8 Satellites & Spacecraft companies in Mexico
Space Atlas lists 8 organisations in Mexico working in satellites & spacecraft: 3 academic institutions, 2 research institutions, 1 government agency, 1 testing facility, 1 startup. That is 62% of the 13 space organisations in Mexico and 1% of the 701 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Mexico City (4), San Andrés Cholula (1), Querétaro (1).
Academic Institution (3)
- Centro de Desarrollo Aeroespacial del IPN (CDA) · Academic Institution · Mexico City
Aerospace development centre of Mexico's Instituto Politécnico Nacional — runs space engineering projects, stratospheric missions and training.
- Programa Espacial Universitario UNAM (PEU) · Academic Institution · Mexico City
UNAM programme coordinating space research across Mexico's National University — runs nanosatellite projects, CanSat contests and space scholarships.
- Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) – Space Programme · Academic Institution · Puebla
Mexican university in Puebla — develops national CubeSats, including AztechSat-1 (with NASA) and the volcano-monitoring GXIBA-1 deployed from the ISS via KiboCUBE.
Research Institution (2)
- Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE) · Research Institution · San Andrés Cholula
Mexican public research centre in astrophysics, optics and electronics — offers space science and technology graduate programmes and develops small satellites.
- Laboratorio de Instrumentación Espacial (LINX), ICN-UNAM · Research Institution · Mexico City
UNAM space instrumentation lab — led the COLMENA lunar micro-robot mission and contributes to Mini-EUSO and nanosatellites such as NanoConnect-2.
Government Agency (1)
- AEM (Mexican Space Agency) · Government Agency · Mexico City
Mexico's space agency — promotes space science, satellite use and international cooperation.
Startup (1)
- ThumbSat · Startup · Tijuana
Tijuana-based femtosatellite startup — builds sub-100 g satellites and the ThumbNet ground-station network; flew ThumbSat-1 and -2 in 2025.
Testing Facility (1)
- Laboratorio Nacional de Ingeniería Espacial y Automotriz (LN-INGEA) · Testing Facility · Querétaro
UNAM national laboratory in Querétaro — provides thermal-vacuum, vibration and EMC testing, satellite integration and a satellite control station.