Meet us at Booth K3 during the SatKom 2024

We are happy to announce that we will be exhibiting at the upcoming 8th “German Conference on Sattelite Communications” SatKom 2024 in Bonn this year! The SatKom 2024 will take place from from 3rd – 4th September 2024, and will bring together leading representatives from industry, research and governmental users from around the world to…

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Meet us at Booth 60 during the 4S Symposium!

We are excited to announce that we will be participating in the Small Satellites Systems and Services, the 4S Symposium this year! The symposium will take place from May 27 to May 31, 2024,  and will bring together experts and enthusiasts from around the world to discuss the latest developments in science and technology. Visit…

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Impressive insights into the CIMR Mission

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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LSS obtains ISO 9001-2015 Certification

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 9001-2015! 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 /…

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New ESA Project MilliWave

MilliWave Artist View

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,…

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Large Deployable Reflector Ready for Testing

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…

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Successful RF Testing of Origami CubeSat Antenna

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…

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Mesh reflector for shaped radio beams

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…

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New ESA Project DRAC

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…

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LSS introduces OriFlex® technology for reflector folding

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…

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Card-thick space antenna

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…

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New ESA Project AMPER

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

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