Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co.KG
TypeGmbH & Co KG
IndustryAerospace, communications
Founded1949, since 2001 as Tesat-Spacecom
Headquarters
Backnang
,
Deutschland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Thomas Reinartz (CEO)[1]
  • Kerstin Basche (CFO)
  • Ralph Schmid (CPO)[1]
Increase 280M EUR (2021)[2]
Number of employees
1050 (2021)[2]
ParentAirbus Defence and Space
Websitewww.tesat.de

The Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG (TESAT) from Backnang, Germany is an independently operating subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space which develops, produces and tests communication payloads for international satellite manufacturers.

Company

History

Image of a company buildung in Backnang
TESAT in Backang

In 1949, the AEG (Allgemeine Elektricitäts Gesellschaft AG) business area telecommunications technology was relocated from Berlin to Backnang.

In 1955, AEG's microwave radio relay division was relocated from Ulm to Backnang, and Telefunken GmbH was founded.

On March 1, 1967, the AEG Telefunken AG was founded with the aerospace specialty and the focus on development, sales, assembly and testing.

In 1982, the company was transformed into a GmbH, AEG Telefunken Nachrichtentechnik GmbH. AEG-Telefunken continued to hold the majority with 51% of the shareholder shares, 49% went to a consortium of Robert Bosch GmbH, Mannesmann and Allianz.

In 1983, as part of the AEG-Telefunken settlement application, the group's share was withdrawn by the three co-shareholders and divided in the same proportion as the previous shareholder base. The company now operated under the name ANT Nachrichtentechnik GmbH.

In 1995, ANT Nachrichtentechnik GmbH was transferred to Bosch Telecom GmbH. In 2000, the Bosch space product division was transferred to an independent company, Bosch SatCom GmbH.

2001 was the founding year of Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co.KG. In November 2001, Bosch SatCom GmbH was renamed Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co.KG and was acquired by EADS Astrium GmbH in December 2001. TESAT was expanded to produce intelligence payloads for satellites and remained as an independent company.

In February 2022 TESAT announced to establish a manufacturing facility in the United States.[3]

Milestones

Finances

Year Revenue
in m. EUR€[7]		 Net income
in m. EUR€[7]		 Employees[7]
2010 182.65 7.74 897
2011 208.85 10.00 996
2012 301.29 -13.95 1101
2013 267.11 11.68 1187
2014 331.60 2.61 1150
2015 427.75 50.30 1137
2016 317.08 2.45 1129
2017 218.85 -10.61 1093
2018 245.03 -10.83 1038
2019 263.33 0.01 1020
2020 188.42 -16.98 993

Products

TESAT's product portfolio ranges from individual components to payloads and complete systems. These are supplied by TESAT to satellite manufacturers worldwide. Among the equipment and systems manufactured for satellite telecommunications are high-power amplifiers such as traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) and their power supplies electronic power conditioner (EPC). TESAT's other product segments include channel amplifiers, filters, multiplexers, modulators, transmitters and TTC transponders.[8]

Active Products

Image of a Traveling-wave tube amplifier
Traveling-wave tube amplifier of TESAT

Passive Products

Laser Products

Image of a Laser Communication Terminal
Laser Communication Terminal of TESAT

Services

  • Manufacturing, testing, engineering
  • In-orbit commissioning
  • EEE Parts Agency

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Change In management At TESAT-SPACECOM". SpaceRef. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. 1 2 "Neuer Tesat-Chef sucht dringend Personal". Backnanger Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Tesat-Spacecom to establish U.S. manufacturing facility - SpaceNews". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ↑ "100 Jahre Telefunken - Förderverein Technikforum Backnang e.V." Förderverein Technikforum Backnang e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Tesat celebrates 10 Years of Laser Communications in Space". TESAT.
  6. ↑ "10,000 laser links between satellites established". TESAT. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. 1 2 3 "Startseite – Bundesanzeiger". Bundesanzeiger (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  8. ↑ "Products TESAT". TESAT. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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