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TNO

NL
commercialFounded 2015
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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

TNO is the largest independent research and technology organization in the Netherlands and one of the largest in the EU.

Mentioned as: TNONarrative GeneralSep 30, 2025Toward a secure Europe: The Netherlands to build a pan-European quantum network

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs is collaborating with Quantum Delta and TNO as part of the SEEWQCI project.

Mentioned as: TNONarrative GeneralSep 30, 2025Toward a secure Europe: The Netherlands to build a pan-European quantum network

TNO is collaborating with partners in Greece, Bulgaria, and Cyprus to roll out one of Europe’s first cross-border quantum networks using fiber-optic and satellite connections.

Mentioned as: TNONarrative GeneralSep 30, 2025Toward a secure Europe: The Netherlands to build a pan-European quantum network

TNO is designing and building the measurement instruments that will fly in TANGO and is creating an emissions atlas.

Mentioned as: tnoTechnical ProductFeb 21, 2024ESA selects Dutch satellite system TANGO for emission monitoring

NOSA Senior Advisor Tyler Jones credited the pointing performance of Space Flight Laboratory’s DEFIANT bus and highlighted SFL’s flexibility in accommodating the SmallCAT terminal and working through payload evolutions with TNO.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2024SFL Developed Norwegian Microsatellite Achieves Optical Communications Link

The optical ground station in The Hague was developed by TNO in collaboration with Airbus Netherlands.

Mentioned as: TNOTechnical ProductJan 25, 2024TNO Achieves Breakthrough with Dutch Satellite Instrument's Transfer of Laser Data to Earth

Researchers from TNO connected a satellite to an optical ground station using a self-developed laser communication instrument called SmallCAT.

Mentioned as: TNOTechnical ProductJan 25, 2024TNO Achieves Breakthrough with Dutch Satellite Instrument's Transfer of Laser Data to Earth

The SmallCAT development was funded by Netherlands Space Office funds through the ESA ARTES ScyLight program and by the Dutch Ministry of Defense’s innovation budget, with additional co-funding from TNO.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2024TNO Achieves Breakthrough with Dutch Satellite Instrument's Transfer of Laser Data to Earth

TNO established two-way laser links between the SmallCAT satellite in low Earth orbit and optical ground stations in The Hague and Tenerife.

Mentioned as: TNOTechnical ProductJan 25, 2024TNO Achieves Breakthrough with Dutch Satellite Instrument's Transfer of Laser Data to Earth

TNO established laser communication experiments with optical ground stations in The Hague and Tenerife (ESA ESOC’s IZN-1).

Mentioned as: TNONarrative GeneralJan 23, 2024Dutch satellite instrument achieves milestone in laser data transfer to Earth

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.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipJan 23, 2024Dutch satellite instrument achieves milestone in laser data transfer to Earth

TNO connected a satellite to a ground station on Earth using a self-developed laser communication system.

Mentioned as: TNOTechnical ProductJan 23, 2024Dutch satellite instrument achieves milestone in laser data transfer to Earth

The optical ground station in The Hague was developed by TNO together with Airbus Netherlands B.V.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipJan 23, 2024Dutch satellite instrument achieves milestone in laser data transfer to Earth

Celestia-STS is designing the optical digital modem for EAGLE-1 in collaboration with TNO and TESAT.

Mentioned as: TNOTechnical ProductNov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

TNO and Airbus Netherlands B.V. will design and build the optical ground station for the EAGLE-1 mission.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipNov 17, 2023SES Partners with Airbus and TNO to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

Celestia-STS will design the optical digital modem for the EAGLE-1 optical ground station in collaboration with TNO and TESAT.

Mentioned as: TNOTechnical ProductNov 15, 2023SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

TNO and Airbus Netherlands B.V. joined the SES-led EAGLE-1 consortium to design and build an optical ground station for the mission.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipNov 15, 2023SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

Celestia-STS is designing the optical digital modem for the EAGLE-1 ground station in collaboration with TNO and TESAT.

Mentioned as: TNOTechnical ProductNov 15, 2023SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station

The TNO–Airbus Netherlands collaboration to design and build the EAGLE-1 optical ground station is jointly funded by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO) and NXTGEN HIGHTECH.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipNov 15, 2023SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution

TNO and Airbus Netherlands B.V. joined the SES-led EAGLE-1 consortium to design and build an optical ground station for the mission.

Mentioned as: TNOOrg RelationshipNov 15, 2023SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station
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