Mobile and Range Engineering Systems Development

Spiral Technology has assisted its customers in the design, development, implementation, testing, and documentation of multifunction mobile range systems to support the ever-increasing requirements of the flight test environment. These systems provide the user with maximum flexibility in the real-time and post-mission environment. They are required to have a broad spectrum of mission support capability, be deployed and put into operation rapidly, and be configured easily with a minimum of operations personnel.

Typical mobile range system capabilities include:

• S-, L-, and C-band downlink capability
• Complete mission control center (MCC) capability
• Reconfigurable in real-time
• Free air wideband links between launch site and mobile MCC
• Real-time recording and display of payload and launch vehicle data (>1M SPS)
• Post test/mission playback, analysis and display capability
• Interface to precision tracking systems inputs (TSPI and GPS)
• Mobile systems support for payload integration, premission checkout, launch support, and mission operations