Comtech Wins $3M Order for Maintenance of Downrange Tracking Stations

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Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a world leader in secure wireless communications technologies, announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2021, its Space & Component Technology Group, which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, was awarded a $3.0 million order from an overseas agency for ground station maintenance and support.

“We are pleased that our customer continues to place its faith in our Ground Stations Group for support and maintenance of their downrange tracking stations,” said Fred Kornberg, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

For over 40 years, Comtech’s Space & Component Technology (SCT) division, located in Cypress, California, has specialized in the supply of high reliability microelectronics, supplying EEE parts for use in satellite, launch vehicle and manned space applications. Combining longstanding resources in Cypress, with new locations in Plano, Texas and Hampshire, United Kingdom, SCT also provides services encompassing all aspects of ground station life cycle management to include requirements definition and analysis, design, development and integration of turnkey systems from antenna to data processing, civil works and construction, station installation and verification, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning at end of life. A full line of satellite tracking antennas from 30cm to 13m, as well as RF feeds, radomes and carbon fiber reflectors, all for LEO, MEO and GEO orbits, are also supplied to customers worldwide.