HACU® 3000 State-of-the-art Antenna Control Unit Monopulse Model KEY FEATURES Software-based design guaranteeing: • Comfortable installation • Efficient use as refurbishment system Modular design: • Easy customisation • Interfaces with various COTS Digital Tracking Receivers • Extensive logging capabilities Running on COTS hardware platform Robust and high precision monopulse algorithm High resilience to tracking signal loss due to adaptive tracking mode Development based on Industry requirements and backed by the European Space Agency (ESA) HACU® 3000 IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART ANTENNA CONTROL UNIT (ACU) OFFERING HIGHEST TRACKING ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY, PERFECTLY SUITED FOR GEO AND NON-GEO APPLICATIONS IF COMBINED WITH THE ZENITH PASS HANDLING OPTION. HACU® 3000 is part of a product series of ACUs providing a wide variety of control modes and an enhancing set of optional features. Its robust and high-precision monopulse algorithm complemented with the adaptive track algorithm offers high resilience to signal propagation disturbances and fades. Therefore, it is ideally suited for highest operational requirements. The ACU is designed as a software-based and modular package to ensure future-proof solutions fitting the specific requirements of our worldwide client base. The modular approach allows for easy customization and offers the possibility to interface with various COTS Digital Tracking Receivers according to customer needs and preferences. The software is running on a COTS hardware platform that can be selected following specific customer requirements. HACU® 3000 is remotely controllable via an easy to use M&C interface. Other products from the HACU® product family offer program track and step-track only modes. Copyright © 2012-2015 HITEC Luxembourg S.A. All rights reserved. HITEC Luxembourg and the HITEC Luxembourg logo are registered trademarks of HITEC Luxembourg. Specifications and fact sheets are subject to change without notification. Version 08/2015

AXES Controls Azimuth, Elevation and Polarisation axes MODES Standby Antenna brakes are applied Pointing Pointing to angles directly entered into the ACU Slew Movement according to angular speeds directly entered into the ACU Program Track Movement along pre-defined path specified in terms of antenna pointing elements, which can be of different types Scan Search for a signal according to pre defined patterns centred about a pointing, slew or program track position. Scan patterns include circular and rectangular spirals as well as raster patterns Step Track Automatic periodic...