Infinite expanses

“Forest spy” circles in orbit

Technology from Berndorf opens up views of forests from space.

(Bild: Eumetsat)

Satellite technology from Berndorf is once again on a research mission in infinite space, but also close to the earth - because the EU is sending "forest spies" into the celestial spheres!

The European Ariane 6 launcher will set off into space for the second time as early as mid-February. The blue and yellow special feature of this mission - technology from Beyond Gravity Austria, Austria's largest space supplier in Berndorf, will be used to prevent it from burning up.

 Domestic technology
"On the journey from Earth to space, the drives, which are protected by domestic insulation, have to withstand extreme heat of up to 1500 degrees Celsius for a few minutes. That's a temperature where iron begins to melt," says Wolfgang Pawlinetz, Head of the Thermal and Mechanisms business, in amazement.

Our insulation protects 30 Galileo satellites from the heat and cold in space.

Wolfgang Pawlinetz (Beyond Gravitiy)

But the blue and yellow pioneers are also looking at our planet! Because the European Space Agency's (ESA) environmental satellite mission "Biomass" is about to be launched. Its "forest spies" will be launched to monitor the condition and development of forests. A sophisticated navigation receiver from Beyond Gravity will determine the exact position in space. "Our technology enables even more precise positioning above all the treetops in the world," says Managing Director Kurt Kober.

In the first half of 2025, a European Meteosat weather satellite of the latest, third generation is to be launched into space from a spaceport in the USA. Technology from Lower Austria is on board.