Reshetnev's announced the transition to its own localized production of waveguides for satellites. A room for a galvanic bath line has already been equipped, where it is planned to process the surfaces of waveguides before and after soldering.
As satellite builders explain, waveguides serve as channels for the passage of radio signals on board the satellite. Each waveguide consists of a metal tube and a flange, a metal flat disk at the ends of this tube, thanks to which it is fastened to other tubes.
Several hundred waveguides can be installed on one spacecraft, which are interconnected and form extended and curved waveguide paths. The higher the quality of the waveguides, the safer the radio signal on board the spacecraft and the better the services for users.
In the near future, it is planned to create a production line for the manufacture of waveguides in the production workshop of the satellite construction company - from machining metal blanks to assembly, testing and quality control of finished products. Localization of waveguide production will significantly increase the production rate and reach a new level of quality of this type of product, while reducing the costs of personnel, time and other resources.
Earlier, "RESHETNEV" announced the creation of a separate section for the assembly and testing of payload modules for satellite constellations with which they work. In particular, these are "Express-AMU4", "Express-RV", "Yamal-501", "Luch-5VM".
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