MWSE - Microwave Sensors and Electronics

Name

MWSE - Microwave Sensors and Electronics

Legal name

Microwave Sensors and Electronics S.L.

Website

https://mwse.tech

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Microwave Remote Sensing Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite, GNSS & Positioning RF ICs (HDAHAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microwave & RF Signal Chain ICs (Mixers/Detectors/Attenuators) (HDAHAMAL), Millimeter-Wave (mmWave) ICs & Beamforming ICs (HDAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Ground-based synthetic aperture radar
• L-band microwave radiometers
• GNSS reflectometry instruments
• Space-qualified RF payloads
• Software defined radio

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilafranca del Penedès

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Space Payloads and Hardware: Development and sale of space-qualified RF front-ends, SDR payloads, and satellite instruments including L-band radiometers and GNSS-Reflectometers for small satellites and CubeSats.
2. Radar and Radiometer Systems: Sale of ground-based multi-frequency GBSAR systems, ARIEL radiometers, and SMIGOL reflectometers for civil engineering, mining, and environmental monitoring applications.
3. Engineering Services: Electronics design services for space, industrial and research applications including high-rel electronics design, rugged industrial electronics, embedded programming, and measurement campaign support.
4. RF Front-End Development: Custom RF front-end development services for specific space mission requirements including FSSCat and GNSSaS applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MWSE designs and manufactures multi-frequency microwave sensors and electronics for space, ground, and airborne platforms. Core product lines include the Multi-Frequency Full-Polarization Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (MFFP-GBSAR) for ground deformation monitoring, ARIEL L-band radiometers for soil moisture remote sensing, SMIGOL GNSS reflectometers for continuous monitoring, and space-qualified software defined radios and RF front-ends (FSSCat and GNSSaS) for CubeSat and small satellite missions. The company also provides custom electronics design services for space, industrial, and research applications.

Product overview

MWSE (Microwave Sensors and Electronics) offers a portfolio of specialized microwave sensors and electronics products for space, ground, and airborne platforms. The product line centers on four core offerings: Multi-frequency GBSAR for ground-based radar monitoring; ARIEL L-band radiometer for soil moisture remote sensing; SMIGOL L-band GNSS reflectometer for constant monitoring; and Multi-Frequency Modular Software Defined Radio for space payloads with RF front-ends (FSSCat and GNSSaS). These products share common RF and signal processing technologies while serving different platforms and applications—from landslide monitoring to satellite Earth observation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MFFP-GBSAR (Multi-Frequency Full-Polarization Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar) Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar operating across five radar bands (P, L, S, C, and X) with full polarimetric and Interferometric SAR (InSAR) capability for landslide monitoring, structural stability, and slope stability applications. Detects millimeter-scale ground movements even under dense vegetation cover, bridging the gap between in-situ measurements and satellite radar data with range up to 4 km.
• ARIEL L-band microwave radiometer Mobile L-band radiometer for soil moisture remote sensing based on ESA SMOS mission MIRAS technology. Available in ground (6 kg), UAV (3.8 kg), and aircraft (15 kg) configurations. Features dual polarization patch array antenna, web-based configuration interface, central frequency 1.413 GHz, bandwidth 20MHz, radiometric accuracy 1 K at 1 Hz, and compatibility with common GIS software.
• SMIGOL L-band GNSS reflectometer L-band GNSS reflectometer for local continuous monitoring and sensor networks. Functions as bi-static radar using GPS/Galileo/Beidou satellites as emitters to analyze signals reflected from the ground, providing soil moisture and altimetry measurements via non-invasive methods. Fully autonomous with solar power and GPRS data transmission.
• Multi-Frequency Modular Software Defined Radio Space-qualified SDR for passive remote sensing applications including L-band radiometry, GNSS-Reflectometry, and Radio Occultations. Built on Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC with 4GB DDR4 SDRAM, ARM dual-/quad-core Cortex-A53, PC104 standard compatible, can serve as On-Board Payload Computer.
• FSSCat Radio Frequency Front-End Space RF front-end with L1 GNSS-Reflectometer and L-band radiometer featuring internal hot and cold load calibration, thermal control, and I2C and RS422 interfaces. Designed for CubeSat and small satellite Earth observation missions.
• GNSSaS Radio Frequency Front-End Triple band Radio Occultation measurements combined with GNSS-Reflectometer supporting UHF and VHF bands with I2C interface for space applications.
• Engineering Services Custom electronics design services for space, industrial, and research applications including high-reliability electronics design, rugged industrial electronics, embedded programming, and support on surveying and ground measurement campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Millimeter-scale displacement detection capability
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Elecnor DeimoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2021Consortium lead for Galileo Space ReceivER (GASPER) project under Horizon 2020 IOD/IOV. Consortium developing low-cost NewSpace Galileo-enabled receiver to validate Galileo 2nd generation space service performance and demonstrate real-time on-board precise orbit determination.
• ALTER TechnologymajorTechnology or Integration · 21 December 2021Consortium partner in GASPER Horizon 2020 project for Galileo space receiver development.
• AnywavesmajorTechnology or Integration · 21 December 2021Consortium partner in GASPER Horizon 2020 project for Galileo space receiver development.
• Università degli Studi di PadovamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2021Consortium partner in GASPER Horizon 2020 project for Galileo space receiver development.
• Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) - NanoSat LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2021MWSE developed RF front-end for the Flexible Microwave PayLoad-2 (FMPL-2), the main payload of the 3Cat-5/A satellite in the FSSCat nanosatellite mission. The mission consisting of two 6U CubeSats has demonstrated ability to recover soil moisture and sea ice thickness. MWSE is a spin-off from UPC.
• Finnish Meteorological InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMWSE refurbished HUTRAD 2.0 multifrequency radiometer for MOSAiC Expedition coordinated by Finnish Meteorological Institute. MWSE developed C&DH board, power system, and coordinated tower/sled construction for Arctic climate research mission.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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