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SatService (Calian) to deliver 4 m Q/V‑band ground station for German Armed Forces

SatService, a Calian subsidiary, has been awarded a contract to deliver a 4‑metre Q/V‑band satellite ground station for the German Armed Forces, combining local engineering with global space capabilities to support secure military communications and scientific research from its Steisslingen facility.

Discovered 2026-02-10T16:13:21.711335-08:00 | 2026-02-10T16:13:21.711335-08:00

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  • Delivers a dedicated Q/V‑band terminal (4 m dish) that expands Germany’s access to high‑frequency, high‑throughput satcom capacity for secure military links and dual‑use scientific communications.

  • The award is a concrete step in Berlin’s drive to build sovereign milsatcom and interoperable allied networks, reinforcing the policy direction to "fast‑track a sovereign broadband satcom constellation" (source:c74aa699-459c-49aa-b8fb-b5c0c814802e).

  • Strengthens domestic and European ground‑infrastructure capability and supply‑chain participation, complementing broader moves toward European smallsat and sovereign space architectures (source:4f434ee8-8950-4d27-a89d-24c1c9af1c38).

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2026-02-10T16:13:21.711335-08:00
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2026-02-17T02:56:20.999711-08:00
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