Q-Tech Announces Strategic Alliance with Axtal to Provide Crystal Oscillators for LEO Satellites

Q-Tech Corporation, a US-based supplier of space-qualified crystal oscillators, has announced a strategic alliance with Axtal, GmbH & Co. KG, a German manufacturer of crystal oscillators, to provide a broad range of crystal oscillators for low-earth orbit satellite clusters. 

The companies each have developed an extensive selection of products specifically designed to meet the performance and reliability requirements for latest, most demanding new space LEO satellite applications, including:

Crystal Oscillators Offered by Q-Tech

• Crystal Oscillators (XO) 
  • With frequency ranges from 1.5 MHz – 250 MHz and stability from ±25 – ±50 ppm
• Microprocessor Compensated Crystal Oscillators (MCXO) 
  • With frequency ranges from 5 MHz – 100 MHz and stability from ±10 – ±30 ppb

Crystal Oscillators Offered by Axtal

• Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillators (TCXO) 
  • With frequency ranges from 10 MHz – 50 MHz and stability from ±1 – ±2 ppm
• Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO) 
  • With frequency ranges from 10 MHz -120 MHz and stability from ±10 – ±50 ppb

“The strategic alliance between Q-Tech and Axtal provides satellite manufacturers with single-source access to a complete line of devices with price/performance optimized for the burgeoning new space applications,” said Scott Sentz, Q-Tech’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “The two companies bring together decades of experience and technological advances that serve this market perfectly.”

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