LUXSPACE THE LUXEMBOURG SPACE SYSTEM & APPLICATION COMPANY

CORE BUSINESS

LuxSpace provides know-how, expertise as well as products and services to the European and global institutional and industrial market in the fields of space and defense system engineering and application development with focus on:

Space systems and subsystem design, specification, procurement, manufacturing, integration and test, and quality assurance. This includes: structure, electronics, RF, power supply, simulators, onboard software, GSEs and all major elements of satellites
Space applications and service development and operation with focus on Earth Observation & Telecommunication Applications & Services

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

AIS satellites and payloads for global vessel identification and tracking
Micro satellites and subsystems in the 30-100 kg class for applications in the field of Earth observation, telecommunications and science
TT&C subsystems for geostationary satellites
Satellite simulators
Data compression tools
Software defined radio technologies
Technologies for solar sailing and deorbiting
Earth observation products and service development with focus on the banking sector

MAIN CUSTOMERS

DG MARE, DG ENTERPRISE and EUROSTAT, ESA, OHB, Orbcomm Inc., CLS, TELESPAZIO, ROYAL DIRKZWAGER, THOMSON REUTERS, WINWARD

MAJOR SPACE PROJECTS

SPACE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES

SMALL GEO SATELLITE FOR HISPASAT AND EDRS (ESA)

Member of Core team under OHB and responsible for TT&R sub-system and Satellite Simulator

SATELLITE AIS

PASTA MARE (EU funded) for assessment of AIS capabilities for European needs
Pathfinder 2 – company funded first AIS satellite
LUXAIS – AIS payload on ISS
MARISS – supply of AIS data to European customers
Vesselsat – manufacturing of two AIS satellites for Orbcomm Inc.
Other projects and studies related to AIS

SPACE APPLICATIONS ACTIVITIES

GMES LAND, FOREST, RISK (ESA) - Lead in GMES Forest & Risk with Luxembourg customers, participation in GSE Land
USE OF EO WITHIN THE STEEL AND BANKING SECTOR (ESA) - User requirements and first demonstrations
Extension to WORLDBANK

SPACE TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES

HEATER (ESA) - Development of an innovative satellite propellant line heating system in cooperation with DELPHI, based on technologies from the automotive sector; lower cost compared to current valve system, easier integration
SOLAR SAIL MATERIAL (ESA) – Prime for the development of solar sail (material) for future science missions
DATA COMPRESSION (ESA) - Demonstration and further development of an object based on-board compression technology for imaging satellites in cooperation with SUPELEC METZ
INSECT (NATIONAL PROGRAM) - Development of an authentication method of satellite imagery in cooperation with HITEC and LUXTRUST

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