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. 

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.

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.

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.

Backnang, 01 December 2023 - TESAT delivers the first SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer Optical Communication Terminals to Lockheed Martin.

TESAT’s Optical Communication Terminals successfully passed Interoperability Testing for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

In 2020, ESA and TESAT launched a development programme to improve the functionalities and design of MPMs. This programme laid the foundation for the final design and qualification process for the Quad-MPM.

The ESA- and EC-supported EAGLE-1 LEO satellite will be equipped with innovative security features developed by TESAT, Europe’s leading laser communication technology company.

Backnang, 9 March 2023 – TESAT, the global leader in optical communication technologies, is establishing its U.S. footprint to support U.S. Government programs, with the formation of TESAT Government (TESAT Gov).