Microwave Sensors and Electronics S.L. designs and manufactures radio frequency payloads and sensors for small satellites, including multi-frequency radars, microwave radiometers, and GNSS-R reflectometers. Their hardware solutions are validated for harsh environments, enabling reliable remote sensing and data acquisition from space.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
Remote sensing and data acquisition in harsh environments, such as space or areas with dense vegetation, present significant challenges due to signal interference and the need for robust, validated hardware. Traditional methods often lack the flexibility to adapt to varying environmental conditions and the precision required for accurate measurements.
Solution
Microwave Sensors and Electronics S.L. (MWSE) designs and manufactures radio frequency payloads and sensors tailored for operation in harsh environments. Their product line includes multi-frequency radars, microwave radiometers, and GNSS-R reflectometers designed for deployment on small satellites, ground, and airborne platforms. MWSE's multi-frequency Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GBSAR) supports slope stability and structural monitoring, even under vegetation or snow cover, by using multiple frequency bands to compensate for atmospheric artifacts. The ARIEL series radiometers are designed for mobile use in soil moisture remote sensing, while the SMIGOL GNSS reflectometer facilitates local, constant monitoring for soil moisture and altimetry measurements.
Target Audience
MWSE serves customers in civil engineering, mining, agriculture, environmental monitoring, and space exploration, including researchers and organizations requiring remote sensing solutions and Earth observation data.
Features
- Multi-frequency GBSAR with variable microwave penetration depth for differentiating target contributions (soil, vegetation, snow)
- ARIEL L-band radiometer configurable through a web-based user interface, suitable for aircraft, drones, and ground vehicles
- SMIGOL L-band GNSS reflectometer for soil moisture and altimetry measurements, designed for autonomous operation with solar panels and GPRS data transmission
- Space-qualified Software Defined Radio (SDR) for passive remote sensing applications, including L-band radiometry and GNSS-Reflectometry, featuring a Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ Multi Processor System on Chip
- RF front-ends for space applications, including FSSCat Radio Frequency Front-End with L1 GNSS-Reflectometer and L-band radiometer with internal hot and cold load calibration
- Dual-band GNSS adapter board supporting L1, L5 GPS with thermal control