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Tesat-Spacecom

operating 1,001–5,000 employees

Manufactures satellite communication payloads and laser inter-satellite link terminals, with equipment aboard more than half of all communication satellites in orbit

About

Tesat-Spacecom is a German satellite communications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Backnang, Baden-Württemberg. A subsidiary of Airbus, the company develops, assembles, integrates, and tests payloads, subsystems, and components for satellite communications. Tesat has completed nearly 1,000 space projects since 1949, and its RF products have accumulated over one billion operating hours in orbit. More than half of all communication satellites carry Tesat equipment. The product portfolio spans passive assemblies such as multiplexers and waveguide switches, active products including solid-state power amplifiers, data downlink transmitters, and its SCOT family of scalable optical communication terminals. Tesat pioneered laser inter-satellite link technology and has performed over 85,000 successful optical transmissions, supporting programs including ESA's European Data Relay Satellite Service, the Copernicus Earth observation program, and U.S. GPS demonstrations.

Products & Services

Integrated satellite amplifier combining TWT, EPC, and linearized channel amplifier in single or dual configurations with over 60% power-added efficiency in Q-Band
Passive RF filtering assemblies in Invar and aluminum technologies for Ku- and Ka-Band satellite payloads, available in multi-layer integrated configurations
Multi-orbit scalable optical terminal for MEO and GEO applications with up to 100 Gbps data rates, 80,000 km range, and optional QKD and PNT capabilities
Compact 1U optical communication terminal for small satellites and CubeSats in LEO, supporting 100 Mbps bidirectional inter-satellite links and direct-to-Earth downlinks at 1.7 kg
LEO constellation optical terminal delivering 10 Gbps bidirectional data rates over 8,000 km range, designed for high-volume production
GaN-based power amplifiers for L- through Ka-Band satellite applications with output up to 120 W, built on 30 years of spaceflight heritage

Locations

Backnang, Baden-Württemberg
HQ

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Overview

Founded 1949
HQ Backnang, Germany
Type Private Company

Leadership

Dr. Caroline Weishaupl
Chief Executive Officer
Matthias von Hayek-Boelingen
Chief Programs Officer
Rolf Leonhardt
Chief Financial Officer
Siegbert Martin
Chief Technology Officer

Classification