AAC Hyperion, based in Delft, Netherlands, is a subsidiary of AAC Clyde Space specializing in high-performance components for small spacecraft. As a manufacturer and technology provider, AAC Hyperion is renowned for its attitude and orbit control systems (ADCS) and laser communication technologies. They supply components and systems to major space companies, universities, and agencies like the Canadian Space Agency and ESA, and collaborate with Dutch research institutes on optical satellite communications. Key products include star trackers, advanced ADCS solutions, and the CubeCAT laser communication terminal.
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AAC Hyperion and partners will fund the remaining 1,600,000 EUR of the project.
The satellite instrument was developed by a TNO-led consortium that includes AAC Hyperion (part of AAC Clyde Space) for onboard electronics, drivers, and software, and Gooch & Housego for the laser transmitter.
A consortium that includes AAC Clyde Space’s subsidiary AAC Hyperion has been selected by the European Defence Fund to develop a sub-100 kg satellite named Naucrates for space situational awareness in geostationary orbit.
AAC Hyperion will participate in designing the Naucrates satellite bus and in the prototype integration and testing activities.
The European Space Agency will fund the AAC Hyperion and NLR onboard AI project with EUR 0.41 million (approx. SEK 4.2 million).
AAC Hyperion has acquired a contract to develop an onboard artificial intelligence capability for small satellites in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre.