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05 December 2024

Backnang, 3 December 2024Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG (TESAT) and TESAT Government (TESAT Gov) are pleased to announce their selection by Lockheed Martin to provide SCOT80 optical communication terminals (OCT) for a demonstration on a future GPS III spacecraft.

10 September 2024

Backnang, 12 September 2024 – TESAT is proud to announce that its RF (Radio Frequency) products have surpassed an extraordinary milestone: one billion operating hours in space, which equals around 114,000 years. This achievement is an indisputable proof point of TESAT’s commitment to reliability, innovation and excellence in satellite communications.

21 August 2024

Backnang, 21 August 2024 - In presence of representatives of the German Space Agency at DLR, the Baden-Württemberg state parliament and the city of Backnang, Minister President Winfried Kretschmann opened the world's first facility for the industrial production of large quantities of laser terminals and equipment for satellite communications. TESAT's new production building in Backnang can manufacture up to 100 units per month. A few years ago it was just one per year. This will enable TESAT to expand its leading position in a rapidly growing market.

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ESA SELECTS TESAT FOR 6G SATELLITE PRECURSOR
01 July 2024

Backnang, 1 July 2024. ESA – under its Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES)’ Space for 5G/6G & Sustainable Connectivity programme line – selected TESAT for a pioneering 6G satellite precursor. 

TESAT OISL SELECTED BY MDA SPACE
28 May 2024

Backnang, 28 May 2024 – TESAT announced today it has been selected to deliver 792 Optical Communication Terminals (OCT) by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology.

TESAT AND MPB COMMUNICATIONS SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE 100 GBPS
30 April 2024

Backnang, 30 April 2024 - TESAT and MPB Communications took an important milestone to a new performance level of optical LEO to GEO data relays: The companies successfully demonstrated a 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) data transmission at 40 W optical output power over a distance of more than 45,000 km in a laboratory environment at MPB Communications' optical labs in Montreal, Canada.

TESAT GOVERNMENT COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF ITS FACILITY IN MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA
09 April 2024

Backnang, 09 April 2024 - Just a year after announcing the establishment of a US company to support military and commercial programs, TESAT Government completed construction of its facility in Merritt Island, Florida.

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