CORE BUSINESS
HITEC Luxembourg S.A., a LuxembourgbSME with more than 3 decades of experience, has developed its business activities in the field of innovative and quality products and services.
HITEC offers high technology solutions covering different business areas: satellite ground segment equipment & services; mission critical communication solutions; equipment for testing and measuring of physical properties; and traffic management.
HITEC serves private and public sectors at a national and international level and is ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and AQAP 2110 certified.
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Products:
- RF Ground station antennas for GEO/ MEO/LEO applications, ranging from
- 3 to 14 meters in diameter and covering frequencies from L- to Q/V-band
- (HTS gateways, anchor stations, TT&C, IOT/LEOP, EO/data downlink)
- Optical grounds stations (OGS) and antennas for laser comms and QKD with LEO satellites
- High-performance positioning systems for antenna arrays and optical payloads
- Antenna components: HACU® Antenna Control Units (program, step- and monopulse track) and HASK Antenna Servo Kits.
- Nomadic Satellite Communication Systems: NoSaCo® Rapid and NoSaCo® Rack.
- Continuous power supply for your electrical equipment in remote and rough environments: Nomadic Power Box.
- Mission Critical Information Management solutions for defence, emergency and humanitarian markets.
Services:
- RF & Optical Ground station system integration and turn-key supplies
- Ground station & antenna refurbishment, retrofit and relocation
- Ground station & antenna maintenance, training and ILS/ISS
- Ground station certification to MIL/WGS standards
- Customer specific design, simulation and manufacturing
TECHNICAL MEANS
HITEC Luxembourg’s facilities are easily accessible on the outskirts of Luxembourg City. The premises comprise engineering offices, equipped with state-of-the-art design and analyses SW and HW. The facilities also comprise a laboratory, used for testing, commissioning, and training purposes. In addition, a small workshop and assembly area allow for rapid prototyping and troubleshooting. From its central location in Europe, HITEC Luxembourg is well connected to a proven network of suppliers, with whom all products are delivered to guaranteed quality standards
MAIN CUSTOMERS
European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry, DG Research and Innovation, DG Defence, Industry and Space), European Space Agency (ESA), German Aerospace Center (DLR), Luxembourg Government, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (URSZR), SES Group, SES TechCom, LuxGovSat, POST Group, AIRBUS Defence & Space, Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space, OHB System AG, OHB Italy, C-Core, Luxembourg Armed Forces, Celestia TTI
MAJOR SPACE PROJECTS
Satellite Ground Station Antennas
Defence projects:
- WGS-certified X- and Ka-band anchor stations
- Multi-band Earth Observation stations
DLR:
- Full-motion antenna in Ka-band (13m) for IOT
- Wide-band full-motion antenna (5m) for GNSS monitoring
ESA projects:
- Optical Ground Station for hybrid space-terrestrial QKD network
- Q/V-band large aperture HTS gateway development
- Antenna Control Units (program, step- and monopulse track) development
- GSTP design study for a 3-axis antenna in S-/X-/K-band for Earth observation
EDRS: Limited-motion antennas in Ka-band (6.8m) for TT&C, feeder uplink and data downlink
Galileo IOV: full-motion antennas in S-band (13m) for TT&C
Satellite-based ICT solutions
- emergency.lu: deployment of worldwide available Rapid response solution for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, integrating, among other solutions NoSaCo® and DISP®
- ALPDIRIS – Assist search and rescue teams in the Alps by providing satellite based connectivity and software (DISP)
- Service to provide a rapid mapping solution based on Earth observation
