AAC Clyde Space is a space company specializing in small satellite technologies and services. As a manufacturer and service provider, they offer CubeSat components, satellite platforms, and "Space Data as a Service" (SDaaS), delivering data for Earth observation and maritime applications. The company partners with commercial, governmental, and educational organizations, including the UK Space Agency and ESA, with operations in Sweden, the UK, Netherlands, South Africa and the USA. Keywords associated with the company include: CubeSats, satellite components, space data, earth observation, and maritime tracking.
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The YMIR-1 satellite, developed by AAC Clyde Space in partnership with ORBCOMM and Saab, successfully demonstrated the first space-based VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) capability.
The acquisition of Spacemetric AB by AAC Clyde Space was completed on 2024-10-01.
The issuance of 188,000 shares and 106,800 warrants will entail a total increase of AAC Clyde Space’s share capital by SEK 589,600 provided that all earn-out milestones are fulfilled and the warrants are exercised for subscription of shares.
The European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite delivered the first images captured by its scientific weather payload supplied by AAC Clyde Space.
AAC Clyde Space received payment for an insurance claim on Kelpie-1 valued at approximately 13.5 million Swedish Krona.
AAC Clyde Space expects to backfill the lost Kelpie-1 capacity with new satellites currently under construction that are to be launched later in 2024.
AAC Clyde Space won a GBP 4.3 m order from Portuguese company LusoSpace for 11 satellite kits to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The satellite instrument was developed by a TNO-led consortium that includes AAC Hyperion (part of AAC Clyde Space) for onboard electronics, drivers, and software, and Gooch & Housego for the laser transmitter.
AAC Clyde Space’s AC-2000 is a space-qualified RH/LH circularly polarized S-band antenna with a 300 MHz bandwidth, peak gain of 2 dBi, VSWR of 1.5:1, 50 ohm impedance, mass of 0.1 kg, and dimensions of 2 × 0.051 m.
1U Structure from AAC Clyde Space measures 100 x 100 x 0.114 m and uses aluminium 7075 and 6082 for primary structures with materials meeting typical outgassing requirements.
AAC Clyde Space’s PULSAR-STX S-band transmitter operates at 2.4-2.45 GHz with RF output power of 24-30 dBm, supports OQPSK/QPSK, delivers data rates up to 2 Mbps, requires 6-12 V supply, consumes less than 5 W, has a mass of 0.1 kg, dimensions 96 x 90 x 0.017 m, and has a 2-year design life in LEO for CubeSat missions based on Intelsat IESS-308 specifications.
The IM200 from AAC Clyde Space is radiation-tolerant, provides on-board image compression, holds a framebuffer of up to 25 full-frame raw images, and is available in 29 x 29 x 0.071 m cases in monochrome and RGB versions.
The SIRIUS OBC LEON0.914 m from AAC Clyde Space has a mass of 0.13 kg with PSS and provides RS-485, UART, and SpaceWire interfaces.
The SIRIUS OBC LEON0.914 m from AAC Clyde Space is rated to 20 Krad of radiation tolerance and is designed and qualified for five years in LEO.
The SIRIUS OBC LEON0.914 m from AAC Clyde Space operates at 50 MHz, accepts 4.5–16 V input voltage, has a nominal power consumption of 1.3 W, and operates from -30 to 60 °C.
The ST200 from AAC Clyde Space has a mass of 0.042 kg, a slew rate of 0.3–0.6 deg/sec, requires a DC supply of 3.6–34 V, consumes up to 1000 mW, and measures 29 x 29 x 0.038 m.
The RW400 from AAC Clyde Space is a reaction wheel designed for 6-12U CubeSat platforms.
The RW400 from AAC Clyde Space requires a DC supply of 2.3-5.25 V and has a power consumption of up to 15 W.
The RW400 from AAC Clyde Space has a mass of 0.375 kg and supports I2C, RS-422, and RS-485 interfaces.
Iota Technology selected AAC Clyde Space to execute an end-to-end satellite mission as part of MagQuest.