Callisto (Celestia Technologies Group): Callisto is a highly specialized RF space communications technology company that designs and manufactures high-performance LNAs (Low Noise Amplifiers) and provides engineering services for satellite ground stations and deep space missions. As part of Celestia Technologies Group (CTG), it partners with major organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and focuses on deep space communications, radio astronomy, and satellite applications.
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On 9 October, the DLR Institute of Structures and Design announced the delivery of a qualification model of the Callisto demonstrator’s landing leg to the Institute of Space Systems in Bremen.
The DLR Institute of Structures and Design delivered the qualification model of the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator’s landing leg to the DLR Institute of Space Systems in Bremen for testing.
Initial low-altitude hop tests of the Callisto demonstrator are expected to take place in 2026 from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
The primary goal of the Callisto project is the development and maturation of key technologies for future reusable launch systems.
Callisto is a reusable rocket demonstrator jointly developed by DLR, CNES, and JAXA.
The DLR Institute of Structures and Design in Stuttgart is responsible for developing the landing legs of the Callisto demonstrator and is also in charge of the vehicle’s fairing and aerodynamic control surfaces.
CNES has partnered with DLR and JAXA to build a 13-metre-tall Callisto demonstrator to develop and mature key technologies for future reusable rocket systems.
CNES is working on the Callisto reusable rocket programme in partnership with DLR and JAXA to build a 13-metre-tall demonstrator to develop and mature key technologies for future reusable rocket systems.
CNES published a call for proposals in early September that revealed the inaugural flight of Callisto slipped from 2026 to 2027.
CNES published a call for proposals in early September that revealed the inaugural flight of the Callisto demonstrator slipped from 2026 to 2027.
The Callisto flight campaign will occur at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana in 2027 and will include an integration phase followed by eight test flights and two demonstration flights, all lasting eight months.
The Callisto project, conceived in 2015, is a collaboration between the French space agency CNES, Germany's DLR, and Japan's JAXA to develop reusable rocket technology for future European and Japanese launch systems.
The schedule revision indicates that Themis, another high-capacity reusable rocket demonstrator, is likely to conduct its initial tests from the Esrange spaceport in Sweden, scheduled for early 2026, before Callisto is sent to French Guiana.
The Callisto project is expected to reach the launch pad earlier than the MaiaSpace vehicle, which is a fully operational reusable rocket program.
CNES published a call for proposals to find a partner to support operations and mechanical procedures before Callisto's flight test campaign.
The Callisto demonstrator will be 14 meters tall, 1.1 meters wide, and have a launch mass of 3,500 kilograms.
The inaugural flight of the reusable rocket demonstrator Callisto has been postponed from 2026 to 2027.
CNES published a call for proposals seeking a partner to provide mechanical operations and procedures support for the Callisto flight-test campaign.
The Callisto flight-test campaign will take place at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana in 2027.
The Callisto project is a collaboration between CNES, DLR, and JAXA aimed at maturing reusable rocket technology for future European and Japanese launch systems.