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Arqit’s decision to stop building a space-based quantum encryption network does not affect the construction of the satellite Qinetiq/Redwire is building under the ESA-funded contract.
Qinetiq, now owned by Redwire, is building a satellite under a contract that is partly funded by the European Space Agency.
Redwire acquired the Belgian space business from British defense firm Qinetiq in a deal dated 2022-10-03.
On 2022-10-03, QinetiQ plans to buy Australian defense services company Air Affairs for 53 million Australian dollars ($35,000,000).
Redwire plans to buy QinetiQ Space for 32,000,000 EUR ($31,400,000) on 2022-10-03.
In August, QinetiQ agreed to buy Avantus in a deal valued at $590,000,000.
QinetiQ Space has a contracted backlog of 113,000,000 EUR for core products including advanced payloads, small satellite technology, berthing and docking equipment, and space instruments.
Thales Alenia Space and QinetiQ signed a study contract with the European Space Agency to pave the way for multi-mission smallsats to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit.
Thales Alenia Space secured the ESA funds in partnership with QinetiQ, a British aerospace company planning to provide altitude and orbit control systems and other capabilities for the Skimsat platform.
QinetiQ will provide PROBA platform quality, reliability, and know-how combined with the advantages of operating satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit.
ST Engineering iDirect’s Manufacturing Competence Center will provide specialist manual and automated soldering services to QinetiQ for ADPMS-3 satellite board computer systems.
QinetiQ is confirmed as a Rapid IV spacecraft vendor and can provide NASA and other federal agencies the opportunity to procure the P200 smallsat platform.
A new specialist encryption company has signed up to use QinetiQ’s P200 platform for a commercial satellite.
QinetiQ’s space team operates from sites in Belgium and the United Kingdom.
The new commercial satellite based on QinetiQ’s P200 platform will support improved resilience and security of telecommunications systems once on-orbit.
QinetiQ invested 4,000,000 EUR into its space research and production facilities at Kruibeke in Belgium.
QinetiQ offers a full range of unmanned ground systems ranging from 2.27 kg to 22,680 kg.
QinetiQ has been selected by the European Space Agency to deliver and operate a new satellite that will support technological innovation, de-risking, and concept testing for public agencies and commercial enterprises in Europe.
The contract for QinetiQ’s new satellite is the result of the Horizon 2020 In-Orbit Demonstration and Verification (IOD/IOV) initiative funded by the European Union.
QinetiQ Belgium has supported Arqit’s space mission since 2017 and is a participant in the FQS consortium.