Safran Defense & Space, Inc.
(formerly Safran Data Systems, Inc.)

For more sustainable satellites and spacecraft, we offer a complete range of: electric motors (wide range of plasma thrusters to increase satellite payloads, while reducing launch and operating costs) and propulsion subsystems (complete propulsion subsystems including PPS® Hall effect plasma thrusters, the fluid control system and the electronic power processing unit, while also taking charge of all required interfaces)

Safran manufactures radio communication equipment for small satellite platforms (mini, micro, nano-cube satellites) in low earth orbit for Earth observation missions or exploration of the solar system. Safran’s catalog is the largest on the market, with high data rate transmitters, TT&C – ISL transponders, precise GNSS receivers, data collect payloads, spectrum monitoring payloads and OCXOs.

We design innovative instruments dedicated to Astronomy, Space, Defense and Laser Industry. Our optomechanical components (mirror, lenses assemblies) meet the most demanding requirements of international scientific programs for world-wide customers and for the main world Space Agencies.

For one equipment to an end-to-end solution in Earth Observation, Scientific Missions, Small Satellites, Constellations, and Deep Space applications, Safran Defense & Space, Inc. From tri-band S/X/KA ground and transportable antennas to Command & Control, Ranging, and RF Recorders, Virtualized Modems, we are able to support every step of your Space mission.

A growing number of objects are now in orbit, and it is critical to ensure they do not collide. Radio-frequency F sensors, used to consolidate our knowledge of space, will thus contribute to the peaceful and cooperative management of space. This is why WeTrack® has been developed in-house. Operated by Safran Defense & Space, Inc. (formerly Safran Data Systems, Inc.), WeTrack® is an autonomous network of radio frequency (RF) sensors to attain precise orbital positions with high data update rates.

Safran Defense & Space, Inc. (formerly Safran Data Systems, Inc.) offers a comprehensive range of products tailored for various platforms including fixed wing, rotary wing, and eVTOL aircraft, as well as weapons systems and space rockets/launchers. Our families of data acquisition units (XMA, CMA) and recorders (MDR) provide essential tools for flight tests. The eZ Software Suite acts as the linchpin, enabling seamless configuration, monitoring, and processing to ensure optimal performance and data management.

HEIM & CORTEX brand recorders and download stations stand as the global frontrunner for flight testing needs that require scalability, flexibility, reliability, and dependability. These recorders are essential for Test and Evaluation applications, whether for new or upgraded platforms, fixed and rotary wing & eVTOL aircraft, weapons systems, space rockets/launchers.

In the ever-evolving flight test campaigns, the importance of receivers and transmitters cannot be overstated. These equipment play a pivotal role in transmitting and receiving the telemetry data during aircraft, missile or rocket test flights. In addition to their unparalleled reliability and exceptional precision, Safran Defense & Space, Inc. (formerly Safran Data Systems, Inc.) CORTEX receivers conform meticulously to the most recent IRIG specifications.

Safran Defense & Space, Inc. (formerly Safran Data Systems, Inc.) has an extensive range of telemetry tracking stations dedicated to flight test applications: from lightweight to 13-meter tracking antennas, telemetry mission controller to data processing software.

Safran Defense & Space, Inc. (formerly Safran Data Systems, Inc.) provides systems to enhance mission performance through both Mission Data Recorder and Server functionality. All of our equipment are highly ruggedized.