SWISSto12 is a manufacturer of advanced satellite Radio Frequency (RF) products, payloads, and systems, including the HummingSat, a small geostationary telecommunications satellite developed in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). The company utilizes patented 3D-printing technologies to create lightweight, compact, and high-performance RF products, such as antennas, filters, and waveguides. SWISSto12 partners with major satellite operators, space agencies, and aerospace companies like Intelsat, Inmarsat, Thales, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and SES. The company's products are used in various space applications, including telecommunications, earth observation, and scientific missions.
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IS-45 is being developed under an ESA Partnership Project with SWISSto12 of Renens, Switzerland.
Intelsat ordered SWISSto12 to produce the Intelsat 45 satellite, also called IS-45.
Swissto12 announced a collaboration last year with U.S.-based GEO smallsat manufacturing startup Saturn Satellite Network.
SWISSto12 will produce the Intelsat 45 satellite based on its HummingSat product line.
Swissto12 has never built a complete commercial satellite and to date has produced only satellite parts using additive manufacturing, including radio frequency payload modules and thermal subsystem products.
Swissto12 sold its first small satellite to Intelsat for a launch to geostationary orbit in 2025.
HummingSat is being developed under a Partnership Project between the European Space Agency and SWISSto12.
The ESA–SWISSto12 partnership contract calls for SWISSto12 to deliver a HummingSat satellite to an operator acting as the anchor commercial end-customer with a planned launch date in 2025.
Under the ESA–SWISSto12 Partnership contract, SWISSto12 will deliver a HummingSat satellite to an operator acting as the anchor commercial end-customer with a planned launch date in 2025.
Initial development of the 3D-printed phased array antennas will be conducted at SWISSto12's headquarters in Switzerland.
SWISSto12's patented 3D printing technologies deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and competitive RF products and subsystems.
SWISSto12 and CAES have been selected by Lockheed Martin Space business to develop advanced, 3D printed, phased array antennas for upcoming satellite missions.
SWISSto12 and CAES have partnered to bring additive manufacturing and 3D printing technology to United States aerospace and defense manufacturers.
SWISSto12's expertise and product portfolio combined with CAES design engineering enable uniquely-designed RF products and subsystems.
SWISSto12 has developed commercial success in Europe and Israel with partners and customers such as Thales, Elbit, IAI, and the European Space Agency.
A contract signed between the European Space Agency and SWISSto12 will develop a small telecommunications satellite called HummingSat.
Thales will develop and provide SWISSto12 with Solid State Power Amplifiers in Ka-band based on GaN technology capable of providing up to 40 W at high DC-to-RF efficiency.
HummingSat is SWISSto12’s micro-Geostationary satellite product line under development in partnership with ESA and offers a small satellite class for MEO and GEO telecom missions.
The ARAMIS active antenna will be developed for accommodation on SWISSto12’s micro-Geostationary telecommunication satellite class HummingSat or on larger GEO satellite platforms of industry-leading satellite integrators.
Lockheed Martin’s Space business selected SWISSto12 and CAES to develop advanced 3D-printed phased array antennas for upcoming satellite missions.