Ruselectronics has supplied Thales Alenia Space, one of Europe's largest satellite manufacturers, with a ferrite switch assembly for the PLATiNO-1 multifunctional spacecraft project, Rostec informed.
The ferrite switch assembly enables the spacecraft's radar to switch between the transmission and receipt of microwave signals and is controlled by digital signals. The solution is cheaper than foreign counterparts while surpassing them in some characteristics.
The satellite is being designed as part of the Italian Space Agency's PLATiNO program. The aim of the program is to create a space group of small 200 kg satellites addressing a wide range of tasks from telecommunications to Earth remote sensing and scientific missions.
Ruselectronics, the key player in the Russian radioelectronic market, was established 1997 and merged into Rostec Corporation in 2009, followed by the integration of United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation into the holding in 2017. The holding company currently accounts for more than 50% of the production of electronic components in Russia, 8% of the total output in the radioelectronic segment and more than 10% of the total employment in the industry. The holding unites more than 120 enterprises and research institutions specializing in the development and manufacture of radioelectronic components and technology solutions, communication media and systems, automated control systems, robotic systems, microwave radio electronics, computer facilities and telecom equipment. With a total headcount of more than 70,000 people, the holding annually earns more than RUB 150 billion in revenues. The holding supplies its products to more than in 30 countries of Europe, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
Rostec is a Russian corporation established in 2007 to promote the development, production and export of hi-tech industrial products for civil and military purposes. It consists of more than 700 organizations untied in 11 holding companies specializing in the defense industry, 4 holding companies in the civil industrial segment, along with more than 80 directly managed entities. Rostec's portfolio includes famous brands such as AVTOVAZ, KAMAZ, Concern Kalashnikov, Russian Helicopters, VSMPO-AVISMA, Uralvagonzavod, etc. Rostec's organizations are located in 60 federal subjects of Russia and supply their products to the markets of more than 100 countries.
