Beyond Gravity
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Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) is one of the leading suppliers of products for satellites and launchers with around 1800 staff across 12 sites 🛰️🚀
Joined December 2017
Robotic arms for SWISSto12 small geostationary satellites🛰️ We secured a major contract to deliver thruster pointing mechanisms in the form of a robotic arm 🦾for five SWISSto12 HummingSat satellites - keeping them on track 35,786 km above Earth More👉 https://t.co/yEx17mgIXF
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The European Ariane 6 rocket🚀is getting ready for its next lift-off. The upper and main stage were connected recently. We provided both stages with our high-temperature thermal insulation 👉 https://t.co/je9k4bG5N0
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Ariane 6: made in Austria
Connected! The upper stage and main stage for the next #Ariane6 launch were joined @EuropeSpacePort on 10 October. The two stages form the central core that will take @CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D Earth observer to orbit.
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Proud to see @esa highlight Swiss innovation in space – and to contribute with our payload fairing technology made in Emmen. 🚀 Swiss precision, built for space. 🇨🇭✨ #SpaceMadeInSwitzerland #BeyondGravity #ESA #Ariane6 #SpaceInnovation
Great things are made in Switzerland, not only chocolates 🇨🇭🍫 Swiss technology has given us watches, Velcro and even the 'hook-and-loop fastener'. It also contributes 2.4% to the Ariane 6 programme with the help of two Switzerland-based companies @BeyondGravity_S and APCO
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Our PLATOnic 😍 love continues to grow 🔭 Space telescope PLATO takes shape as engineers mounted the sunshield and solar array module to the rest of the spacecraft at ESA's technology center in the Netherlands. Beyond Gravity provided e.g. the solar wings the PLATO spacecraft🛰️
Plato is in its final shape! 🙌 Engineers have completed the construction of the spacecraft by mounting its sunshield and solar panels. @ESA_Plato is on track for launch on an Ariane 6 in December 2026 👉 https://t.co/4OVUZYBaFA
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In less than a month, the European rocket, Ariane 6, will roar into the sky for its next flight🚀On 4 Nov, the heavy launcher will carry Europe’s Earth-observing radar satellite Sentinel-1D🛰️ We provided key components for both the launch vehicle and the satellite
📅 Save the date! On November 4, 2025 at 6:03 p.m. local time (9:03 p.m. UTC, 10:03 p.m. CET), #Ariane6 will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana 🚀 Its mission? To place #Sentinel1D, the new Copernicus Earth observation satellite, into Sun-Synchronous Orbit 🌍✨
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Nice video 👏 A truly exciting mission🛰️ We provided e.g. the rover's brain (computer) and selfie-stick (camera mast)
📢 New episode featuring @esa's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover! 🍿 Watch the most sophisticated laboratory set to work on Mars in action. Like a factory floor, an automated sequence drives material through the lab.
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Europe's next environmental satellite Sentinel-1D 🛰️ is getting prepared for launch later this year🚀 We provided the support structures for the 12-meter-long radar antenna, the main instrument of the all-weather day-night radar satellite
POWER ON for @CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D! We just got word from our team at the launch site that all tests on the spacecraft are going well. @Thales_Alenia_S Italy has been performing quite a few check ups: ✅ pressurisation and leak check ✅SAR health check. Moreover, the
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Hot stuff 🔥from our Austrian site 🇦🇹👇
@BeyondGravity_S in Austria provides thermal protection and mechanical components for the main and upper stages. These ensure structural integrity and temperature control across the rocket.
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🌊🛰️Sea-level monitoring satellite is getting ready for its launch in November🚀Do you like the golden-colored wrapping of the satellite? It’s our thermal protection, consisting of several layers of polyimide foils. Once in space, it will shield the satellite from cold & heat
Time to get another satellite out of the box! @CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now out of its shipping container in California. The satellite, which is set to leave for space in November, will continue the mission of delivering precise sea-surface height data, essential for tracking
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Last week, our site in Gothenburg was honored by a visit of the @SwissEmbSweden. We had very fruitful discussions on where the space industry is going and the drivers of this transition🛰️As well as on the importance of space infrastructure & our solutions for that🚀
While visiting Göteborg for the @bokmassangbg Bookfair we have enjoyed many highly interesting and inspiring conversations, about a wide range of topics from literature, city development and the war in Ukraine to space technology. @Goteborgs_Stad @UkrInstitutet @BeyondGravity_S
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Polymarket is coming back to the US. 🇺🇸 Get on the waiting list to get early access to Polymarket's fully regulated U.S. trading platform:
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When it comes to the precise alignment of a satellite's solar wings towards☀️Sun, our solar array drive mechanisms come into play. We offer both, mechanisms for high-power missions🛰️ (e.g. large to medium-sized telecom satellites) or cost-efficient mechanisms for constellations.
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Like opening a gift box🎁— Europe's new environmental satellite 🛰️ We are proud to contribute to this crucial mission — a true gift for the Earth 🌍
Unboxing a satellite! The @CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D spacecraft has arrived at the launch site and it has been taken out of its shipping container and put on its dolly. This dolly holds the satellite in various positions, allowing the engineers to access different parts of the
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Powering NASA’s astronaut capsule 👨🚀 Last week, the third European Service Module was handed over from @esa to @NASA 👇 The module will power the Orion crew capsule for @NASAArtemis III. Our mechanisms (incl electronic drive) will precisely align Orion’s🛰️solar wings to the Sun.
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Electric propulsion steps up🛰️Satellites are increasingly using electric ion thrusters. Precise mechanisms are required to control them. At this week's @imperialcollege London International Electric Propulsion Conference, our colleagues showcase models of our pointing mechanisms
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New European environmental satellite🛰️arrived at its last earthly home. Later this year it will launch into space from @EuropeSpacePort Once in orbit, our navigation receiver will process GPS & Galileo signals to determine the precise position of the Earth-observing satellite
👀And so our watch begins: @CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D has arrived in French Guiana! Equipped with a powerful radar instrument, the satellite will soon join the Sentinel-1 constellation, capturing high-resolution imagery of Earth’s surface in all weathers, day-and-night.
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Our spacecraft container and integration trolley in action for Europe's planet hunting mission. Recently, the @esascience Plato🛰️spacecraft has arrived at ESTEC, @esa's technical center - safely protected in our mobile cleanroom (spacecraft container)
Welcome, @ESA_Plato! 🤗 On 1 September, the spacecraft arrived in the #Netherlands by boat from Germany via the Rhine River. In the coming weeks, engineers will add the sunshield & solar arrays and carry out tests to confirm #Plato is ready for launch 🚀
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Spotlight on our payload fairing for Ariane 6, the top of the European launch vehicle 🚀👇 Encapsulation is one of the most delicate phases of a launcher assembly.
[1/4] 🚀 Encapsulation on Ariane 6: it all begins under the fairing Under the fairing of Ariane 6, satellites find a shelter, protected to meet Ariane 6 and start their journey to the stars. Encapsulation is one of the most delicate phases of a launcher assembly.
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Advancing joint collaborations🚀@EPFL visited our sliprings site in Nyon. A slip ring is an electromechanical device that enables transmission of power & electrical signals from a stationary (e.g. a 🛰️satellite) to a rotating structure (e.g. a satellite's solar arrays)
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It turns out building things takes a long time. Come to our IRL event next month [COMMA_CON 2025] to see what the team has been cooking the past 10 years. No LIDAR, maps, test drivers, labeling team, or cone guys here. Just a beautiful end-to-end stack crafted by a tiny team.
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Successful visit to Emmen🚀We welcomed @CNES President François Jacq & Christophe Venet Director Europe at CNES. Our site impressed with scale & technology - showcasing Switzerland’s strong role in European space innovation. 🌍✨ #Space #Innovation #CNES #Switzerland #Aerospace
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