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SWISSto12 marks accelerated growth and industry recognition in 2024
Renens, Switzerland, 10th January 2025 – SWISSto12, one of the fastest-growing aerospace companies, is rounding off a strong year in 2024. The company delivered significant momentum in its HummingSat small satellite program, cemented new customer partnerships with global OEMs, increased production capacity and workforce internationally, grew revenue by over 40% and gained widespread international industry recognition. SWISSto12 pioneered continuing innovation in satellite and RF communications, including its flagship HummingSat program – named after the small but agile hummingbird — a revolutionary class of small geostationary satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).
- In September, Intelsat, Viasat+Inmarsat, the European Space Agency (ESA) and SWISSto12 announced that the company’s HummingSat program has achieved major progress in its Preliminary Design Reviews ahead of its scheduled Intelsat 45 and Inmarsat 8 missions.
- SWISSto12’s US-based entity, St12 RF Solutions Inc won major contracts this year, delivering integrated RF Antenna Feed Chain products to Northrop Grumman for its GEOStar-3 product as well as continuing deliveries of Antenna products to Lockheed Martin Space.
- In Europe, SWISSto12 secured over $15 million contracts with aeronautical OEMs to provide equipment for improving maritime safety.
- The company expanded its facilities in Renens, Switzerland with additional production space and state-of-the-art clean room to reach a total footprint of 5’700m2. The company also enhanced production capacity with the acquisition of four MetalFabG2 metal 3D printers from Additive Industries and announced the opening of its new command and control center in Georgia USA for its HummingSat satellites.
- Increased its workforce across Switzerland, Europe and the US by 75%
- Grew its revenue by over 40%
- SWISSto12 was named WEF Technology Pioneer 2024 by the World Economic Forum; ‘Top 10 Hottest Satellite Companies’ by ViaSatellite; ‘Leading European Technology Scaleup’ (LETS) by France Digitale; and was included in Le Temps Forum Top 100
- The company also won the ‘Innovation’ category at the Prix Vaudois des Entreprises Internationales 2024
Emile de Rijk, CEO and founder of SWISSto12, said:
“2024 has been another year of outstanding growth for SWISSto12, as we continue to push boundaries in satellite communication and scale our operations globally. We are reinforcing our position as a trusted and mature partner for the world’s leading satellite operators, space agencies, aerospace OEMs and telecommunications companies. We are excited to build on this momentum in 2025 as we accelerate on our mission to connect and protect the world.”
About SWISSto12
SWISSto12 is a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite RF products, payloads and systems, including the HummingSat: a small yet powerful geostationary telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) through its public-private-partnership program. The company’s RF products benefit from unique and patented 3D-printing technologies and associated Radio Frequency (RF) product designs that deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and competitive RF functionality.
Besides its space portfolio, the company is also active in telecommunications and surveillance applications for the aeronautic industry. SWISSto12 has developed commercially with success in Europe and in the USA, and is amongst the fastest growing aerospace companies in Europe. SWISSto12 spun off in 2011 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), is privately owned and backed by prominent Swiss and European Investors.
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