital RF
Creating intelligent communications architectures
Advanced digital RF capability enabling flexible, adaptive and future-ready space systems.
Software and Digital RFFilters
Maintaining signal integrity
Precision RF filtering technologies designed for the demanding requirements of satcom communications.
FiltersSupporting global satellite operators and primes all over the world
Advancing the possibilities of space
As the space sector continues to evolve, Filtronic remains focused on enabling the communications systems that make new missions possible. From next-generation satellite constellations and increasingly intelligent communications architectures to lunar exploration, the ambitions of the space sector continue to accelerate. Filtronic works alongside customers developing these pioneering systems, bringing together high-frequency expertise, precision engineering and trusted collaboration to enable greater connectivity, more ambitious missions and new possibilities beyond Earth.