CPI Model 950A Antenna Control System

CPI Model 950A Antenna Control System

The CPI Model 950A is an advanced satellite antenna tracking and control system for MEO and highly inclined GEO applications. Its networked Antenna Control Unit (ACU), optional Tracking Receiver Unit (TRU) and Power Drive Unit (PDU) provide precise pointing, acquisition and tracking with flexible installation and remote-control capabilities.

Tracking Accuracy: Better than 5% of receive beamwidth
Pointing Accuracy: Better than 0.05° RMS
Orbit Support: MEO and highly inclined GEO satellites
Satellite Inclination: Up to 15° under specified conditions
Tracking Modes: Optrack, Step Track and optional Monopulse
Acquisition Modes: Box Scan and GEO Scan
Motor Support: Single or multi-speed AC motors
Motor Voltage: 208–480 VAC, three-phase
Interfaces: Fiber optic, Ethernet and serial
Remote Control: TCP/IP, SNMP, CLI and HTML5 Web GUI
Compliance: Intelsat Standard A, FCC, CE and REACH

Key Features

• Precision satellite acquisition, pointing and tracking

• Extensive tracking and pointing modes

• Intelsat 11, Preset, Designate and Table Track

• NORAD, Star Track, Sun Track and Moon Track

• Single-band or multi-band operation

• Support for complex antenna feeds

• High-resolution optical encoder feedback

• Optional resolver position feedback

• Flexible ACU and tracking receiver configurations

• Dedicated Ethernet connections between system components

• Independent Ethernet connection for M&C or customer WAN

• Designed to minimize site cabling

• Optional fourth-axis control

• Field-upgradeable software

• Suitable for remote or unmanned sites

• Retrofit solution for legacy CPI Model 100 and 7200 systems