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Foreword Bridging the physical and digital world for breakthrough innovation Analog Devices converts real-world phenomena into actionable insight, fundamentally impacting how leading companies will change the future. We create unmatched technologies and solutions to solve our customers' problems in instrumentation, automation, communications, healthcare, automotive and numerous other industries. Space systems are in a period of significant change. What was once defined by bespoke missions and fixed-function payloads is now shaped by large constellations, fast launch cadence, and software-defined architectures to address the demand for far greater flexibility. At the same time, satellites are expected to continue operating reliably in some of the harshest environments engineers will ever face. Radiation, extreme temperature cycling, thermal dissipation challenges, and long mission durations remain non-negotiable realities, even as economic and operational pressures push designs toward faster iteration and tighter margins. This eBook examines the electronic subsystems that empower this new era of space design. It explores how engineers are addressing the practical challenges of harsh environments, power and thermal constraints, RF scalability, and reliable data movement on and off the satellite. It highlights the system-level interactions between power delivery, RF signal chains, data conversion, timing, and precision sensing that increasingly determine mission success. Analog Devices is a leader in New Space. With deep expertise in high-performance RF, mixed- signal, analog, and power technologies, ADI supports space designers as they navigate complex trade-offs between performance, robustness, and scalability. Its portfolio spans radiation-tolerant signal chains, RF front ends, timing solutions, power management, and precision sensing that help engineers build predictable, resilient systems suited for modern space missions. This guide brings together expert perspectives to illuminate how space electronics design is evolving and what it takes to succeed in the New Space race. By Bryan Goldstein, CVP, Aerospace, Defense and Communications Business Unit, Analog Devices 5 11 Experts Discuss Designing Space Electronics for the New Space Race