- Space Segment
- Ground Segment
- Services Segment
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Yves ELSEN
Managing Partner and CEO
Pierre HIRTT
Founder and CTO
CREATION DATE
1986
ORGANISATION TYPE
SME
EMPLOYEES
Total: 38
Space: 15
QUALIFICATIONS, APPROVALS
ISO 9001
TUV Saarland
SGS USTC
INDR ESR label for CSR
ADDRESS
HITEC Luxembourg
5, rue de l’église
L-1458 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
CONTACT, TEL & FAX
Philippe OSCH
Management board assistant
Tel: +352 49 84 78-1
Fax: +352 40 13 03
WEB SITE
HITEC Luxembourg
MARKET-ORIENTED –CLIENT-CENTRIC –TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN
CORE BUSINESS
HITEC Luxembourg, a 100%-owned Luxembourg company, has developed its business activities in the field of innovative and quality products and services. The company is ISO 9001 certified for engineering, analysis, consulting, manufacturing, maintenance and sales of systems in mechanics, electronics, physical measuring techniques as well as information and communication technologies.
HITEC Luxembourg offers high technology solutions covering different business areas, among others satellite ground segment technology as well as innovative satellite based products and ICT services to support public safety services in case of crisis or disasters. The company offers a range of Limited Motion (LM) and Full Motion (FM) high end antenna systems, operating in various frequency ranges and supporting institutional and commercial satellites. Next to full antenna systems, the company is offering antenna components like de-icing, antenna front panel (AFP) and antenna control unit (ACU). The company’s services include project management, design, engineering, integration, installation and commissioning of full antenna systems or antenna components. HITEC Luxembourg’s experience in satellite ground segment technology allows the company to take part in large international projects like VINASAT and the European GALILEO project. These projects were opportunities to demonstrate Luxembourg knowhow internationally in the satellite ground segment, in cooperation with other Luxembourg companies.
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
In the Space Business, the main products and services are:
Products
- Ground Station Antennas, Limited and Full Motion, ranging from 3 to 18 meters in diameter and covering frequencies from L- to Ka-band (TT&C, Uplink, Data Acquisition, IOT)
- Nomadic Satellite Communication (NoSaCo®): Terminals for remote communication
- Antenna Components: Antenna Control Unit (ACU), Antenna Front Panel (AFP) (local M&C), Antenna De-Icing
Services
- Customer specific design, simulation and manufacturing
- Commissioning and training
- Antenna relocation, refurbishment, retrofitting & maintenance
- Satellite based ICT solutions
- Project management and Coordination
- Quality Assurance and RAMS analysis
MAIN CUSTOMERS
European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry, DG Research and Innovation), ESA, DLR, Luxembourg Government, SES, SES Engineering, SES ASTRA TechCom, Inmarsat, Lockheed Martin, T-Systems, EPT Luxembourg
MAJOR SPACE PROJECTS
Satellite Ground Station Antennas
- TRUST: Transportable BSS Uplink Station
- SES Astra-AS09: 6 LMAs (9 m) in Ku-band for TT&C and Uplink
- Galileo IOV: 2 FMAs in S-band (13 m) for TT&C and a FMA in C-band (3.6 m) for IOT
- VINASAT: 2 LMAs in C-band (13.5 m) for TT&C
- DLR IOT: FMA in Ka-band (13 m) for IOT
- ACU: Antenna Control Systems (Program, Step, Monopulse Track)
Satellite based ICT solutions
- LuxLaunch: Role of satellite in emergencies, Satellite Aid Kit, Flood track, Role of Satellite in Car-2-Car Communication
- HNPS (Heterogeneous Network for European Public Safety): Network integration and Inter working between terrestrial and satellite networks
- INSECT: Introduction of security and trust into the EO segment
- U-2010 (Ubiquitous IP centric Government& Enterprise Next Generation Networks Vision 2010): New technologies and systems for interconnection of existing services and networks and leveraging of redundant communication channels in case of crisis or disaster
- AlpSAR (Alpine Search and Rescue): Development and integration project with the Civil Protections of Slovenia and Italy deploying, among other solutions, NoSaCo®
- emergency.lu: Deployment of worldwide available rapid response solution for humanitarian aid and disaster relief and among other solutions NoSaCo® and DISP®