Avionics & Components companies in Switzerland
Space Atlas lists 12 organisations in Switzerland working in avionics & components: 6 private companies, 3 research institutions, 2 startups, 1 academic institution. That is 38% of the 32 space organisations in Switzerland and 4% of the 337 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Neuchâtel (4), Lausanne (1), Brugg (1).
Private Company (6)
- Almatech SA · Private Company · Lausanne
Swiss space engineering SME — designs and builds ultra-stable structures, precision mechanisms and thermal hardware for ESA science and Copernicus missions.
- Beyond Gravity · Private Company · Zurich
Swiss space supplier owned by the Swiss state — makes launcher fairings, satellite structures, mechanisms and electronics.
- General Atomics Synopta GmbH · Private Company · Eggersriet
Swiss opto-electronics company owned by General Atomics — builds optical ground stations and laser-communication pointing assemblies for space links.
- Safran Timing Technologies SA · Private Company · Neuchâtel
Swiss Safran subsidiary in Neuchâtel (ex-Temex Neuchâtel Time) — manufactures space rubidium and hydrogen-maser atomic clocks for Galileo and other GNSS.
- Saphyrion Sagl · Private Company · Bioggio
Swiss microelectronics company in Ticino — designs radiation-hardened GNSS receiver chips used on ESA missions such as Sentinel, Swarm and EarthCARE.
- Syderal Swiss SA · Private Company · Neuchâtel
Swiss space electronics company — develops instrument control units, data processing units and space GNSS receivers.
Research Institution (3)
- CSEM – Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology · Research Institution · Neuchâtel
Swiss non-profit technology research centre in Neuchâtel — develops space mechanisms, ultra-stable lasers for ESA's LISA, atomic clocks and other flight hardware.
- Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos / World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC) · Research Institution · Davos
Swiss research institute in Davos — builds solar radiometers for space missions such as PROBA-3 and calibrates radiation instruments.
- Space Exploration Institute (SPACE-X) · Research Institution · Neuchâtel
Swiss non-profit planetary research institute in Neuchâtel — leads the CLUPI close-up imager for ESA's ExoMars rover and contributes to planetary missions.
Startup (2)
- Ateleris GmbH · Startup · Brugg
Swiss space software firm spun off from FHNW — develops embedded flight software and algorithms, including software flying on Solar Orbiter's STIX.
- SWISSto12 · Startup · Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne
Manufactures high-performance RF and antenna systems for satellites using proprietary 3D printing technology.
Academic Institution (1)
- Space Research & Planetary Sciences Division (WP), University of Bern · Academic Institution · Bern
Swiss university research division — builds mass spectrometers and instruments for missions such as Rosetta, CHEOPS and JUICE.