In a pioneering step that promises to redefine satellite external pointing precision, ESAF’s advanced techniques can drastically increase the accuracy of instruments like star trackers and antennas. By combining the power of generative design—which uses AI-driven optimization processes to design components—and additive manufacturing, ESAF is primed to introduce significant reductions in mass, production time, and cost.

Reflex Aerospace and MBS will oversee the rapid deployment of ground-breaking technology via a first-of-its-class satellite, setting new standards for custom-made satellite delivery, with a launch due in fall 2024.

It all begins with an idea.

Current investors include the investment fund Alpine Space Ventures from Munich, which specialises in space technologies, and the Bonn and Berlin-based High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), a public-private partnership that ranks among Europe’s leading venture capital investors for innovative technologies and business models.

Today satellite manufacturer Reflex Aerospace, Munich/Berlin, and space-tech company HPS, Munich, signed a letter of intent that is going to set the pace in striving for sustainability in space.

As part of an EU study, the European UNIO consortium has shed light on the innovation potential of the European NewSpace sector for the large-scale project.