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![Radio-frequency systems are mounted in the field to calibrate radar systems and improve system resilience to electromagnetic interference.](/sites/default/files/styles/ifde_hero/public/rdgroup/image/2023-02/IMG_9145edit.png?h=86bba589&itok=Z6UIKgMo)
Electronics for Contested Space
Our group develops radio-frequency (RF) and advanced electronic systems for space control missions and technology for the protection of our nation’s most important space capabilities. This work includes the design and development of state-of-the-art satellites and satellite payloads, novel concepts for resilient space architectures, and the nation’s most sensitive radars, optics, and passive RF systems. Our group also collaborates across the Laboratory to provide engineering rigor and experience to some of the most critical Laboratory programs. Examples of recent projects include the prototyping of electronic systems and effects, hardware-in-the-loop testing of tactically relevant payloads with surrogate threat systems, and RF subsystem development for satellites.
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TROPICS
![The SST awaits nightfall to be tasked with scanning space from its location atop the Atom Site, a high-altitude observation point in New Mexico that provides a view of the sky that is virtually untouched by light pollution.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2018-04/SST.jpg?h=f2221fcc&itok=9b1wHMNb)
Space Surveillance Telescope
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