Merry Christmas and an excellent start into the year 2023
On the occasion of Christmas, MIRAD is wishing all clients, suppliers and partners wonderful holidays with their loved ones. We hope you will all find some time to recover from…
MIRAD participated at ESA’s TT&C 2022 at ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Members of the MIRAD microwave team participated in the European Space Agency's (ESA) 9th International Workshop on Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C). The conference was held at ESA's Space Research…
Successful Space Tech Expo Europe, 2022 in Bremen
MIRAD microwave has successfully participated in the exhibition "Space Tech Expo Europe 2022" and was present with a booth in the exhibition hall 5 in Bremen, Germany, from 15th to 17th November,…
Broadband Design of Ka-band Tracking Feed Combiner
Since Ka-band frequencies have been made available for satellite communications, data can be transmitted at significantly higher bandwidths. The 30/20 GHz Ka-band was first used in the experimental ACTS Gigabit…
High Precision Manufacturing of Q/V-band Components
Satellite operators are looking for higher frequency bands above 30 GHz to meet further improvements and increasing capacity needs, because the available spectrum in Ka-band is reaching its limits. Together…
S/X Dualband Feed for 32m Goonhilly Deep Space Antenna
The UK's Goonhilly Earth Station complex has developed the capability to support lunar and deep space missions for agencies, institutions and private companies. To do this, its 30- and 32-meter…
Antenna Design, Optimization and Analysis
The long distance communication between transmitter and receiver in satellite communications requires high gain antennas. The most popular form for large ground stations is a multi-reflector antenna layout. A highly…
SS/XX/K Multiband Feed System for Broadband Remote Sensing
The first generation of the feed system has been designed and delivered to our customer in 2015. This initial design combines the three S-, X- & K-band frequency ranges in…
Ka/Q/V-band Feed System for High Throughput Satellite Transmission
Ka/Q/V-band Feed System
Satellite broadband technology has made significant progress over the last ten years. New coding techniques combined with spot beaming and the use of higher frequency bands enable significant advances in…
Waveguides and Accessories
Waveguide Routing
One of MIRAD's core competencies is the production, manufacturing, tuning and testing of waveguide assemblies. Since the early 90's we have been designing and producing customized rigid waveguide runs or assemblies…