AAC Omnisys, a part of AAC Clyde Space since 2021, is a Swedish company specializing in developing and manufacturing advanced, bespoke scientific instruments and high-performance electronics for space projects. They are known for their world-class sensors, power systems, and optical instruments, including microwave radiometers for weather data and radio astronomy receivers. Key customers and partners include the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the SKA Observatory. The company's products are used in missions like ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite and JUICE.
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AAC Omnisys developed and built a passive microwave radiometer in Gothenburg for the Arctic Weather mission to provide temperature and humidity measurements of atmospheric layers for Numerical Weather Prediction and nowcasting.
Earlier 2023-10 AAC Omnisys delivered a weather sensor payload to OHB Sweden that has been integrated into OHB Sweden’s InnoSat platform.
The SWI circuits provided by AAC Omnisys deliver performance that is 10 times better than previous technologies.
AAC Omnisys contributed a 600 GHz receiver based on integrated Schottky diode technology developed at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience at Chalmers University of Technology.
AAC Omnisys, a subsidiary of AAC Clyde Space, are long-term collaborators with the European Southern Observatory (ESO), one of the international partners operating ALMA.
AAC Omnisys supplied Water Vapour Radiometers for the antennas at the ALMA telescope.
AAC Omnisys previously delivered three sets of flight components, one qualification model, and one spare model to Airbus Defence and Space under a 2015 contract.
The Arctic Weather Satellite prototype will be equipped with a microwave radiometer being developed by AAC Omnisys.