Redwire (NYSE:RDW) is preparing to deliver two satellites for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 mission in Q4 2023. The company is also integrating spacecraft for two other ESA missions: ALTIUS and an IOD/IOV satellite. These projects are being processed at Redwire's facility in Kruibeke, Belgium, which has become a world-class satellite processing center for major ESA missions.
Redwire is the prime contractor for ALTIUS and one of the IOD/IOV missions, utilizing its P200 platform and third-generation avionics. For Proba-3, Redwire is handling spacecraft integration, testing, and providing the onboard computer. The company's Belgium facility boasts over 40 years of spaceflight experience, having successfully delivered technology for previous PROBA missions with a combined flight time of nearly 50 years without failure.
Redwire continues to support other ESA programs, including Skimsat, the International Berthing and Docking Mechanism for the lunar Gateway, and the Hera mission to study the Didymos binary asteroid system.