Axta Space Corporation

Axta Space Corporation designs satellite communications payloads and the software that runs them. It works for sovereign and commercial operators of satellites in low, medium and geostationary orbit. The site does not say where the company is based.

The company develops space and ground architectures for satellite constellations. It uses optical crosslinks to place capacity where it is needed most. Its mission design work covers every part of a communication system, including the ground elements and the user equipment. It works with spacecraft makers to match each payload to the satellite bus.

Axta puts commercial components together into flexible communications payloads. These payloads use movable Ku, Ka and Q/V band beams that can be pointed where capacity is worth the most. Its software handles orchestration, scheduling and network management for both radio and optical links.

AxtaGEO is the flagship payload design. It is made for large, high power GEO satellites and supports up to 10 independently steerable beams, along with optical links between satellites. Axta acts as mission architect and software developer. It also manages the technical link between customers and the prime spacecraft makers. The site says AxtaGEO technology supports an active program for a sovereign customer.

Axta also offers systems engineering for the full life of radio and optical satellite communications programs. Its AxtaSIM software modules simulate constellation performance, link budgets, capacity and availability for any user location. Its clients are commercial, government and security operators. Its payload orchestration software lets an owner share chosen payload resources with a partner operator while keeping admin control.