Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with Connektica, NANOWAVE space Technologies, and Expleo will showcase a next-generation satellite payload test bench demonstrator at Space Tech Expo Europe 2025. The new solution targeting and NewSpace OEMs, will be hosted on the Expleo booth at Europe’s premier space industry event.Built specifically for the event, the custom-designed Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) test bench integrates advanced RF instrumentation to simulate and analyse satellite payload performance under realistic conditions. The solution is engineered to accelerate development cycles, reduce errors, and scale validation across R&D, manufacturing, and maintenance environments.
The new test bench is the result of the collective know-how of the four companies. Expleo’s systems engineering, AIT (assembly, integration and testing) and RF test systems expertise, proven in delivering test solutions for numerous Space programmes, have been combined with Connektica’s aerospace-grade MES platform for AIT automation, NANOWAVE Technologies’ high-reliability RF subsystems with over 6,500 transmit/receive modules, and precision test and measurement instrumentation aligned to EN9100 standards from Rohde & Schwarz.
