County Space Company Receives UK Space Agency Funding | Newton News
Summary
ISOCOM LIMITED, a County Durham optoelectronic component manufacturer, is working with Northumbria University to develop the world’s first commercially available laser-based satellite communication system via the National Space Innovation Programme. The company specialises in developing radiation-hard and hi-reliability products which can withstand vibration, shock, extreme temperatures, and radiation environments such as the CSM100, Europe’s very first 4-Pin hermetically sealed ceramic optocoupler device. NASA’s infrared Roman Telescope, planned to launch in the mid-2020s, will investigate the force behind the universe’s expansion and search for distant planets beyond our solar system. Since 2014, ISOCOM has been supported by Business Durham through the North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence, based at NETPark in Sedgefield, which has provided funding, advice, networking and opportunities to attend events. This involves designing, building, and testing small satellites, known as ‘CubeSats’, which will orbit the earth, transmitting data 100 times faster than currently possible with the aim of developing an ‘off the shelf’ product for telecoms providers.” Established in 1982 ISOCOM has grown exponentially over the years due to winning contracts with CERN, the European Space Agency, product testing with JPL NASA and working with partners in the space sector.