Rio Rancho, NM 2/10/2012 10:15:12 PM
News / Science & Technology

SEAKR Engineering Chooses Alta Data Technologies for Spaceflight Testing

SEAKR Engineering Utilizes Alta’s MIL-STD-1553 Products to Qualify Spacecraft Computers

Alta Data Technologies announces the selection of its MIL-STD-1553 interface cards and software by SEAKR Engineering of Centennial Colorado.  SEAKR implements MIL-STD-1553 for critical communications links between space borne computers and will utilize Alta’s products for test and simulation tasks.  

“Alta’s products and expertise will be a great asset to SEAKR.  Their AltaRTVal™, PCI and Ethernet MIL-STD-1553 products are precisely the leading edge technologies we need to quickly complete our design validation and streamline manufacturing testing. ” says Chad Fischer, SEAKR’s VP of Engineering.  

Richard Schuh, CEO of Alta adds, “SEAKR is a world leader in spacecraft solid state recorders and they continuously create state-of-the-art spacecraft memory and processing systems.  Alta is extremely pleased to be associated with their cutting edge technology and we pledge to provide the best possible product and support to SEAKR’s programs.  We share the goals of SEAKR to bring innovative technologies, streamlined business practices, increased product quality and cost reduction to the aerospace market.”

About Alta Data Technologies:
Alta (www.altadt.com) is a rapidly growing (150% growth in 2 years) private company that provides industry leading COTS PCI, PCI Express and Ethernet avionics interface products (1553 to Ethernet Converter).  Alta’s products are offered in high-density channel configurations, IRIG Time Code Decoder, Triggers, Discretes and the advanced AltaAPI and SAE AS4111 5.2 AltaRTVal  software packages.  Operating system platforms include MS Windows 32 and 64-bit, National Instruments’ LabVIEW & Real-Time, Wind River’s VxWorks, Green Hills Software’ Integrity, LynxWorks’ LynxOS, Linux x86 32 and 64-bit, IntervalZero’s RTX and Oracle’s Sparc Solaris 64. Trademarks are property of their respective owners.  

About SEAKR Engineering:
SEAKR Engineering (www.SEAKR.com) is a world-leading provider of advanced state-of-the-art electronic avionics for space applications. Since its inception in 1982, SEAKR has delivered some of the most sophisticated solutions in the industry on-time and on-budget. More than ninety of these units have launched with all having met or exceeded mission objectives. SEAKR’s leading edge space avionics include IP routers as well as software-defined radios, high-performance payload processors, modular spacecraft avionics, and solid state recorders.  

Contact:
Harry Wild
Alta Data Technologies
4901 Rockaway Blvd, Bld A
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
505-994-3111 x1