Defense and Aerospace Space

Space-qualified photonic technologies deliver enduring mission success on-orbit and beyond

Excelitas photonics enable satellite mission success for geostationary, medium-earth orbit and low-earth orbit space satellites as well as extended space probe missions.

Our photonic technologies enable satellite mission success for geostationary, medium-earth orbit (MEO) and low-earth orbit (LEO) space satellites, and has a proven pedigree for reliable deployment on extended probe missions.

Excelitas is critical for ensuring the accuracy of global positioning synchronization and is key to providing solar power for the satellites themselves. In an increasingly connected world, our technology is enabling global communications with the launch of space constellations to provide internet access to previously unconnected parts of the planet.

We have over 45 years of space heritage in the manufacture of radiation-hard space glass for optical solar reflectors and coverglasses. We fulfill 80% of the world's requirements for these components. Every coverglass is customized to specific customer requirements to maximize efficiency.

Our deep heritage in manufacturing robust YAG-enhanced photodiodes and hybrid receivers has qualified Excelitas to contribute to various extended duration space surveying missions, having mapped the Moon, Mars and several other celestial bodies including the asteroid Bennu. Our quadrant detectors and optical components are proving to be critical to the success of satellite constellations and their optical inter-satellite communication links to ease high-speed communication links across the globe.

Additionally, Excelitas Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standards deployed aboard a USAF Global Positioning System satellite has provided continuously reliable, failure-free, on-orbit operation for over 21 years, demonstrating our space-qualified pedigree for extraterrestrial applications.