Space Hardware Marketplace

Variable Conductance Heat Pipes (VCHPs)

• Effective thermal conductivity10,000 to 100,000 W/m·K
• Control methodPassive (Non-Condensable Gas)
• Material systems availableAluminum-ammonia; Copper-monel/water; Sodium-Haynes

Passive spacecraft thermal control devices combining two-phase working fluid with a Non-Condensable Gas reservoir to automatically regulate evaporator…

Space Copper-Water Heat Pipes (SCWHPs)

• Heat flux capabilityUp to 50 W/cm²
• Temperature gradient (typical)2–5°C
• Wicking capability against gravityUp to 10 inches

Flight-proven copper-water heat pipes for high heat flux satellite electronics cooling, capable of handling up to 50 W/cm²…

Constant Conductance Heat Pipes (CCHPs)

• Space flight hours heritage118,664,340+ hours
• Quality certificationISO 9001:2015, AS9100D
• Welding standardAWS D17.1

Precision-engineered aerospace CCHPs with over 118 million space flight hours heritage, manufactured under ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified…

Galactic Brain Orbital Data Center

• OrbitLow Earth Orbit (LEO)
• First node commercial operationQ1 2027
• Initial compute classTeraflop-class (2027)

Galactic Brain is Aetherflux's orbital AI compute platform: a constellation of solar-powered LEO satellites providing GPU-class processing in…

Space-Based Solar Power Demonstration Satellite

Aetherflux's first orbital spacecraft designed to demonstrate kilowatt-class wireless power beaming from low Earth orbit to Earth using…

Astranis Vanguard

• System typeSatellite-enabled MANET (Mobile Ad-Hoc Network)
• Satellite orbitGeostationary (GEO)
• Beam footprint~2,250 km diameter

Vanguard is a satellite-enabled MANET solution combining an Astranis GEO satellite with Persistent Systems MPU5 radios and Kymeta/Satcube…

Astranis Nexus (R-GPS)

• Satellite classMicroGEO (PNT variant)
• MissionResilient GPS / Positioning, Navigation & Timing
• ProgramU.S. Space Force LEAP R-GPS

Nexus is Astranis's resilient GPS satellite selected by the U.S. Space Force for the LEAP R-GPS program, leveraging…

Astranis Omega

Omega is Astranis's next-generation MicroGEO satellite delivering over 50 Gbps of Ka-band broadband — approximately five times the…

Astranis UtilitySat

UtilitySat is the world's first multi-mission commercial GEO satellite, capable of conducting fully operational broadband connectivity missions across…

Astranis Prime (MicroGEO)

Astranis Prime is the first-generation MicroGEO small geostationary satellite, delivering dedicated Ka-band broadband connectivity to underserved markets. The…

PHOENIX 2

PHOENIX 2 is a reusable Orbital Transfer and Return Vehicle (OTRV) that enables autonomous cargo operations in Low…

ESA Space Test Center

• Certification standardECSS-Q-ST-20-07C
• Parent organizationTÜV NORD GROUP
• Testing capabilitiesThermal vacuum, vibration, shock, EMC

ALTER Technology operates an ESA-certified space test center per ECSS-Q-ST-20-07C for validation of small satellites and their components,…

Electronic Design Services

• PCB substrate typesFR4, IMS, flexible, rigid-flex
• Assembly methodsThrough-hole and surface-mount, selective and reflow soldering
• Design capabilitiesAnalog, mixed-signal, digital, RF, high-frequency, power electronics

ALTER Technology provides comprehensive electronic design services from concept to manufacturing, including PCB design (FR4, IMS, flex), FPGA…

Procurement Engineering for Space EEE Components

• Procurement approachesCoordinated Parts Procurement (CPPA), Direct Procurement
• Primary customerESA satellite projects (CPPA)
• DocumentationPADs, procurement specifications, test plans

ALTER Technology provides coordinated and direct procurement engineering for space EEE components, including Declared Component List management, supplier…

Parts Engineering and Product Assurance

• Standards complianceECSS-Q-ST-60C
• Radiation testsTID, TNID (displacement damage), SEE
• Radiation software toolsOMERE, CREME96, FLUKA, FASTRAD

ALTER Technology provides EEE parts engineering and product assurance across the complete lifecycle of space unit design, covering…

Vibration Testing for Space Hardware

• Vibration typesSine, random, shock
• Mil-std-883 methods2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2026
• Mil-std-750 methods2016, 2046, 2051, 2056, 2057

ALTER Technology provides specialized vibration testing to validate space component and package reliability under sine, random, and shock…

RF & Microwave Testing

• Frequency range300 MHz to 300 GHz
• Technology coverageMMIC, microstrip, coaxial, rectangular waveguide
• Design methodsDistributed circuit elements, transmission-line theory

ALTER Technology provides a full set of RF and microwave testing activities covering traditional low-frequency EEE components and…

Materials and Processes Laboratory

• PCB standardsIPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, ECSS-Q-ST-70-60C, ECSS-Q-ST-70-61C
• Crimp standardECSS-Q-ST-70-26C
• Materials analysis techniquesSEM-EDS, Raman Microscopy, FT-IR, XPS

ALTER Technology's Materials & Processes Lab offers cross-section analysis, PCB qualification, crimp quality services, advanced materials analysis (SEM-EDS,…