Space organisations in Belgium

Belgian satellite communications company, part of OHB — develops RF communication subsystems and ground-segment products for space missions.

Belgian CMOS image sensor design house — develops custom radiation-hardened sensors for space missions, including the FaintStar2 on ESA's Hera.

Belgian electronics design company — develops on-board imaging electronics, on-board computers and EGSE for Earth and Sun observation satellites.

Belgian optical engineering company in the Verhaert group — designs optical and metrology systems for Earth observation, SSA and microgravity missions.

Belgian electro-optical space instrument maker, branch of OIP N.V. — builds spectrometers and imagers such as CLIM for CO2M and ALTIUS.

Develops small satellites, innovative space systems and instruments for science and institutional customers.

Belgian space engineering and cybersecurity firm — supports mission operations, ground segments and secure systems for ESA, EUMETSAT and EU agencies.

Belgian aerospace manufacturer — builds aerostructures and launcher actuation and control systems for Ariane and Vega rockets.

Belgian GNSS receiver maker — designs multi-frequency high-precision positioning boards and modules; part of Hexagon since 2025.

Belgian space engineering firm — develops human spaceflight systems, robotics, control centres and software; partner in Starlab Space.

Develops mission control software, on-board software and ground systems for ESA and institutional space programmes.

Belgian satellite manufacturer — builds and operates small satellites for Earth observation and telecoms, with a large-scale factory planned in Charleroi.

Belgian KU Leuven spin-off — builds star trackers, reaction wheels and ADCS units for small satellites.

Belgian spacetech startup — develops the Sterna AI edge computer for in-orbit data processing on satellites.

Belgian fabless semiconductor company — designs radiation-hardened chips and electronics for space, nuclear, aerospace and defence applications.

Belgian space hardware startup — develops miniaturised control moment gyroscopes (microCMG, miniCMG) for agile small-satellite attitude control.

Belgian federal research institute — studies planetary atmospheres and space weather and builds instruments for satellites and the ISS.

Belgian federal scientific institute — researches the Sun, space weather, planets and GNSS, and runs the Solar Influences Data Analysis Center.

Earth observation unit of the Flemish research institute VITO — processes satellite data, runs the Terrascope platform and PROBA-V user segment.

Belgian international research institute — studies fluid dynamics incl. atmospheric re-entry, plasma wind tunnels and space propulsion.

Brussels-based non-profit trade association — represents and promotes European companies delivering Earth observation geo-information services.

Walloon aerospace competitiveness cluster — coordinates R&D projects and networking among air, space, drone and defence companies in Wallonia.

University of Liège research unit — 100+ researchers in planetology, exoplanets, astrophysics and space instrumentation; co-leads the TRAPPIST telescopes.

Belgian federal science policy administration — runs the national space programme and Belgium's participation in ESA, EUMETSAT and ESO.

Belgian ESA business incubation centre run with BeCentral, BELSPO and Novaspace — supports start-ups using space technology and data.

Belgian space discovery centre in Transinne — offers exhibitions, simulators and astronaut camps for schools and the public.

Belgian University of Liège research centre — tests and calibrates space instruments in thermal-vacuum chambers and develops space optics.