SPHERICAL
Rotterdam, Netherlands
About
SPHERICAL is a defense component supplier based in Rotterdam, Netherlands working in space.
SPHERICAL is a Dutch aerospace electronics company that designs dedicated semiconductors and uses them to build software-defined, radiation-hardened satellite power subsystems. Its flagship product is a Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit (PCDU) for satellite platforms. The company supplies power units to space companies, including a PCDU for Dark's HADES space defence mission and a subcontract from Dawn Aerospace for the Omega propulsion service. It also works on R&D projects under Horizon Europe, ESA and EFRO programmes, and has been selected for the 2025 cohort of the NATO DIANA accelerator for dual-use technologies. The company has graduated from ESA Business Incubation Centre Noordwijk and is establishing a UK subsidiary. SPHERICAL emphasises a European-controlled semiconductor supply chain and states that none of its key components are subject to ITAR export restrictions.
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PCDU (Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit)
Satellite power unit
Software-defined, radiation-hardened power conditioning and distribution unit for satellite platforms.
Silicon-X
Satellite power unit
Flexible PCDU using an in-house designed microchip, demonstrated in orbit.
Omega Power Distribution Unit
Satellite power unit
Customer-configurable power distribution unit for the Omega propulsion-as-a-service system.
OrbitSense
Satellite sensor data fusion
Satellite sensor data fusion product developed with KMSense.
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Junior Category Award
DTM100 NewSpace pitch competition winner
OHB Challenge: Shape Space for a Better Future