Beyond Gravity is a leading space product supplier and the largest independent space equipment provider in Europe, with a growing presence in the United States. They develop and manufacture products for satellites and launch vehicles. Key products include payload fairings, satellite structures, mechanisms, and onboard electronics, serving customers like Amazon, ArianeGroup, and United Launch Alliance. They are also a supplier for the lithography industry.
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Beyond Gravity indicates a launch mass of around 250 kilograms for its satellites.
Beyond Gravity's satellite can accommodate optical payloads such as imaging systems and instruments from external suppliers.
Beyond Gravity provided mission-critical hardware for both the launch vehicle and the satellite payloads for the Galileo mission.
Beyond Gravity delivered the core computing and environmental control systems required for the satellites’ 12-year operational lifespan.
The two Galileo satellites were manufactured by prime contractor OHB System AG and utilize Beyond Gravity’s onboard computers, thermal protection, and mechanism systems.
Beyond Gravity supplied high-temperature thermal insulation for the launcher’s propulsion systems, protecting the lower stage Vulcain engine and the upper stage Vinci engine from temperatures reaching 1,500 degrees Celsius.
Beyond Gravity is partnering with GMV and OHB System AG to provide digital signal generation and payload system clocks for the first prototype satellites, designated Pathfinder A.
Beyond Gravity is engaged in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) evolution toward a Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (LEO-PNT) architecture known as Project Celeste.
The payload fairing of the Ariane 6 launch vehicle, which is a carbon fiber composite structure with a 5.4-meter diameter, was manufactured at Beyond Gravity’s facility in Emmen, Switzerland.
Beyond Gravity confirmed the integration of its critical subsystems aboard the upcoming Ariane 6 flight scheduled to launch two Galileo navigation satellites on December 17.
Project management and ground operations for PRETTY will shift from Beyond Gravity to TU Graz.
PRETTY's primary scientific payload is a passive reflectometer developed by Beyond Gravity.
The first use of components from Beyond Gravity in the H3 rocket is a significant moment for the company.
Beyond Gravity's solar array drive mechanisms production facility in Switzerland has been expanded to produce 200 units per year, up from 36 units, resulting in a fivefold increase in output.
Beyond Gravity plans to expand its Florida facility if market demand continues to grow.
Beyond Gravity is considering expanding its facility in Florida if demand for solar array drive mechanisms continues to grow.
Beyond Gravity is developing a next-gen, two-axis version of its drive mechanism that promises greater energy yield for missions requiring higher power.
The Orion capsule for NASA's Artemis lunar missions will utilize a two-axis drive mechanism produced by Beyond Gravity.
Beyond Gravity's solar array drive mechanisms help satellites align their solar arrays to optimize solar power production efficiency.
Beyond Gravity's manufacturing expansion is a response to the shift in priorities of commercial and civil satellite operators toward proliferated LEO constellations.