The Celestia-Callisto team is very pleased to announce that they have been engaged to complete the refurbishment of the Cryogenic RF system of the AGGO (Argentine-German Geodetic Observatory) radio telescope in Pereyra, Argentina.
In the frame of the recent 5-years contract awarded by ESA in order to provide the new generation of cryogenically cooled feed receivers for Deep Space Stations, Callisto has achieved a milestone.
Cebreros and Marlaguë Deep Space stations equipped with 26 GHz downlink capability are now enabling the transfer of massive amount of scientific data to Earth.
In partnership with Western Systems, its representative in India, Callisto has supplied S/X Band Ultra Cryoegenic LNAs to ISTRAC since 2008 and the appropriate maintenance service (AMC) as required by the Ultra systems.
In 2018, Callisto was awarded an ESA’s Technology Research Program contract to study and develop an RF sampling demonstrator.
Since the first developments of Cryogenic LNA in S- and Ka-Band in 1999 for ESA Deep Space Station (DSS) in New Norcia (Australia) followed by 2 other Cryogenic LNAs in X- and Ka-Bands for ESA DSS in Cebreros (Spain) and Malargüe (Argentina), Callisto has acquired a know-how and continues to improve its products with disruptive innovations.
Today, Callisto is proud to announce the development of a new X-Band cryo-cooled feed prototype for ESA DSS.
The Ka Band Cryo Feed Critical Design has been accepted by ESA and Callisto will start the manufacture of this receiver early in 2016.
Callisto is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Morehead State University, Kentucky, USA to supply an X Band Cryo Compact Low Noise Amplifier (LNA).
Callisto Celebrates the delivery of the 7th X Band Compact Maintenance free Cryo LNA since mid-2013.
At the end of 2014 Callisto has delivered three additional X Band Compact maintenance free cryo LNAs. These LNAs have 18K of Noise temperature between 8 and 8.5GHz.
We are very happy to announce a successful FAT for our most recent project with Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) to equip one of their antennas at the Wettzell site.