MEOLUT Antenna and Ground Station

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The MEOLUT-600 is a Local User Terminal that processes 406MHz distress beacon alerts over next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Satellites providing rapid notification to Search and Rescue Authorities worldwide. It is part of an integrated and comprehensive Search & Rescue (SAR) solution from Honeywell Global Tracking.

Reliability

The MEOLUT-600 offers exceptional uptime, accuracy and reliability for SAR operations worldwide.

Fast New Medium-Earth Orbit Technology

MEOLUT-600 bridges existing geostationary and low-earth orbit infrastructure and can confirm the location of an emergency alert within seconds.

Flexible

Fully configurable, making it possible to precisely match the needs of customers.

Efficient

Provides fast position confirmation of alert beacon signals, especially in geographies where fewer satellites may be seen, leading to more efficient use of SAR resources.

COSPAS-SARSAT Standards Compliant

Meets and exceeds COSPAS-SARSAT requirements

Capabilities

Supports ELT(DT) and RLS beacons; Supports First and Second Generation beacons

Seamless Integration

Ease-of-integration into existing SAR systems saves time and money.

Product Details

The MEOLUT-600 automatically monitors alerts from a growing constellation of MEO satellites and uses advanced signal processing to pinpoint the location of an alert signal in its coverage zone.

DIMENSIONS

Width:

Standard 19˝ (48.3 cm) rack enclosure

Height:

42U in standard configuration - custom configurations available

SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY

Satellite Type:

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) S and L Band

Satellite Frequency:

2226.5 and 1544.0 - 1545.0 MHz downlink signal

Satellite Constellation:

Beidou, GPS, Galileo, Glonass

Alert Beacon Frequency:

406MHz

TERRESTRIAL CONNECTIVITY

Ethernet:

10/100/1000 Mb/s

Network:

Able to share Time of Arrival/Frequency Of Arrival (TOA/FOA) measurement data with other MEOLUTs over network connections
Supports COSPAS-SARSAT XML and CSV recommended formats
Can share data in real-time and/or using a node-forwarding mechanism

Data Communication to Mission Control Centre (MCC):

Located and unlocated incident solution data, status data, including alarms and warning messages

SERVERS

Number of Servers:

Front End Processors, Redundant Signal Processors, Redundant Location Processors and one Interference Processor

Operating System:

Windows Server

Processor(s):

Intel Xeon-Gold 5218

RAM:

16GB, 32GB and 64GB configurations

Storage:

RAID redundancy – processor based on server application

SIGNAL PROCESSING

Beacon Signal Decoding:

406MHz beacon signal detection, signal demodulation, message validation, message archiving

Data Stream Decoding:

Bit synchronization, frame synchronization, message extraction, message formatting

406MHz Data Validation:

Time, frequency, beacon message

Data Analysis:

Spectrum analysis, signal enhancement

Orbit & Pass Scheduling:

Automatically updates satellite orbit data after every pass, orbit updates are provided by a GNSS receiver

Status Monitor & Display:

Data collection status, data collection environment, system status, snapshot status, environmental data trends

SYSTEM MONITORING

Environmental:

Rack and room temperature

Security:

Rack door open sensors (front and back)

Power:

Rack power supply sensor

ANTENNA CONFIGURATION

Option 1:

S&L Tracking Antenna

Type: Mesh - Radome Encapsulated

Size: 2.3m (7.5 ft) diameter

Beamwidth: 7.9° degrees

Environmental: Withstand winds up to 250 km/h (155 mph)

Control Unit and Motor Drive: Integrated within the Radome providing exceptional security and protection from adverse environmental conditions

Antenna Control Software: Antenna device control, positioning the antenna, tracking a satellite pass, antenna diagnostics

Low Noise Amplifier/Down Converter (LNA/DC): Converts raw satellite downlink signal to 4.5MHz Intermediate Frequency, out-of-band noise filtering. Can transmit a received satellite signal with no loss in signal performance over long distances

Data Collection: Data input control, phase unwrap and demodulation, spectrum analysis

Option 2:

L-Band Phased Array

Type: DBF (Refer to MEOSAR DBF Datasheet)

COMPLIANCE

COSPAS-SARSAT:

Meets all current COSPAS-SARSAT requirements

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MEOLUT Antenna and Ground Station Datasheet

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2021-05-04

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