Earth Observation & Remote Sensing companies in Belgium

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.

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

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

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

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

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