6 Ground Systems & Infrastructure companies in Portugal
Space Atlas lists 6 organisations in Portugal working in ground systems & infrastructure: 2 research institutions, 2 government agencies, 1 spaceport/launch site, 1 private company. That is 13% of the 46 space organisations in Portugal and 2% of the 271 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Vila do Porto (2), Lisbon (1), Aveiro (1).
Government Agency (2)
- Centro de Operações Espaciais da Força Aérea Portuguesa · Government Agency · Lisbon
Portuguese Air Force space operations centre in Monsanto — coordinates space-based data and services for operations and plans satellite and debris tracking.
- Portuguese Space Surveillance and Tracking System (SST-PT) · Government Agency · Angra do Heroísmo
Portuguese Ministry of National Defence space surveillance and tracking system — Portugal's EU SST contribution, with an operations centre on Terceira.
Research Institution (2)
- Associação RAEGE Açores – Santa Maria Geodetic Station · Research Institution · Vila do Porto
Azores space geodesy station on Santa Maria island — operates a 13.2 m VGOS radio telescope, GNSS receiver and gravimeter within the RAEGE network.
- Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) · Research Institution · Aveiro
Portuguese telecom research institute — leads New Space Portugal, builds AIS/VDES antennas for the LUSIADA constellation and space radar at PASO.
Private Company (1)
- Thales Edisoft Portugal · Private Company · Caparica
Portuguese systems engineering company of the Thales Group — operates the Santa Maria teleport and builds ground segment and naval systems.
Spaceport/Launch Site (1)
- Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Vila do Porto
Portuguese spaceport consortium — holds Portugal's first spaceport licence for the Malbusca Launch Centre on Santa Maria, Azores.