Traveling wave tubes

Travelling Wave Tubes: timeless precision that goes a long way

22 Mar 2022

Do you know what a travelling wave tube is, what it does and how it is made? A new video highlights the innovation, craft and precision required in this technological marvel, refined by world-leader Thales over many decades.

From Ulm into orbit

20 Jul 2021

Space missions are a field for dreaming and raving, but are based on hard facts from numerous manned and unmanned missions, many years of research, and continuous technological advancements. These missions provide us with valuable data and insights into our universe and planetary neighbors. The amazing thing is that some of these data reach us over huge distances. The fact that these signals reach us at all is thanks to sophisticated technology: traveling wave tubes (TWTs) amplify weak signals and enable transmissions over long distances. On the occasion of today's Space Exploration Day, July 20th, 2021, we would like to take you on an intergalactic journey.

Thales’ traveling wave tubes: The secret behind satellite communications

13 Mar 2018

18,357 Thales’ traveling wave tubes have been launched into orbit since 1974. With 100,000 years of combined time in orbit, this technology today supports the majority of global communication uplinks.