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Swissto12 forecasts $200 million in revenue for 2026, up from $140 million in 2025.
Swissto12 uses 3D printing technologies at the core of its systems.
Swissto12 has achieved 110% CAGR growth over the last 3 years.
Swissto12 supports missions covering commercial communications, maritime safety, navigation, space-based optical relay, direct-to-device communications, and sovereign secure communications.
Swissto12 has core facilities in Switzerland, Spain, and Silicon Valley.
Swissto12 had 7 HummingSats in manufacture, including 2 unannounced units.
Emile de Rijk is the CEO of Swissto12.
The On Orbit podcast episode features Swissto12 and is brought to listeners by Swissto12 as a sponsor.
Swissto12 operates the Hummingsat program.
SWISSto12 was the first company to apply to Startup Space and later became a fast-growing aerospace firm producing small, low-cost GEO satellites and 3D-printed antennas.
Emile de Rijk, CEO and Founder of SWISSto12, won Via Satellite’s Executive of the Year award in 2025.
Rita Chen is Deputy Program Manager at Swissto12 and supported the Inmarsat‑8 satellite program.
SES has a HummingSat order with SWISSto12 for four satellites with the first of that new fleet scheduled to launch in 2027.
Viasat, including assets inherited from its acquisition of Inmarsat, has plans for three HummingSat satellites supplied by SWISSto12.
SWISSto12 is supplying three HummingSat satellites to Viasat under a contract announced in May 2023 that designs the HummingSats for 15-year missions in GEO orbit.
Inmarsat-8 is partnered with Swissto12 and has an anticipated service entry in 2028.
SWISSto12 develops advanced radio-frequency components, payloads and systems using proprietary 3D printing technologies and associated RF design techniques.
SWISSto12's RF products aim to deliver lighter, more compact, and higher-performance RF functionality for satellite missions.
Emile de Rijk is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of SWISSto12.
The European Space Agency invested in SWISSto12 to accelerate maturation of the HummingSat product line and the manufacturing ramp-up for that product line.