{"id":1991,"date":"2026-02-12T17:11:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/satservice-secures-contract-for-q-v-band-satellite-ground-station-for-german-armed-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:11:37","slug":"satservice-secures-contract-for-q-v-band-satellite-ground-station-for-german-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/satservice-secures-contract-for-q-v-band-satellite-ground-station-for-german-armed-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"SatService Secures Contract for Q\/V-band Satellite Ground Station for German Armed Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1770877944725_639064747500315354.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"400\" alt=\"SatService Secures Contract for Q\/V-band Satellite Ground Station for German Armed Forces\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1770877944725_639064747500315354.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1770877944725_639064747500315354.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>SatService<\/strong>, a Germany-based provider of advanced satellite ground systems and a subsidiary of <strong>Calian Group<\/strong>, announced it has been awarded a contract by the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, represented by the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich, to deliver an advanced, full-service Q\/V-band satellite ground station in support of scientific and modern military satellite communications (SATCOM).<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the agreement, SatService will design, manufacture, test and deliver the satellite ground station, including a high-performance 4-metre antenna system. Once complete, the satellite ground station will operate in the Q\/V-band frequency range for geostationary orbit (GEO)&nbsp;applications, a capability currently unavailable at the University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Calian to Build Ka\/Q\/V-Band Gateway Stations for Next-Gen GEO Satellites<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cGermany and the EU are heavily investing in satellite communications capabilities to secure and defend their sovereignty and access to multiple frequency bands is a critical part of their initiative,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>said <strong><\/strong><strong>Wilfried Megger<\/strong><strong>, Managing Director, SatService GmbH<\/strong>. \u201cWorking with customers like Germany\u2019s defence university, our team will combine decades of engineering experience with our system integration capabilities to deliver a SATCOM solution that is tailor-made to meet their needs. The solution builds on our unique ability to deliver not only the antennas themselves, but the full system including software, hardware, cyber-secure architectures, and operational support all with a strong customer-focused approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When delivered, the satellite ground station will serve as part of the terrestrial laboratory of the Bundeswehr University Munich (UniBw M) to support communication in the Q\/V frequency range between GEO satellites and ground-based facilities for scientific applications. Additionally, the station will provide German Armed Forces trainee officers with secure, high-throughput satellite connectivity and teach them about the operational benefits of SATCOM and how operating in geostationary orbit provides continuous regional coverage, increased data capacity, and improved resilience against interference. &nbsp;The capability also supports C5ISRT\u2014command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting functions that underpin modern military operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SatService, a Germany-based provider of advanced satellite ground systems and a subsidiary of Calian Group, announced it has been awarded a contract by the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, represented by the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich, to deliver an advanced, full-service Q\/V-band satellite ground station in support of scientific and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,42,20],"class_list":["post-1991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-satcom","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}