Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 15, 2026.
Ecliptic Enterprises, a leading provider of space avionics and imaging systems with more than 220 missions flown, has announced the expansion of its NASA human-rated Class 1 Layer 3 Ethernet switch family with the introduction of new wireless networking and imaging products.
New wireless capabilities for next-generation space missions
Building on the success of its flight-proven Ethernet switch architecture, the company has introduced a Space Wireless Access Point, a Space Wireless Camera, and a Space Wireless Remote Interface Unit (RIU), designed to enhance onboard connectivity, flexibility, and system integration for crewed and uncrewed missions.
The new Space Wireless Access Point enables high-throughput, reliable wireless communications within spacecraft and space station modules, reducing reliance on cabling while improving system scalability and simplifying integration.
Advanced imaging capabilities for operational awareness
The Space Wireless Camera extends Ecliptic’s heritage of more than 500 cameras flown in space, providing real-time imaging capabilities for crew safety, equipment monitoring, docking operations, and situational awareness. Its wireless architecture allows for greater flexibility in deployment and system upgrades.
The Space Wireless Remote Interface Unit (RIU) provides direct wireless connectivity to instruments and subsystems, eliminating the need for dedicated wired interfaces. This enables more modular spacecraft architectures, faster payload integration, and reduced system complexity across mission types.
Together, these new products integrate seamlessly with Ecliptic’s existing portfolio of Ethernet switches, routers, payload controllers, and modular avionics units, enabling mission designers to implement a complete wired and wireless network architecture from a single provider.
All solutions are available across multiple mission-grade configurations, including radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant options, allowing customers to optimize performance, reliability, and cost for a wide range of applications—from low Earth orbit missions to deep space exploration.
Supporting the future of space networking infrastructure
This expansion reinforces Ecliptic’s position as a key provider of advanced space networking infrastructure and reflects the growing demand for flexible, high-performance communication systems to support next-generation human spaceflight, orbital platforms, and deep space missions.