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Avionics & Components companies in Belgium

Space Atlas lists 14 organisations in Belgium working in avionics & components: 8 private companies, 4 startups, 1 testing facility, 1 academic institution. That is 52% of the 27 space organisations in Belgium and 4% of the 337 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Leuven (3), Liège (2), Antwerp (1).

Private Company (8)

  • Antwerp Space · Private Company · Antwerp

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

  • Caeleste · Private Company · Mechelen

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

  • Deltatec · Private Company · Ans

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

  • Lambda-X · Private Company · Nivelles

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

  • OIP Space Instruments · Private Company · Oudenaarde

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

  • QinetiQ Space · Private Company · Kruibeke

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

  • SABCA (Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques) · Private Company · Brussels

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

  • Septentrio · Private Company · Leuven

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

Startup (4)

  • Arcsec · Startup · Leuven

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

  • EDGX · Startup · Ghent

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

  • Magics Technologies · Startup · Geel

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

  • Veoware Space · Startup · Leuven

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

Academic Institution (1)

Testing Facility (1)

  • Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL) · Testing Facility · Liège

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