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TESAT GOVERNMENT DELIVERS SCOT80 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TERMINALS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN GPS DEMONSTRATION
Backnang (Germany), October 27, 2025 - TESAT Government (TESAT Gov) and Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG (TESAT) today announced delivery of SCOT80 (Scalable Optical Terminal) Optical Communication Terminals (OCT) that will be demonstrated on a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) built by Lockheed Martin that is awaiting its call-up to launch.
TESAT DELIVERS THE FIRST SCOT20 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TERMINAL TO PLANETEK HELLAS FOR GREECE’S NATIONAL SATELLITE SPACE PROGRAM
Backnang (Germany) / Athens (Greece), October 6, 2025 - TESAT and Planetek Hellas are pleased to announce the delivery and acceptance of the first SCOT20 Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) flight model. The terminal will be deployed on Optisat, Planetek Hellas’ pioneering mission under Greece’s National Satellite Space Program, supported by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications.
TESAT: TAG DER RAUMFAHRT IM ZENTRUM DER SATELLITENKOMMUNIKATION
Backnang, 28. März 2025 - Im Beisein von Vertretern aus der Bundes- und Landespolitik konnten Bürgerinnen und Bürger, Klein und Groß, am bundesweiten Aktionstag „Tag der Raumfahrt“ spannende Einblicke in aktuelle Raumfahrtprojekte bei der TESAT erleben und bei faszinierenden Mitmach-Experimenten teilnehmen.
TESAT SCOT80 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TERMINALS SELECTED FOR GPS DEMONSTRATION BY LOCKHEED MARTIN
Backnang, 3 December 2024 – Tesat-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.
TESAT`S RF PRODUCTS EXCEED MORE THAN ONE BILLION OPERATING HOURS IN SPACE
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.
Blog Posts
TESAT Supplier Award 2024: Honouring the best
The TESAT Supplier Award is a special honour for companies that stand out for their excellent service and fast delivery times.
KEPLER VALIDATES TESAT OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TERMINALS IN ORBIT FOR KEPLER NETWORK
During a commissioning and early operations phase, Kepler established optical inter-satellite links between two Pathfinder satellites equipped with Space Development Agency (SDA) compatible TESAT SCOT80 optical terminals in low earth orbit.
KEPLER PARTNERS WITH TESAT & AIRBUS TO DEVELOP IN-SPACE OPTICAL COMMS NETWORK FOR HydRON
Kepler Communications, TESAT and Airbus Defence and Space have entered into an agreement to develop a high bandwidth optical communications network in low Earth orbit (LEO).
Development Of New Electroless Plating Technique
TESAT develops new electroless plating technique based on ionic liquids that allows plating of different substrate materials with gold, silver or nickel with a thickness of only a few micrometres.
TESAT REACHES IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN EXPANDING ITS CLEAN ROOM MANUFACTURING CAPACITY FOR LASER COMMUNICATION
TESAT reaches an important milestone in the expansion of its cleanroom manufacturing capacity by 4,000 square meters to a total of 21,000 square meters with the topping-out ceremony of the new building on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
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Certification
Certification in accordance with EN 9100
Since 1994, the TESAT's (quality) management system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001. Since October 2006, we maintain a certification to the aerospace standard EN9100, which links global customers and suppliers in a continuous quality chain. This European Standard is equivalent to the American AS9100 and the Asian JISQ9100 standards.
In the continuous development of quality standards at Tesat we see the tangible benefit to get products and processes even more efficient and effective.
Accredited according to DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025:2018
TESAT's calibration laboratory is accredited to DIN EN ISO 17025:2018 for selected measurements since August 2003. Therefore the standard of our calibration department corresponds with national and international guidelines.