Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS)

More space organisations in Germany

• 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.

• Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques (FHR) · Research Institution · Wachtberg

  German Fraunhofer radar institute in Wachtberg — operates the TIRA space observation radar and developed the GESTRA space surveillance radar.

• 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.

• NEUROSPACE GmbH · Startup · Berlin

  Berlin space robotics startup — develops modular CubeSat-based lunar rovers and flew its Tacheles CubeSat on NASA's Artemis II mission in 2026.

• von Hoerner & Sulger GmbH (vH&S) · Private Company · Schwetzingen

  German space instrument maker — develops and qualifies scientific payloads, mass spectrometers and space electronics for agency and commercial missions.

• AcTLabS · Startup · Munich

  German CubeSat startup in Munich — develops small-satellite solutions for in-orbit detection and monitoring of space debris.

• Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH (Astrofein) · Private Company · Berlin

  German space hardware company — develops, builds and tests small-satellite systems, reaction wheels, mechanisms, structures and payloads.

• ATMOS Space Cargo GmbH · Startup · Rheinmünster

  German space logistics startup — builds PHOENIX return capsules with inflatable heat shields to bring cargo and experiments back from orbit.