Enhancing Precision in Lunar Lander Tracking & Guidance

Lunar landings encounter substantial challenges due to harsh environments and limited visibility. We understand that precise tracking and guidance systems tailored for space missions are crucial.

Our mmWave radar ensures reliable performance in lunar environments.

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Engineering Excellence in Satellites and Space

For more than 30 years, we have helped industry leaders to systematically address strategic challenges, develop creative technical solutions and deliver advanced low-SWaP, Radar, RF communications, software, AI and ML, radar and sensing systems.

Engineering Excellence
  • Cutting-edge low-SWaP solutions
  • We excel in developing advanced RF technology needed for reliable, space-proven sensing and communication systems.
  • Space tech has unique challenges, but we are experienced in developing complex systems suitable for operation in challenging environments mitigating for outgassing, atomic oxygen, radiation events, solar loading & more.

Our radar sensors are crucial in navigating and overcoming challenges in space.

Reliability & Precision:

Consistent performance in challenging lunar environments.

Configurability:

Customizable technology for optimal tracking during different mission stages.

Redundancy and Optimization:

Multiple radar sensors for backup and full coverage during lunar landings.

Terrain Analysis:

Characterization of terrains for optimal mission planning and navigation.

Collaboration with Texas Instruments

High-performance mmWave solutions

Plextek has worked with Texas Instruments (TI) over many years on mmWave technology, utilizing a common platform with low size, weight, power consumption, and manufacturing costs (low-SWaP C) for future space missions. The mmWave radar IP includes high-efficiency antennas, increased gain and sensitivity, and environmental protection and redundancy mechanisms.

Texas Instruments partnership

The collaboration between TI and Plextek has already been successful for a wide array of applications, including space-based applications. TI has developed high-performance mmWave solutions suitable for a broad range of applications, which Plextek and TI can effectively customize to meet a client’s highly specialized requirements

Yariv Raveh, VP and General Manager – Radar Sensors, TI

Partner with Plextek – Our Process

Technology Feasibility

Our multi-disciplinary engineering experience from developing hundreds of other systems in other industries means we’re well placed to help you to rapidly evaluate the potential and feasibility of a new technical design or system.

Proof of Concept

Plextek supports your project from early breadboard, flatsat and engineering model, through the extensive test and validation procedures needed before delivering final flight models.

Deployment

Once the preferred or optimal solution is clear we can develop complete products and systems – from the whiteboard to deployment – whilst ensuring integrity for the whole system.

Why you need radar for your Lunar Lander

Lunar Lander
Lunar Lander

  • Challenges for lunar landers include regolith and difficult lighting scenarios, obscuring vision of the landing terrain.

  • Radar sensors are crucial in navigating and overcoming these specific space challenges.

  • A suite of sensors provides full coverage, allowing for proactive obstacle avoidance manoeuvres.