{"id":891552,"date":"2026-03-20T10:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=891552"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:36:29","slug":"swissto12-opens-assembly-facility-for-geo-satellites-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/swissto12-opens-assembly-facility-for-geo-satellites-in-switzerland-2026-03\/","title":{"rendered":"SWISSto12 opens assembly facility for GEO satellites in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SWISSto12, the Swiss manufacturer of satellite and payload systems, has officially opened its purpose-built assembly facility at company headquarters in Renens, Switzerland. The facility will support the industrial-scale production of its HummingSat geostationary (GEO) satellite platform.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-904205736\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19121627\/SWISSto12-cleanroom4_crop-1-2048x1297-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-891553 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19121627\/SWISSto12-cleanroom4_crop-1-2048x1297-1-1024x649.webp\" alt=\"SWISSto12 opens assembly facility for GEO satellites in Switzerland\" width=\"620\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19121627\/SWISSto12-cleanroom4_crop-1-2048x1297-1-1024x649.webp 1024w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19121627\/SWISSto12-cleanroom4_crop-1-2048x1297-1-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19121627\/SWISSto12-cleanroom4_crop-1-2048x1297-1-768x486.webp 768w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19121627\/SWISSto12-cleanroom4_crop-1-2048x1297-1-1536x973.webp 1536w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19121627\/SWISSto12-cleanroom4_crop-1-2048x1297-1.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The additional new 1,000 m\u00b2 cleanroom facility complements its existing 5,500m\u00b2 development and production facility at its HQ.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-893166552\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>First deliveries of the HummingSat will be 2027, and the platform involves proprietary 3D printing technology. The goal is to provide GEO satellite comms at a fraction of the time, size, and cost of legacy equivalents.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-240570399\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Bringing this integration capability for our advanced satellite payloads and HummingSat in-house, is central to our strategy to reduce the time and cost of building our products,&#8221; said Emile de Rijk, the CEO of SWISSto12. &#8220;This agility brings value to our customers who need cutting-edge products and innovation delivered at speed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>See also<\/em>: <a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/satixfy-swissto12-team-software-defined-satellite-payloads-2021-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SatixFy, SWISSto12 team up for software-defined satellite payloads<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWISSto12, the Swiss manufacturer of satellite and payload systems, has officially opened its purpose-built assembly facility at company headquarters in Renens, Switzerland. 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