Ramon.Space has been selected by the Israel Space Agency to provide a space computing payload for a mission scheduled to launch in early 2022, the company announced Tuesday.
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As part of the mission, Ramon.Space digital payload will perform computing on-orbit including software updates and upgrades using the company's programmable space computing systems.
Ramon.Space high performance computing systems are based on in-house manycore Rad-Hard DSP space processor IC's complete with machine learning, storage and a virtual radiation shield designed to operate reliably in the harsh space environment. Ramon.Space systems serve as the computing infrastructure for next generation space applications such as communication, remote sensing, and data networking. The company's proven technology enables full software defined communication systems including software-defined radio, channelizers, inter satellite links, routing in space and digital beamforming to maximum bandwidth utilization and increase flexibility and scalability for communication satellite payloads.
"We are proud to collaborate with the Israel Space Agency and look forward to the launch which will further validate our advanced computing capabilities in space," said Avi Shabtai, CEO of Ramon.Space. We continue to develop and make advancements to our digital computing payloads which are targeted for many more missions to come."