C/TT-600 Software-Defined Radio

C/TT-600 is the culmination of over 60 years of design experience providing UHF-, S-, X- and Ka-band high reliability, mission-critical communications equipment for spacecraft applications spanning LEO to deep space. C/TT-600 is derived from high-TRL radio designs with spaceflight heritage and is specifically tailored to meet the demands of the Artemis generation.

Applications

TT&C
RPO and docking
Mission data
Intersatellite relays
EVA communications
Surface operations

KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Designed to support new and legacy network standards:

Software-defined radio with modular and flexible design
RF band conversion support UHF, S, X, Ka and others
Flexible parts program supports multiple orbits
On-orbit reconfigurable radio
On-orbit frequency agility within a band
Transparent/regenerative ranging
Optional embedded AES-256 encryption
Planned product lifecycle capability updates
Derived from high-TRL heritage products C/TT-520, C/TT-524, T-748, T-751, Electra-Lite, Universal Space Transponder

Resources

C/TT-600, Software-Defined Radio Sell Sheet

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