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Tesat

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Poznan, Germany
www.tesat.de
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At its Backnang site, Tesat-Spacecom employs around 1,100 people who develop, manufacture, and distribute systems and equipment for telecommunications via satellite.

Mentioned as: Tesat-SpacecomTechnical ProductSep 15, 2022TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

Tesat-Spacecom is investing in increased OCT production with a new production facility on its Backnang, Germany campus and a US-based production facility to support US-only programs.

Mentioned as: Tesat-SpacecomTechnical ProductSep 15, 2022TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

Mynaric, CACI, and Tesat are building out optical space businesses as laser communications technology matures.

Mentioned as: TesatTechnical ProductJun 3, 2022Sony launches space laser communications business

Companies including CACI, Mynaric, and Tesat are preparing to ramp up production to support the Space Development Agency's planned procurements of optical terminals.

Mentioned as: TesatTechnical ProductMay 17, 2022Military experiment demonstrates intersatellite laser communications in low Earth orbit

TESAT is expanding its manufacturing footprint into the United States to support its U.S. government and commercial customers.

Mentioned as: TesatNarrative GeneralFeb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

TESAT is providing OCTs for four different U.S. spacecraft primes in support of the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer and Tracking Layer.

Mentioned as: TESATTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

TESAT’s ConLCT80 Optical Communication Terminal is compliant with the Space Development Agency OCT standard V3.0 and can be delivered off the shelf.

Mentioned as: TESATTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

TESAT is designing the next generation of 100 Gbps Optical Communication Terminals.

Mentioned as: TESATTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

TESAT is in final negotiations for a U.S. facility of up to 25,000 square feet and intends to start manufacturing Optical Communication Terminals there in early 2023.

Mentioned as: TesatOrg RelationshipFeb 7, 2022A U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Be Established By TESAT-SPACECOM

The full list of New Symphonie collaborators includes AEROSPACELAB, ANYWAVES, AVIO, CAILABS, DE-CIX, EXOLAUNCH, EXOTRAIL, FRESNEL ALLIANCE, GOMSPACE, GREENERWAVE, INTEGRASYS, KSAT, LOFT ORBITAL, QEST ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY, SATCONSULT, SECURE-IC, SENER, SITAEL, TESAT, and TRANSATEL.

Mentioned as: TesatNoiseSep 26, 2021European Commission’s Connectivity Call To Be Led By UNSEEN LABS + Euroconsult

Airbus partnered with Germany’s DLR and Tesat Spacecom on the Osiris optical terminal project.

Mentioned as: Tesat SpacecomOrg RelationshipAug 3, 2021SpaceLink to improve International Space Station comms with relay satellites

The first tests of the UltraAir terminal are planned to take place at the end of 2021 in Tesat’s laboratory in Stuttgart, Germany.

Mentioned as: TesatOrg RelationshipApr 12, 2021Airbus Test Program Signals The Next Step In Laser Satellite Communications For Aircraft

TESAT’s LCT135 is performing approximately 1,000 optical inter-satellite links monthly.

Mentioned as: TESATTechnical ProductApr 1, 2021In-Space Laser Comms Work Continues Between TESAT + Lockheed Martin Space

TESAT’s LCT135 had performed more than 51,000 optical inter-satellite links in total as of this writing.

Mentioned as: TESATTechnical ProductApr 1, 2021In-Space Laser Comms Work Continues Between TESAT + Lockheed Martin Space

TESAT proved the functionality and capability of optical inter-satellite links in Low Earth Orbit with US NFIRE and TerraSAR-X successes in 2008.

Mentioned as: TESATTechnical ProductApr 1, 2021In-Space Laser Comms Work Continues Between TESAT + Lockheed Martin Space

Lockheed Martin Space awarded TESAT a contract for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0 program.

Mentioned as: TesatOrg RelationshipApr 1, 2021In-Space Laser Comms Work Continues Between TESAT + Lockheed Martin Space

TESAT will provide the ConLCT80 laser communication terminal for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0 LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: tesatTechnical ProductApr 1, 2021In-Space Laser Comms Work Continues Between TESAT + Lockheed Martin Space

Tesat-Spacecom plans to test the optical communications payload for up to two years and to conduct experiments aimed at building a global network of space and ground nodes.

Mentioned as: Tesat-SpacecomTechnical ProductJan 26, 2021SpaceX’s rideshare carried small satellite technology of interest to U.S. military

Tesat-Spacecom supplies optical inter-satellite links to U.S. companies building low-Earth-orbit constellations.

Mentioned as: TesatOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2021SpaceX’s rideshare carried small satellite technology of interest to U.S. military

Lockheed Martin's $187,500,000 contract will have 10.6% of the work conducted in Backnang, Germany, where Tesat Spacecom is based.

Mentioned as: Tesat SpacecomTechnical ProductSep 14, 2020German export ban blocks Mynaric’s first laser terminal from launching in China
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