Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Satellite and aircraft programs require high‑performance antennas and avionics that can operate reliably under extreme conditions and strict regulatory standards. Existing off‑the‑shelf solutions often lack the customization, size, weight, or safety‑critical certification needed for mission‑specific payloads. Integrating navigation, communication, and power‑control functions into a single, validated hardware platform can be time‑consuming and risky for aerospace customers.
Solution
Sitare Space R&D delivers custom‑designed patch and array antennas optimized for the frequency bands and form‑factor constraints of satellite and aircraft applications. The company also engineers complete avionics subsystems, including on‑board computers (OBC) and power control distribution units (PCDU), as well as navigation system hardware. All embedded software is written in bare‑metal code to meet safety‑critical requirements and to minimize latency. Sitare’s engineering team provides end‑to‑end hardware‑software integration, ensuring that each product complies with aerospace quality standards and can be directly incorporated into flight hardware. By offering fully tailored solutions, the firm reduces development cycles and risk for its aerospace customers.
Target Audience
Primary customers are satellite manufacturers, aircraft OEMs, and defense or aerospace integrators that need custom antenna and avionics solutions for mission‑specific platforms.
Features
- Design and manufacture of high‑gain patch antennas and phased‑array antenna suites for space and aeronautical platforms
- Custom on‑board computer (OBC) hardware with radiation‑tolerant components and deterministic processing
- Power Control Distribution Unit (PCDU) designs featuring fault‑tolerant architecture and precise power budgeting
- Navigation system hardware development with integrated inertial and GNSS capabilities
- Safety‑critical embedded firmware written in bare‑metal C/C++ to meet DO‑178C and MIL‑STD requirements
- Full hardware‑software co‑design workflow delivering turnkey, flight‑qualified subsystems
- Compliance testing and certification support to satisfy aerospace industry standards