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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SWISSto12’s HummingSat satellites will be approximately one-tenth the volume of a traditional geostationary satellite.
Swissto12 secured nearly 100 million euros ($117 million) from private investors in the second half of 2025.
SWISSto12 sold four HummingSat satellites, one to Intelsat and three to Viasat.
The ESA and member-state funding will support the development and industrialization of HummingSat, scale up Swissto12’s manufacturing capacity, and support development of new products.
ESA Member States committed €73 million in additional funding for SWISSto12’s HummingSat project at the 2025 ESA Ministerial Council meeting.
Swissto12’s HummingSat small Geostationary Orbit program secured 73 million euro ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency member states.
Steve Collar, Chairman of Swissto12, selected 'This Is The Killer Speaking' by The Last Dinner Party for Spotify Wrapped in Space 2025.
SWISSto12's Command-and-Control Center is central to HummingSat operations.
SWISSto12's facility supports all-electric orbit raising (EOR) using ionized xenon for fuel efficiency and station-keeping.
SWISSto12's technology, including additive manufacturing and advanced RF systems, enhances payload performance and streamlines satellite production.
Customers retain sovereignty over their satellites through independent control, real-time mission rehearsals, telemetry monitoring, and technical support from SWISSto12.
SWISSto12 prepares for the first HummingSat deployments scheduled for 2027.
Beyond Gravity will develop and build electric propulsion pointing mechanisms for five SWISSto12 HummingSat satellites.
SWISSto12's HummingSat program, developed in collaboration with ESA, represents a new class of small geostationary telecommunications satellites.
Beyond Gravity provides solar array drive mechanisms from its Zurich site for SWISSto12.
Beyond Gravity is providing SWISSto12 with solar array drive systems from its Zurich site and sliprings from its Nyon facility.
Swissto12 has contracted Beyond Gravity to supply thruster pointing mechanisms for its small Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite platform, the HummingSat.
Beyond Gravity is supplying Swissto12 with solar array drive mechanisms to orient solar arrays toward the sun.
The HummingSat is a small GEO communications satellite built by Swissto12.
Swissto12 is building three HummingSat satellites for Viasat and one for SES.