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ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS: COMPANY PROFILE
ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS is a high technology company that designs, manufactures and supplies a broad range of products and solutions for airborne & ground telemetry, mission video and flight test recorders, satellite command control, data collection from observation satellites and, last but not least products and solutions for satellite communications Quality of Service control.
ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS France is organised into three business units adressing Space , Aerospace and Defense markets.
The "Telemetry" and "Telecommunications" Business Units of ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS (formerly IN-SNEC), with three main facilities, provide a full range of innovative products and systems in support of a variety of airborne and ground telemetry, communications and high data rate transmission applications.
Airborne products are designed and qualified for allowing data acquisition and telemetry transmission aboard missiles, launch vehicles, and aircraft. They include telemetry transmitters, data links for UAV sensor and command/control communications, flight termination receivers and data acquisition systems.
Ground products provide complete solutions, in various bands, dedicated to surveillance applications, flight test, uplink/downlink data transmissions, secure or non-secure communications. Ground products and systems include flight termination command uplink equipment, receivers for telemetry, and equipment for remote sensing and TT&C baseband applications.
The "Telemetry" and "Telecommunications" BUs of ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS provide complete ground (fixed or mobile) and shipborne antenna systems including a wide range of high-speed tracking antennas and controllers.
Thanks to our skills in microwave frequency, digital signal processing, real time software together with large experience in the development of high-performance equipment and project management, we are also in a position to meet all specific orders in the following fields:
- Data Acquisition Systems for commercial and military aircraft
- Telemetry for ballistic missiles and launch vehicles
- Telemetry for tactical guided missiles and UAV
- Flight termination systems (launchers and missiles)
- Land vehicle telemetry
- Recorders
Ground Stations:
- Satellite control stations
- Telemetry reception systems
- Flight termination transmitting station
- Remote sensing systems
- Integration and installation of complete stations
- Recorders
Telecommunications:
- Satellite telecommunications systems
- Radio-frequency (sub-assemblies, modules)
- Microwave-frequency (sub-assemblies, modules)
- Software Radio
ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS is able to provide either, state of the art equipment for airborne on various carriers or land based application, or turnkey data link systems for flight test or operational use. ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS is a long-term supplier in the field of Flight Test Telemetry.
The "Aerospace & Defense" Business Unit of ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS (ENERTEC Brand), is a leading name in airborne mission recorders, providing solutions for aerospace and defense applications requiring compact, rugged, high performance airborne systems. The "Aerospace & Defense" BU of ZDS offers a full range of COTS and customized mission video/data recorders for airborne and shipborne applications, providing state-of-the-art solutions for digital data & video acquisition/recording in harsh environmental conditions. Our products has been selected by most aircraft manufacturers and system integrators worldwide for the supply of qualified mission equipment in support of major aerospace & defense programs. Mission video/data recorders are designed for cockpit video display recording and replay on a single storage media, for mission debriefing and pilot training purposes. Mission data recorders provide unsurpassed data interface flexibility, for data acquisition and processing applications as diverse as reconnaissance imagery (electro-optical, infra-red or SAR), intelligence gathering, anti-submarine warfare (sonar), or system test / flight test.
ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS is certified NF EN ISO 9001 , AQAP 2110, AS/EN 9100, NF EN ISO 14001.
ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS GmbH (formerly HEIM Systems GmbH), headquartered in Germany, is a well-known leading supplier of high-performance data acquisition equipment and systems worldwide. ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS GmbH products and systems, include a wide range of industrial, mobile, portable, airborne and laboratory data acquisition systems. ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS GmbH provides high quality, flexible off-the-shelf solutions for stand-alone and computer integrated operation suitable for flight test, range telemetry and general industrial data acquisition. They are deployed in aerospace, military, automotive and industrial applications to collect, monitor and store data for real-time and post process analysis. In the aerospace sector, ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS GmbH products are used in flight test and operational load monitoring applications. In the automotive sector, they are employed for a wide range of noise-vibration-harshness (NVH) applications.
ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS Inc., headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, USA, is the leading all-in-one solution provider of a comprehensive range of data acquisition and telemetry products in both military and commercial aerospace, telemetry, and automotive markets in North America. ZDS Inc maintains an engineering capability that has excellent links with the main factory to ensure that special customer needs, product support and customer training are quickly and effectively addressed. The ZDS Inc Service Department comprises a well equipped workshop manned by experienced technicians who are regularly trained in the maintenance and repair of products of other components of the Telemetry & Telecommunications Division (formerly IN-SNEC, HEIM Systems and ENERTEC). In addition, several applications engineers are located in the field covering the whole US with a quick response capability for pre- and post sales customer support. ZDS Inc has extensive experience in the logistics and documentation required for support of missions deploying anything from just a few aircraft through to hundreds of aircraft.
ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS UK Ltd (formerly ENERTEC UK Ltd) provides sales offices and product support facilities in the UK for the components of the Telemetry & Telecommunications Division.
