Brochure: GORE® High Speed Data Cables for NewSpace
Brochures, United States
As the NewSpace industry moves towards smaller, low-cost satellites and vehicles with fast-paced designs and frequent, inexpensive launch capabilities, W. L. Gore & Associates is standing by with a technology path forward for system and harnessing engineers. Highlighting our extensive materials expertise and decades of proven spaceflight heritage, our high data rate cables are reliable, affordable and delivered quickly to meet demanding low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) program schedules.
Cable Performance and Specifications
Uniquely constructed with engineered fluoropolymers, Gore’s solutions are proven to deliver reliable power, send high-quality signals and transmit high-speed data over mission duration. Their performance is demonstrated by their 100% failure-free flight record in hundreds of traditional spaceflight programs.
Our high data rate solutions for NewSpace applications include:
- Hook-up wires
- Ethernet Cat 6a cables
- XAUI RapidIO™ cables
- Shielded twisted pair cables
- SpaceWire cables
They also offer the following advantages:
SMALL AND LIGHTWEIGHT
Gore’s advanced cable technologies help minimize the problems associated with meeting challenging mass budgets and tight installation paths with small, lightweight constructions.
DURABLE PROTECTION
Reliably rugged throughout the mission, GORE High Speed Data Cables exhibit low outgassing and can handle even the most challenging launch and in-orbit conditions, including:
- Wide temperatures
- Chemicals
- Shock
- Vibration
- Radiation
- Atomic oxygen (ATOX)
Meeting Rigorous Standards Across Several Applications
With a thorough understanding of products operating in space, customers’ needs and appropriately scoped NewSpace test procedures, Gore tests and qualifies all solutions in adherence to strict standards, including:
- ESA, ECSS-Q-ST-60-13C, Annex G Class 2
- NASA, EEE-INST-002 Level 2
Typical NewSpace applications for GORE High Speed Data Cables include:
HOOK-UP WIRES
- DC power distribution
- Electric power supplies
- Microgravity experiments
- Optical instruments
ETHERNET CAT 6A CABLES
- Digital video systems
- Ethernet backbone
- Sensor data collection and processing
- Telecommand remote systems
XAUI RAPIDIO™ CABLES
- Data processing
- Digital video systems
- High-density applications
- Low-mass applications
SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR CABLES
- Digital signal processors
- High-resolution cameras, sensors and detectors
- High-speed subsystem interconnections
- Onboarding computing
SPACEWIRE CABLES
- Command and data handling (C&DH)
- High-resolution cameras
- Radar sensor equipment
- Sensor, mass memory unit and telemetry subsystem interconnections
Ordering GORE High Speed Data Cables for NewSpace
We offer reliable, low-risk solutions that are affordable and can be delivered fast for NewSpace applications, ensuring mission readiness and success. You can also request tested, qualified samples, which are complimentary and shipped within 48 hours.
Our part numbers are as follows:
- Hook-Up Wires:
- GNSLF01200S
- GNSLF01240S
- GNSLF01260S
- GNSLF02200S
- GNSLF02240S
- GNSLF02260S
- GNSLF02201S
- GNSLF02241S
- GNSLF02261S
- Ethernet Cat6a Cables:
- GNSEN10024BF
- GNSEN10026BF
- XAUI RapidIO™ Cables (supplied exclusively by Gore and not available through distributor):
- GNSPP10024BF
- GNSPP10026BF
- Shielded Twisted Pair Cables:
- GNSTP100241S
- GNSTP100261S
- GNSTP100281S
- SpaceWire Cables:
- GNSSW10026MS
If you’re ready to order our wires and cables, contact our distributor today in the U.S. or get in touch with a Gore representative to discuss your exact application requirements.
FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY
Not for use in food, drug, cosmetic or medical device manufacturing, processing, or packaging operations.