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TNO

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commercialFounded 2015
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The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) signed a $2,500,000 agreement with Sidus Space to deploy and test TNO's laser communications technology aboard a Sidus LizzieSat satellite.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2023Sidus Space and Netherlands Signs Multi-Million-Dollar Agreement for Laser Communication Satellite

TNO will design and deliver HemiCAT, a high-efficiency miniature communications laser terminal, under the $2,500,000 agreement with Sidus Space.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2023Sidus Space and Netherlands Signs Multi-Million-Dollar Agreement for Laser Communication Satellite

Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) was awarded a multi-million dollar agreement with The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) to deploy and test TNO’s laser communications technology aboard a Sidus LizzieSat satellite.

Mentioned as: TNONarrative GeneralFeb 16, 2023Sidus Space awarded a contract for a smallsat to demo laser comms

TNO will design and deliver HemiCAT, a high-efficiency, miniature communications laser terminal, under the $2,500,000 agreement.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipFeb 16, 2023Sidus Space awarded a contract for a smallsat to demo laser comms

TNO selected Sidus Space because Sidus offers a turnkey solution that includes designing, building, and deploying flight-heritage hardware for demanding applications.

Mentioned as: TNONarrative GeneralFeb 16, 2023Dutch Research Organization to Deploy Lasercom Mission on Sidus Space Satellite

Airbus and VDL Group will prepare a demonstration of an UltraAir prototype and conduct a first flight test in 2024 based on development led by Airbus and TNO.

Mentioned as: tnoNarrative PlanJan 11, 2023Airbus and VDL Group to produce airborne laser communication terminal

The UltraAir project is supported by the NxtGen Hightech programme, funded as part of the Dutch Growth Fund and led by TNO with a large group of Dutch companies.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2023Airbus and VDL Group to produce airborne laser communication terminal

NorSat-TD will carry the Small Communication Active Terminal (SmallCAT) developed by TNO to support laser communications experiments between the satellite and a ground station operated by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipFeb 16, 2021Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite

Hyperion Technologies, a Dutch company acquired by AAC Clyde Space in October, developed the CubeCAT laser terminal with TNO.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2021AAC Clyde subsidiary Hyperion to fly CubeCAT laser terminal

TNO and Hyperion Technologies will launch a jointly developed laser satellite terminal into space.

Mentioned as: TNONarrative GeneralJan 5, 2021Hyperion’s Laser Comms Terminal To Fly Into Space In 2022

The PEASSS satellite was developed as part of a consortium under the European Commission FP7 program with Dutch development partner and project lead TNO.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipFeb 15, 2017ISIS gets 101 CubeSats launched during recordbreaking PSLV launch
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