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)
- Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, University of Liège · Academic Institution · Liège
University of Liège research unit — 100+ researchers in planetology, exoplanets, astrophysics and space instrumentation; co-leads the TRAPPIST telescopes.
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.