Frontgrade Technologies, a leading independent supplier of high-reliability, advanced electronic solutions for space and national security missions, announced it has been selected by MDA Space Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA™, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology.
Frontgrade Technologies will provide Electronic Power Conditioners (EPCs) that will convert the voltage from MDA’s unregulated power bus into regulated output voltage necessary to ensure consistent, reliable performance. The MDA AURORA™ supply chain will help support product deliveries for anchor customer Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation Telesat Lightspeed, an innovative, advanced global network that will bring enterprise-class connectivity to customers worldwide.
“Frontgrade’s power converters – including our EPCs – are unsurpassed for their high reliability, high efficiency performance,” said Tim Lynch, Chief Strategy Officer at Frontgrade Technologies. “Regulated power supplies are critical to every mission’s success, and MDA’s customers can be confident that Frontgrade’s technology will deliver consistent, reliable power to their arrays and processors.”
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Designed to meet the changing technical and business requirements of the satellite industry, the software-defined MDA AURORA™ product line provides operators with unparalleled flexibility and functionality, dramatically enhancing constellation performance at reduced cost and time to market.
SOURCE: Businesswire