BAE has unveiled a new radiation-hardened spacecraft computer.
The new RAD5545 single-board computer (SBC) features “exponential” improvements in size, speed and power-efficiency over predecessor the RAD750, according to a BAE news release.
“A single RAD5545 SBC replaces multiple cards on previous generations of spacecraft,” BAE said. “It combines high performance, large amounts of memory, and fast throughput to improve spacecraft capability, efficiency, and mission performance. With its improved computational throughput, storage, and bandwidth, it will provide spacecraft with the ability to conduct new missions, including those requiring encryption processing, multiple operating systems, ultra high-resolution image processing, autonomous operation, and simultaneous support for multiple payloads — missions that were impossible with previous single-board computers.”
