Orbital Research, a privately owned company headquartered in Canada, was founded in 2003 and employs approximately 20 individuals. The company specializes in building frequency converters designed for challenging SATCOM conditions, including extreme weather such as sandstorms and snowstorms.
Orbital Research will participate in SAHA EXPO 2026 in Istanbul from May 5–9, joining MÜSIAD Canada and the Embassy of Canada in Türkiye at an event highlighting innovations in satellite communications and RF technologies for global defense and aerospace sectors. Previously, on March 30, the company announced plans to showcase its latest space-rated RF hardware between April 13–16, including Ka-band and X-band Up/Down Converters (UDCs) engineered for CubeSat and SmallSat architectures, along with radiation-tested RF hardware designed for next-generation space missions. Earlier in March, on the first, Orbital Research published updated measurements of LNB Error Vector Magnitude (EVM), observing that modern high-throughput downlinks demand better linearity than many commercial LNBs can deliver due to Earth-observation missions pushing higher data rates and wider bandwidths. This follows the company's February 12 announcement that it would attend SATELLITE 2026 in Washington D.C. in March, where it planned to present its Integrated Systems approach, which combines frequency conversion, switching, and network control for optimal RF chain performance. In late January, Orbital Research stated its focus for the year would be Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), aiming to integrate satellite, airborne platforms, and remote ground nodes with next-generation 5G/6G systems.
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