12m antenna at RAL

12m Dish located at RAL

RAL Thermal Vacuum Chamber

RAL Thermal Vacuum Chamber

MDA Orbital Optics Space Missions will have access to the range of facilities based at RAL within SSTD. These include: Clean Rooms and Optical Laboratories, Thermal Vacuum Chambers, Vibration Test Facility, and the ability for the high precision alignment of Optics.

MDA OOL Space Missions will also have  access to three separate antenna, along with the necessary telemetry control and command systems required to control satellites and receive data. The ground station specifications are:

  • A 12m diameter S-Band Antenna
  • A 4.5m diameter S and X-Band Antenna
  • A 2.5m diameter S-Band Antennad