21/05/2026
Successful Site Acceptance Test for the 1-meter telescopes in Meßstetten - an important step for national space situational awareness capabilities ✅
Another major milestone has been reached in the Bundeswehr’s space surveillance project: the two 1-meter telescopes have successfully passed their Site Acceptance Test on site in Meßstetten.
After transport, installation and integration, the systems were tested under real operating conditions — an important step toward commissioning and future operational use.
The project demonstrates how precision engineering, reliable system integration and close cooperation between all partners come together in a highly demanding field: optical space surveillance.
A project of this scale can only be realized through close cooperation between specialized partners. In addition to the Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces) as the customer and user, steep GmbH, sciencentric® AG and us in particular played a decisive role in the successful implementation.
Read more in our blog article:
https://lnkd.in/dtxm-4e8
Take a look behind the scenes:
https://lnkd.in/dnEFWYku
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