Unique Mission – Impressive insights into the CIMR mission The European Space Agency – ESA #CIMR project team has recently unveiled an engaging video providing impressive insights into the #CIMR mission, led by Thales Alenia Space Italy. The content is truly impressive, thanks to the #CIMR team, highlighting both the challenges and uniqueness of the mission. The innovative efforts of #LSS GmbH and the…
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TÜV Süd certifies LSS GmbH In October 2023 LSS GmbH was audited by TÜV Süd and got the certification of Quality Management System according to ISO 9001! The Quality Management System is established and applied for the scope of Planning, Research & Development, Design and Engineering Services of Large and Small Deployable Satellite Antennas /…
Live Deployment of 8m Ka-band LEOB Large Deployable Reflector On 11 May 2021, Large Space Structures GmbH performed the first deployment of the 8-m class LEOB reflector. The Large Deployable Reflector is designed for the Copernicus CIMR Radiometer mission, and is a 8-m, Ka-band rotating antenna – a one-of-its kind system, 100% produced in Europe.…
Major Milestone Achievement Thanks to the dedicated work of partners (HPS, vH&S, INEGI, FHP, RUAG and TICRA amongst other) and its internal team, Large Space Structures GmbH celebrates a yet major milestone achievement. On 22nd February, 2021, the LEA Protoflight Model (PFM) reflector was deployed at Large Space Structures GmbH Facilities in Eching, Germany. The…
LSS has been awarded the project MillIWave (Millimeter-Wave Deployable Antenna for Small Satellites). The objective of the project is to develop and demonstrate deployable reflector antennas for CubeSat applications for operation at W-band (50-300 GHz) in the range of 0.5-1 m in diameter. The development of a folding antenna reflector operating at such high frequencies,…
On December 14, 2020, Large Space Structures GmbH signed a contract to deliver a set of Large Deployable Reflectors (LDRs) for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer CIMR mission, the newest addition to the European Space Agency Copernicus program. This follows closely the signature of the mission contract by Thales Alenia Space with the European Space…
Thanks to the dedicated work of partners (HPS, vH&S, INEGI, FHP, RUAG and TICRA amongst other) and its internal team, Large Space Structures GmbH celebrates today a major milestone achievement: the completion of the Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Assembly and Integration of a X-band Large Deployable Reflector (LDR). Radiofrequency tests to demonstrate the performance of the…
A deployable CubeSat antenna using origami techniques was tested at Thales Alenia Space facilities in Toulouse, France. Operating at 30 GHz (Ka-band), the 41dB antenna is exceptionally small and light, weighting only 600 g and folding into a cylinder of 100 mm diameter and 130 mm in height, while preserving outstanding RF performance. This is…
This news posting is written by esa.int This prototype 2.6-m diameter metal-mesh antenna reflector represents a big step forward for the European space sector: versions can be manufactured to reproduce any surface pattern that antenna designers wish, something that was previously possible only with traditional solid antennas. “This is really a first for Europe,” says…
LSS has been awarded the project DRAC (Deployable Reflector Antenna for CubeSat). The objective of the project is to develop and demonstrate 1m to 3m diameter deployable reflector antennas for CubeSat applications. Large Space Structures GmbH (LSS) is a company based near Munich, Germany, founded in 2012 as a spin-off of the Technical University of…
OriFlex® (origami folding of flexible reflective surface FlexRS®) is a proprietary technology of Large Space Structures GmbH for deployable reflectors based on our FlexRS® family of materials. It is designed for satellites applications, where volume is an expensive ressources and a large antenna reflector could not be launched, or would be too expensive. OriFlex® complements…
3rd Georgian International Conference 2018 on Advanced Lightweight Structures and Reflector Antennas
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LSS has been awarded the EC project LEA (Large European Antenna) in a consortium of 15 European companies from 6 nations led by HPS.
A test deployment has been undertaken for a 5 m diameter antenna, which is designed for orbital operations.
LSS completed manufacturing and assembly of the 5 m deployable mesh reflector demonstrator (ESA project SCALABLE)
This news posting is written by esa.int A whole new kind of large space antenna has been tested in realistic space conditions. This 5 m-diameter reflector seen being lowered into ESA’s Large Space Simulator appears translucent because it is a few tenths of a mm thick – thinner than a piece of card. “This marked…
LSS started a new ESA project “Advanced techniques for mesh reflector with improved radiation pattern performance” (AMPER) as a prime contractor, subcontracting to TICRA, Denmark and Space Engineering, Italy
LSS has successfully finished work on shape accuracy improvements on the “Ultra-Rapid Deployable Antenna”. Consequently, RF measurements performed by HPS GmbH returned very good results.
LSS is part of the organization committee of the international scientific conference on Advanced Lightweight Structures and Reflector Antennas to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia in October 1 – 3, 2014
LSS received a new ESA project on “Innovative Scalable Large Deployable Antenna Reflectors” contracting HPS GmbH, Germany