Listed 4iG group and space engineering company REMRED topped out REMTECH space technology manufacturing center in Martonvásár, on the outskirts of Budapest, on Monday. István Sárhegyi, REMRED co-founder and CEO of 4iG’s space and defence business, said satellites would be manufactured and tested in Martonvásár with international cooperation. He added that more than 130 technicians and space engineers are already working on developing, manufacturing, and testing satellites. The centre, dubbed REMTECH, will boost Hungary’s satellite production capacity, National Economy Minister Márton Nagy said at the ceremony. Strengthening that capacity is no longer a simple matter of economy, but increasingly a matter of security and sovereignty, he added.
The centre will be able to produce satellites up to 400kg. The 4,000 square metre technology centre will include a 1,500 square metre dedicated laboratory with ISO8 and ISO5 certified clean room technology. The facility will also house systems for vibration, shock, mechanical, thermo-vacuum, climatic, EMC/EMI, and acoustic testing. According to 4iG, the aerospace manufacturing centre, which is expected to meet the needs of both the domestic and international markets, will not only be a prominent base for satellite technology and the space industry. The unique investment will create an innovation centre that will not only be a hub for international cooperation but also for the domestic knowledge industry, with a number of links to education and R&D activities. The pillar of the space ecosystem is the large-scale HUSAT satellite programme, under which 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Ltd. plans to launch, launch and operate one geostationary orbiting (HUGEO) satellite and eight (6+2) low earth orbiting (HULEO) satellites by 2032. 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Ltd. also aims to develop long-term partnerships with key international industry players in this programme. The ground-based antenna system associated with the HUSAT programme and the two control and data processing stations are the third key element of the ecosystem.
Source: Daily News Hungary
