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's solar array drive mechanisms have been used on ESA's BepiColombo mission to Mercury and the Hera planetary defense mission.
Beyond Gravity has expanded its solar array drive mechanism production facility in Zurich, doubling its area and increasing annual production capacity from 36 to 200 units.
Beyond Gravity is prepared to expand production capacity at its existing facility in Titusville, Florida should demand from the U.S. market continue to grow.
Beyond Gravity has doubled its manufacturing area, increasing its production capacity fivefold.
Beyond Gravity is developing the next generation of solar array deployment mechanisms (SADMs) designed for two-axis alignment to enable greater solar efficiency.
Beyond Gravity's mechanisms have been featured in ESA's BepiColombo mission to Mercury, NASA's Artemis lunar program, and ESA's Hera planetary defense mission launched in October 2024.
Beyond Gravity's mechanisms allow satellites to continuously align their solar wings toward the sun for maximum power generation.
Beyond Gravity's mechanisms serve platforms ranging from microsatellites to large Earth observation and telecommunications spacecraft.
Beyond Gravity sells its mechanisms worldwide, primarily in Europe and the United States.
Beyond Gravity has already delivered more units this year than in the past three years combined.
Beyond Gravity can now produce 200 mechanisms for aligning solar wings per year instead of the previous 36.
Beyond Gravity currently operates a high-volume, highly automated satellite panel production facility in Titusville, Florida.
Beyond Gravity anticipates additional growth opportunities in the United States.
Beyond Gravity will develop and deliver electric propulsion pointing mechanisms for five HummingSat satellites.
The HummingSat satellites will use Beyond Gravity’s electric propulsion pointing mechanisms in the form of a multi-axis robotic arm to control their electric thrusters.
In 2024, Beyond Gravity generated a revenue of around CHF 359 million.
The robotic arms designed by Beyond Gravity allow precise maneuvering and orbit-raising operations that save fuel and maximize performance.
Deliveries of Beyond Gravity's thruster pointing mechanisms will take place between 2026 and 2027.
Customers of Beyond Gravity include Viasat/Inmarsat, SES/Intelsat, Lockheed Martin, and Thales.
The multi-axis mechanism for HummingSat satellites is based on Beyond Gravity’s APPMAX pointing mechanism product family.