EECL conducted three comprehensive radiation test campaigns for the European Space Agency (ESA) and SpacePNT to validate the active components of the GNSS module destined for ESA’s Lunar Pathfinder mission to the Moon.
The campaigns were carried out at two prestigious facilities: UCL in Belgium and GSI in Frankfurt, using a heavy ion particle accelerator. In total, 16 devices were tested, including FPGAs, MPUs, memory modules, analog ICs, RF transceiver chips, and power supplies. To ensure efficient and accurate testing, we designed custom test boards that enabled rapid and flawless evaluation of each component.
All three campaigns were executed seamlessly, yielding highly positive results.
Through this process, we gained invaluable insights into optimizing test sessions of
this complexity and scale, further strengthening our expertise in radiation testing for space applications
RF Space Payload Ground Testing
How do you test a complex payload with 18 RF connections at Ka Band?
Lunar Mission Payload Development
We were contracted by ESA to design a SpacePNT GPS receiver destined for the moon. The project is now fully delivered
ESA HydroGNSS
We signed the delivery of 6 flight units at SpaceComm Expo. All modules are now flying with exceptional results
University of Surrey 6G Test System
We delivered a precision RF switch box linked to GPS timing for 6G demonstration
ESA Radiation Testing
We undertook a radiation test campaign for ESA where we validated all ICs that we are flying to the moon in 2026 on Lunar Pathfinder
Starcloud : XBand LNB
We went from conception to delivery of a flight unit in 16 weeks for an X-Band LNB with extremely low noise figure, high gain and low phase noise
University of Surrey Metamaterial Antennas
We manufactured two large meta surface antennas and delivered them to the customer within 8 weeks
X-Band Radar Development
We took over the design of an X-Band radar module obtaining 100W of transmit power, aswell as optimizing the design, paving the way for commercial manufacturing
Quantum Computing Development
We developed a quantum computer RF system from scratch for the client and it is now being manufactured in volumes of 1000s
