The BAE Systems RAD750 is the qualified processor used for attitude determination and control systems and star trackers on radiation-hardened missions.

Replacing the RAD750 at government programs requires a qualification campaign that takes between three and seven years and costs tens of millions of dollars.

The BAE Systems RAD750 has been flying on spacecraft since 2001.

Most U.S. government missions that require radiation-hardened attitude determination and control system processing depend on the RAD750.

Blue Canyon Technologies integrates the RAD750 or the RAD6000 into its flight-qualified attitude control units.

The Space Development Agency delayed Tranche 1 satellite deliveries by nearly a year in late 2023 because of production shortfalls across the space supply chain.

Sinclair Interplanetary and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited have built systems around commercial-grade processors for lower-orbit commercial missions.

The RAD750 has latch-up immunity across heavy-ion environments.

BAE Systems RAD750 production capacity is becoming a constraint for constellation programs and small satellite manufacturers targeting higher-radiation orbits.

A spacecraft attitude determination and control system integrates star trackers, sun sensors, magnetometers, and inertial measurement units to determine and adjust spacecraft pointing.

The RAD750 is rated to operate in total ionizing dose environments up to one megarad.

The BAE Systems RAD750 is a single-board computer built on a radiation-hardened PowerPC 750 architecture.

Radiation-hardened components were among the constraints that contributed to the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 delivery delay.

The Canadensys Aerospace and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories program uses Canada’s domestic supply of tritium.

Canadensys Aerospace and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories have launched a joint program to build nuclear heating units for Moon and deep-space missions.

NASA has funded research into autonomous, tritium-powered sensors.

City Labs launched the BOHR small satellite into low-Earth orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-17 mission on July 7.

The Canadensys Aerospace and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories partnership aims to provide a reliable technology for future missions and create a new exportable product for Canadensys.

BOHR carries a betavoltaic battery to demonstrate that private companies can safely operate tritium hardware beyond Earth.

The European Union’s Area Monitoring System is fed by data from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2.

Galileo improves positioning reliability through high-precision and signal-authentication services used in operational activities and administrative verification systems.

Sentinel-1 acquires radar data regardless of weather conditions and illumination.

EGNOS improves the precision of agricultural machinery for sowing, fertilization, and irrigation operations.

EGNSS4CAP shows that GNSS services can be used through mobile devices to collect authenticated georeferenced data for Common Agricultural Policy administrative procedures.

Satellite imagery helps verify compliance with the Common Agricultural Policy and feeds the Integrated Administration and Control System.

The European Commission Joint Research Centre’s MARS system integrates satellite data, ground observations, and weather models to produce agricultural yield forecasts.

The Copernicus Emergency Management Service monitors soil moisture, water availability, and vegetation stress through the European and Global Drought Observatories.

EGNNSS4CAP was developed with support from the European Union Agency for the Space Programme.

Gilat Defense supplies mission-critical services and communications systems for U.S. defense operations.

Gilat Defense’s terminals are intended to maintain resilient connectivity across battlefield scenarios and support dynamic communications needs for deployed defense units.

Gilat Defense’s custom satellite communications terminals are ruggedized for demanding field conditions and support advanced multi-orbit operability.

Gilat Defense’s new work is part of a longer-term relationship with U.S. defense customers seeking resilient, multi-orbit connectivity options.

The U.S. Department of War will receive Gilat DataPath deliveries under the new orders within 12 months.

Gilat Defense’s systems are designed to provide trusted satellite communications where terrestrial networks are degraded, contested, or unavailable.

Gilat Defense has an existing footprint in U.S. military communications support.

Gilat DataPath received orders totaling about $11 million to supply field services and customized satellite communications terminals to the U.S. Department of War over the next year.

The new ESA centre in Warsaw will operate alongside ESA’s existing facilities across Europe, including the European Space Security and Education Centre in Belgium.

ESA and Poland plan to continue work in the coming months to finalise arrangements for the new centre to become operational.

The European Resilience from Space initiative aims to improve access to data and secure communications to support decision-making during crises.

ESA and the Republic of Poland plan to establish a new ESA centre in Warsaw focused on civil security and resilience.

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domański attended the Warsaw press conference.

ESA has cited Poland’s increased participation in ESA programmes and higher subscriptions at the 2025 ministerial council as evidence of Poland’s expanded space capabilities.

The new ESA centre in Warsaw will contribute to ESA’s expanding security and resilience activities.

A joint ESA-Polish task force was later formed to define the new centre’s objectives, scope, and implementation framework.

ESA and Poland signed a Letter of Intent during ESA’s Council at Ministerial Level in Bremen, Germany, in November 2025 to launch joint work on the new facility.

Poland is committed to the European Resilience from Space initiative.

The new ESA centre in Warsaw will support the coordinated development of European capabilities in civil security and resilience.

ESA is preparing pre-operational activities for the Warsaw centre to begin from 2027.

Astrolight has partnered with Kepler Communications to develop the user-terminal segment for ESA’s HydRON Element 3 using its ATLAS-X laser terminal.

Astrolight CEO Laurynas Mačiulis warns that European operators may turn to Starlink for superior speeds and data security if it remains the only widely available commercial space network using optical communications.