Tenics provides high‑reliability flight and ground software for satellite missions, covering the full development lifecycle from architecture and implementation to testing and on‑orbit operation. Their embedded flight software controls and monitors spacecraft subsystems, while their ground control systems enable robust mission management on Earth.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Satellite missions require software that can operate flawlessly both on orbit and on the ground, yet developing such mission‑critical code is complex, time‑consuming, and must meet strict aerospace standards (e.g., ECSS, DO‑178C). Inadequate engineering processes, limited automation, and fragmented toolchains increase the risk of defects, schedule overruns, and costly re‑certifications.
Solution
Tenics delivers end‑to‑end engineering of high‑reliability flight software for onboard satellite subsystems and ground control software for mission operations. Their approach combines metric‑driven automation, agile development, and deep expertise in aerospace standards to produce robust, safety‑focused code that can be delivered on schedule. The company handles the full lifecycle—from architecture and requirements engineering through implementation, verification, validation, and on‑orbit updates—ensuring traceability and compliance. By integrating real‑time operating systems, deterministic bus protocols, and automated test frameworks, Tenics reduces integration risk and accelerates development while maintaining the high availability required for space missions. Clients receive both the software artifacts and the process engineering needed to sustain long‑term mission operations.
Target Audience
Primary customers are satellite manufacturers, launch service providers, and mission operators that need certified flight software and reliable ground segment solutions for both traditional and NewSpace missions.
Features
- Embedded flight software for satellite units, payloads, and subsystems built with RTOS (RTEMS, Embedded Linux) and languages such as C, C++ and Rust
- Full support for aerospace certification standards (ECSS, DO‑178C, NATO AQAP) including requirements management, code reviews, static analysis, and test automation
- Real‑time components: deterministic schedulers, sensor/actuator drivers, bus interfaces (CAN‑Open, SpaceWire, TTEthernet, RS‑485) and FDIR (Failure Detection, Isolation, Recovery) mechanisms
- On‑orbit update capability via bootloader and secure firmware‑over‑the‑air (FOTA) processes
- Ground control systems with high‑availability microservice backends, mission‑planning, tasking portals, and intuitive user interfaces for real‑time command and data handling
- Integrated data‑flow architecture supporting CCSDS, STAC, PUS protocols, REST/gRPC APIs, and scalable storage for telemetry and payload data
- Automated verification pipelines including software‑in‑the‑loop (SIL), hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL), continuous integration, and coverage analysis