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Tesat is a German company that designs, manufactures, and tests equipment for space applications, primarily focusing on satellite communications. They are a leading manufacturer of products like amplifiers, multiplexers, and optical communication terminals used in communication, navigation, and earth observation satellites. TESAT partners with major players like MDA Space and Lockheed Martin and works with agencies like the German Space Agency (DLR) and ESA.

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Backnang, Germany
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The GPS III SV-10 satellite will carry an optical communications terminal developed by Tesat-Spacecom through its U.S. subsidiary Tesat Government.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 18, 2024U.S. Space Force to test laser communications on a GPS satellite

Open Cosmos is part of a consortium led by TESAT that was selected by ESA in October to develop a 16U cubesat to test 0.006 kg communications technologies in low Earth orbit.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.6Nov 29, 2024ESA, OpenCosmos sign contract for NanoMagSat mission

Kepler Communications partnered with TESAT Spacecom for optical terminals beginning in 2022.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 21, 2024Kepler announces formal strategy shift for their Optical Data Relay Network

Kepler Communications is collaborating with TESAT and Airbus to deliver the HydRON Element #1 optical constellation.

PlanRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 29, 2024HydRON: Satellites using lasers for faster data sharing

Justin Luczyk is general manager of Tesat Government and views Starlink primarily as a competitor to the Space Development Agency because Starlink provides a transport layer serving many users with data.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.6Oct 23, 2024Is SpaceX poised to shake up optical terminal sales?

Two of the four SpaceX Tranche 0 satellites were equipped with Leidos infrared sensors and Tesat optical terminals.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 4, 2024SpaceX satellites with Tesat terminals achieve first laser data exchange for U.S. military

Tesat-Spacecom is a Germany-based subsidiary of Airbus Defense and Space and has expanded its U.S. presence to support demand for optical communication technologies from SDA.

RelationshipsGrowthCapabilityValue 3.8Sep 4, 2024SpaceX satellites with Tesat terminals achieve first laser data exchange for U.S. military

Kepler established optical inter-satellite links during commissioning and early operations between two Pathfinder satellites equipped with Space Development Agency compatible Tesat SCOT80 optical terminals.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 16, 2024Kepler Communications has validated the firm’s OISLs between two data relay satellites in LEO

TESAT will deliver 792 SCOT80 Optical Communication Terminals for the MDA AURORA supply chain.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Jun 11, 2024TESAT selected by MDA Space for optical inter-satellite links

MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) selected TESAT to deliver 792 Optical Communication Terminals (OCT) as part of the supply chain for MDA AURORA.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Jun 11, 2024TESAT selected by MDA Space for optical inter-satellite links

TESAT and MPB Communications successfully demonstrated a 100 Gigabit per second data transmission at 40 W optical output power over a distance of more than 45,0 m in a laboratory at MPB Communications' optical labs in Montreal, Canada.

CapabilityValue 4.7May 1, 2024TESAT and MPB Communications Achieve 100 Gbps LEO to GEO Optical Data Transmission

TESAT and MPB Communications demonstrated the simulation with 40 W (46 dBm) single-mode optical output power at wavelengths of 1536.61 nm and 1553.33 nm.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 1, 2024TESAT and MPB Communications Achieve 100 Gbps LEO to GEO Optical Data Transmission

TESAT and MPB Communications demonstrated a 100 Gigabit per second data transmission at 40 W optical output power over a distance of more than 45,0 m in a laboratory environment at MPB Communications’ optical labs in Montreal, Canada.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 30, 2024TESAT + MPB Communications demo 100 Gbps LEO to GEO optical data transmission @ 40 W optical power in lab venue

TESAT’s SCOT135 OCT is capable of LEO-to-GEO optical links up to 80,0 m with the demonstrated configuration.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 30, 2024TESAT + MPB Communications demo 100 Gbps LEO to GEO optical data transmission @ 40 W optical power in lab venue

Kepler Communications entered into an agreement with TESAT-Spacecom and Airbus Defence and Space to develop a high-bandwidth optical communications network in low Earth orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Apr 15, 2024Kepler Partners with TESAT and Airbus to Develop Optical Communications Network for HydRON

TESAT has an established production line for Scalable Optical Terminals (SCOT) in a dedicated space factory that delivers flight units of the SCOT series continuously.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Apr 15, 2024Kepler Partners with TESAT and Airbus to Develop Optical Communications Network for HydRON

Kepler Communications, TESAT-Spacecom, and Airbus Defence and Space have entered into an agreement to develop a high-bandwidth optical communications network in low Earth orbit to address opportunities including ESA’s HydRON program.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Apr 10, 2024Kepler partners with TESAT-Spacecom + Airbus D&S for LEO optical comm network

TESAT-Spacecom operates a dedicated space factory with a production line for Scalable Optical Terminals (SCOT) that continuously delivers flight units of the SCOT series.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 10, 2024Kepler partners with TESAT-Spacecom + Airbus D&S for LEO optical comm network

Kepler Communications is teaming up with Airbus Defence and Space and Tesat-Spacecom to develop an optical relay network in low Earth orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 10, 2024Kepler partners up for ESA’s optical data relay constellation

TESAT-Spacecom has had operational optical terminals in orbit since 2016 covering link distances up to 45,0 m.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 10, 2024Kepler partners with TESAT-Spacecom + Airbus D&S for LEO optical comm network
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