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Tesat

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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
www.tesat.de
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Satellites built by U.S. primes for the Semper Citius Space Development Agency constellation will be equipped with Tesat Scalable Optical Terminals (SCOT80).

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Mar 9, 2023Tesat-Spacecom establishes U.S. subsidiary

Tesat Government will deliver American-made optical communication terminals for the U.S. security-restricted market.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 9, 2023Tesat-Spacecom establishes U.S. subsidiary

Tesat revealed in 2022 plans to expand its footprint in the United States due to growing military demand for laser links.

GrowthCapabilityValue 3.0Mar 9, 2023Tesat-Spacecom establishes U.S. subsidiary

Tesat Spacecom is expanding its U.S. operations to support Space Development Agency satellite suppliers.

GrowthRelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Feb 9, 2023Military agency praised for leading the way on laser communications

Lockheed Martin is producing satellites for the Space Development Agency equipped with optical terminals provided by Tesat-Spacecom.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Dec 21, 2022Laser links are great for satellite relay, but challenges abound for taking it to ground

Mynaric, SA Photonics, Skyloom, and Tesat are providing optical communications terminals for Space Development Agency Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking layer satellites scheduled for launch late 2022.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.2Oct 18, 2022SDA slide reveals Tranche 0 optical terminal manufacturers

Tesat-Spacecom, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space based in Germany, plans to begin manufacturing optical communications terminals in the United States next year.

PlanGrowthRelationshipsValue 4.0Oct 18, 2022SDA slide reveals Tranche 0 optical terminal manufacturers

Tesat will provide the optical communications terminals for Eagle-1.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 23, 2022SES considering quantum cryptography satellite system

Tesat-Spacecom is investing in increased OCT production with a new production facility on its Backnang, Germany campus and a US-based production facility to support US-only programs.

GrowthCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 15, 2022TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

Tesat-Spacecom completed the Preliminary Design Review of its Optical Communication Terminals for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 15, 2022TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

At its Backnang site, Tesat-Spacecom employs around 1,100 people who develop, manufacture, and distribute systems and equipment for telecommunications via satellite.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 15, 2022TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

Tesat-Spacecom leveraged qualified hardware to rapidly achieve the Tranche 1 Transport Layer Preliminary Design Review.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.4Sep 15, 2022TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

Companies including CACI, Mynaric, and Tesat are preparing to ramp up production to support the Space Development Agency's planned procurements of optical terminals.

PlanGrowthCapabilityValue 3.8May 17, 2022Military experiment demonstrates intersatellite laser communications in low Earth orbit

TESAT is expanding its manufacturing footprint into the United States to support its U.S. government and commercial customers.

GrowthGeneralValue 3.0Feb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

TESAT is in final negotiations for a U.S. facility of up to 25,000 square feet and intends to start manufacturing Optical Communication Terminals there in early 2023.

PlanGrowthCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

TESAT’s ConLCT80 Optical Communication Terminal is compliant with the Space Development Agency OCT standard V3.0 and can be delivered off the shelf.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

TESAT is designing the next generation of 100 Gbps Optical Communication Terminals.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Feb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

TESAT is providing OCTs for four different U.S. spacecraft primes in support of the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer and Tracking Layer.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

The full list of New Symphonie collaborators includes AEROSPACELAB, ANYWAVES, AVIO, CAILABS, DE-CIX, EXOLAUNCH, EXOTRAIL, FRESNEL ALLIANCE, GOMSPACE, GREENERWAVE, INTEGRASYS, KSAT, LOFT ORBITAL, QEST ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY, SATCONSULT, SECURE-IC, SENER, SITAEL, TESAT, and TRANSATEL.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 26, 2021European Commission’s Connectivity Call To Be Led By UNSEEN LABS + Euroconsult

Airbus partnered with Germany’s DLR and Tesat Spacecom on the Osiris optical terminal project.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Aug 3, 2021SpaceLink to improve International Space Station comms with relay satellites
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