NewSpace Systems (NSS) is a multinational manufacturer of spacecraft components and sub-systems, specializing in guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) solutions. Headquartered in South Africa with branches globally, NSS provides attitude control systems, including reaction wheels, sun sensors, magnetorquer rods, GPS receivers and antennas, and magnetometers. NSS supports various spacecraft manufacturers, national space agencies including NASA, and commercial constellations like OneWeb, with their products having been utilized on over 2,000 spacecraft. They focus on delivering high-performance, reliable, and cost-efficient solutions for the "NewSpace" market.
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NewSpace Systems’ Somerset West facility is the largest commercial space component and sub-systems manufacturing site in Africa.
NewSpace Systems plans to add Thermal Vacuum testing capabilities to the Somerset West facility shortly.
NewSpace Systems is developing next-generation intelligent subsystems with built-in diagnostics and AI-driven capabilities.
NewSpace Systems supplies the majority of commercial spacecraft manufacturers globally.
The NewSpace Systems facility in Somerset West is purpose-built for high-volume production of satellite constellation hardware.
NewSpace Systems’ products range from sun sensors to reaction wheels.
NewSpace Systems is upgrading its digital systems to improve data visibility and operational efficiency across its offices in the U.S., the UK, and New Zealand.
NewSpace Systems is developing next-generation intelligent subsystems to meet the requirements of the 2027-2030 launch manifest.
NewSpace Systems has been scaling its Guidance, Navigation, and Control product lines at the Somerset West facility.
NewSpace Systems consolidates design, qualification, and manufacturing under one roof at the Somerset West facility.
NewSpace Systems serves several blue-chip customers with constellations exceeding 500 satellites.
NewSpace Systems’ products currently fly on spacecraft weighing up to six tons.
NewSpace Systems broke ground on the Somerset West facility in October 2024.
NewSpace Systems opened a new 5,200 m² manufacturing hub in Somerset West, South Africa, on March 19, 2026.
NewSpace Systems offers flight-proven off-the-shelf GNC products and develops custom GNC solutions.
NewSpace Systems GPS receivers are 12-channel, hardware-based receivers that utilize a well-established GPS chipset with a history of spaceflight by multiple organizations.
NewSpace Systems offers reaction wheels as a high-performance alternative to propulsion-based reaction control systems to provide spacecraft control torque via momentum exchange.
NewSpace Systems Ltd was awarded a contract by the European Space Agency under the GSTP program.
NewSpace Systems is constructing a new manufacturing facility in Somerset West, South Africa designed from the foundations up to handle spacecraft manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test (MAIT).
The NewSpace Systems manufacturing facility in Somerset West is the first South African facility constructed from the ground up for spacecraft MAIT since the South African government established the Houwteq site in the 1980s.