European Southern Observatory (ESO)

More space organisations in Germany

• Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), University of Bremen · Research Institution · Bremen

  German microgravity research centre — University of Bremen institute operating the 146 m Bremen Drop Tower and researching fluid physics and space technology.

• DLR (German Aerospace Center) · Research Institution · Cologne

  Germany's national aeronautics and space research centre — conducts research across aerospace, transport and energy.

• GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences · Research Institution · Potsdam

  German Helmholtz geoscience research centre — leads science data and operations for gravity missions such as GRACE-FO and GRACE-C and runs satellite laser ranging.

• Zentrum für Telematik e.V. (ZfT) · Research Institution · Würzburg

  Würzburg non-profit research centre — develops CubeSats, satellite formation flying, VLEO communications and attitude control test facilities.

• ASTRAIT Space · Startup · Bremen

  German NewSpace startup (formerly Levity Space) in Bremen — developing NEMO, a next-generation Earth–Moon orbiter, as a space-as-a-service platform.

• DiGOS Potsdam GmbH · Private Company · Potsdam

  German GFZ spin-off — designs and installs satellite laser ranging stations for geodesy, space debris tracking and agencies such as ESA and JAXA.

• Division of Extraterrestrial Physics, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics (IEAP), Kiel University · Academic Institution · Kiel

  Kiel University space physics group — builds particle detectors for missions such as Solar Orbiter's Energetic Particle Detector and studies heliospheric physics.

• DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen mbH (DLR GfR) · Private Company · Weßling

  DLR subsidiary operating the Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen — handles satellite control and orbit determination for the Galileo constellation.