Space Innovation for Earth
with the SeRANIS Mission
October 25, 2022
LuxSpace, a subsidiary of space
and technology group OHB SE, and the Universität der
Bundeswehr München (University of German Armed
Forces Munich) just signed a contract for the
dtec.bw SeRANIS (Seamless Radio Access Network for
Internet of Space) small satellite mission. This
UniBw M mission provides the world's first publicly
accessible multifunctional experimental laboratory
in orbit and will use the LuxSpace built Triton-X
Heavy platform.
SeRANIS is a small satellite
mission with 15 experiments to explore key future
technologies in various fields, including future 6G
mobile communication systems, laser communication
and Internet of Things.
“With the goal to create a
multi-functional experimental laboratory on one
satellite, the SeRANIS mission is unique and
substantially different from traditional “CubeSat”
based research approaches. Due to the high
complexity of this mission, a reliable and agile
platform is needed. The Triton-X Heavy platform
prevailed in our call for tenders,” said SeRANIS
project leader, Prof. Dr. Andreas Knopp, Professor
Space Research Center, Universität der Bundeswehr
München. “The SeRANIS mission has two aims: Paving
the way for the Bundeswehr’s access to new
capabilities in Low Earth Orbit and offering an
orbital lab for the German research community.”
Edgar Milic, CEO of LuxSpace
said “LuxSpace is proud and enthusiastic to be part
of the SeRANIS mission with our high performance and
scalable Triton-X platform for smallsats. The
variety of innovative technologies and payloads
aboard SeRANIS is an ideal fit for our multi-mission
platform developed in Light/Medium/Heavy mass
classes for up to 250 kg satellites".
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