CEDAR PARK, Texas, February 23, 2023 – ETS-Lindgren will showcase innovative RF Shielding Products and Services for satellite test and measurement applications at SATELLITE 2023. Held from March 13 to 16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, this year’s technical program features industry leaders from SpaceX, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Eutelsat, and others in the satellite community presenting on a wide range of topics. Since 1981, SATELLITE has kept pace with the remarkable advances in the space and satellite industries. In fact, the conference has expanded to attract participants from the telecom and wireless, investment, media and entertainment, and transportation industries.

“We are seeing a tremendous growth in the demand for our RF Shielding Products and Services for testing satellite components and full satellites as complete systems,” said Frans Stork, Regional Sales Director Americas West with ETS-Lindgren. “The satellite market is increasingly commercial, with many new companies joining the more traditional aerospace, military, and government organizations. Our customer base is very diverse, which is exciting. We are happy to lend our expertise to working with customers in all industries in supplying the optimal Test Solution for their satellite performance verification test requirements,” he added.

The SATELLITE 2023 Technical Exhibition will be held on Tuesday, March 14, from 10:00 am to 5:45 pm; Wednesday, March 15, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; and Thursday, March 16, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (all times are EST). Visitors to ETS-Lindgren’s Exhibit Booth 2748 will see examples of the latest RF Shielding Solutions for testing satellites and related components. Products on display include Absorbers, Antennas, a representation of an Antenna Measurement System, and a Passive Intermodulation (PIM) “cutaway.” This cutaway model of a Passive Intermodulation (PIM) chamber provides an indication of the complexity of these test environments in terms of maintaining the RF Shielding performance. The model shows an example of penetrations used to bring air, water, power, and other necessities into and out of the chamber which, if not designed and installed correctly, will adversely impact shielding integrity.


“Testing a satellite, whether as a complete system or as sensitive satellite component, is quite complicated,” said Mr. Stork. “Not only do you need to provide a secure RF Shielded environment, but you may also need to address clean room requirements, depending upon the test applications. Satellites are expensive, delicate, and difficult to fix once launched, so great care must be taken when transporting the satellite as a device under test (DUT) into and out of the test chamber.” To assist customers in creating a specification for a full satellite test chamber or a smaller chamber for testing satellite components, ETS-Lindgren has created the helpful brochure “Top 10 Considerations for Satellite Chamber Design and Testing.”

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