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Lucix – Payload Hardware and Subsystems

Lucix Corporation has evolved to become the world leader in RF Electronic and Passive Units, Subsystems and Assemblies, for Commercial, Civil and Defense Satellite Payloads. Lucix also provides RF hardware for Airborne and Ground Systems and is certified by all the leading satellite OEMs.

Space Communications Payload Units and Subsystems

Qualification

Products are qualified to all major satellite bus electrical, mechanical and environmental interfaces, including those from Airbus, Boeing, IAI, Lockheed, Maxar/SSL, Melco, Northrop Grumman, and Thales Alenia.

Receivers, Upconverters, and Downconverters

Delivered Configurations and Options – fully qualified with on orbit heritage:

• Frequency Bands: Converters and Receivers in IF, UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, Q, and V Bands
• Stand-Alone (internal LO and Power Supplies)
• Multipack Configurations (centralized LO and Power Supplies)
• Fixed or Command-able gain
• Automatic Level Control / Automatic Gain Control (ALC / AGC)
• Tapped LNA (Intermediate) RF outputs

Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs)

Delivered Configurations and Options – fully qualified with on orbit heritage:

• Frequency Bands: L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, and V Bands.
• Stand-Alone (internal Power Supplies)
• Multipack Configurations (using Lucix Centralized Power Supply Units)
• Fixed or Command-able gain
• Option for Automatic Level Control / Automatic Gain Control (ALC / AGC)
Integrated Redundancy Switches

Oscillator Products

MLOs, MROs, RGUs, MOGs, PLDROs

Delivered Configurations and Options – fully qualified with on orbit heritage:

•  Frequencies: from 9 MHz through UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, and Q Bands
Master Local Oscillators (MLOs) / Ref. Gens. – from 1 to 30 GHz
•  Singles, or with full redundancy (from 2 to many outputs)
•  Master Reference Oscillators (MROs) – from 9 MHz to 100 MHz typical
•  Standard Stability Options (3ppm over all conditions)
•  Ultra Stable Options (50ppb over all conditions)
•  Commandable Ultra Stable Options (50ppb all conditions, commandable in 1ppb steps to achieve 1ppb stability)
•  Options for Output power monitor, and standby mute mode

Beacons

Our qualified and delivered Beacon product line includes units typically covering C, X, Ku and Ka Bands.

Power Monitors Units -UHF to Ka Bands

Converts RF Power to a DC Voltage for Telemetry / Ground monitoring of on-board power levels.

•  Space Qualified with On-Orbit Heritage
•  54 PM multi-channel units delivered to date; 54 in orbit
•  Each unit provides for monitoring up to 16 RF channels

Our PMs are qualified to all major satellite bus electrical, mechanical and environmental interfaces.

Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs)

Our qualified and delivered product line includes SSPAs delivered at 10 MHz, 2 GHz (S Band) and 17 – 20 GHz & 20.2 – 21.2 GHz (Ka Bands).

Non-Space Commercial Airborne and Ground

Non-Space Commercial Group (NCG)

Military and Commercial Grade DROs, Amps and Converters

Commercial, Military and Airborne Hardware products including:

Phase-Locked Dielectric Oscillators (PLDROs)
Free-Running Dielectric Oscillators (FRDROs)
Amplifiers
Receivers
Transmitters
Frequency Converters

Dielectric Resonator Oscillators (DROs)

Dielectric Resonator Oscillators
• 1.0 to 45 GHz
• High Performance, Low Cost, Fast Delivery
• For Commercial, Civil, Military & Space Applications

Extensive Available Options:
• Hermetic Packages
• MIL Spec Screening
• Custom Products from 1.0 to 45 GHz
• Full Military Temperature Range or as Specified
• Environmental Screening per MIL-STD-883 or as Specified

Amplifiers

Commercial, Civil and Defense Amplifiers: Ultra-Broadband Amplifiers, Broadband Amplifiers, Narrowband Amplifiers

• 0.01 to 30 GHz
• Low Noise and Medium Power
• Narrow Band and Broad Band
• High Performance, Low Cost, Fast Delivery

Application Highlights

Lucix Corporation’s SPG is the world leader in RF Electronic Units, Subsystems and Assemblies, for Commercial, Civil and Defense Satellite Payloads. Our hardware is found on orbit on all major platforms, including those of Airbus, Boeing, General Dynamics, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Lockheed Martin, Maxar / SSL, Mitsubishi (MELCO), Northrop Grumman, Surrey Satellite (SSTL), Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Viasat.

Company Overview

Founded in 1999, Lucix Corporation is the world leader in RF Electronic and Passive Units and Assemblies, for Commercial, Civil and Defense Satellite Payloads, and Airborne and Ground Systems. We provide modules, units and subsystems from 10 MHz thru UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, Q and V Bands. All hardware is designed, qualified, manufactured, tested and shipped from Lucix facilities in Camarillo California.
As of July 2019, Lucix satellite payload hardware is found on over 84 GEO & LEO satellites, of which over 44 are in-orbit.

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