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More space organisations in Belgium

• Septentrio · Private Company · Leuven

  Belgian GNSS receiver maker — designs multi-frequency high-precision positioning boards and modules; part of Hexagon since 2025.

• RHEA Group · Private Company · Wavre

  Belgian space engineering and cybersecurity firm — supports mission operations, ground segments and secure systems for ESA, EUMETSAT and EU agencies.

• Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) · Research Institution · Uccle

  Belgian federal research institute — studies planetary atmospheres and space weather and builds instruments for satellites and the ISS.

• Space Applications Services (SpaceApps) · Private Company · Zaventem

  Belgian space engineering firm — develops human spaceflight systems, robotics, control centres and software; partner in Starlab Space.

• Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, University of Liège · Academic Institution · Liège

  University of Liège research unit — 100+ researchers in planetology, exoplanets, astrophysics and space instrumentation; co-leads the TRAPPIST telescopes.

• Spacebel · Private Company · Liège

  Develops mission control software, on-board software and ground systems for ESA and institutional space programmes.

• Aerospacelab · Startup · Mont-Saint-Guibert

  Belgian satellite manufacturer — builds and operates small satellites for Earth observation and telecoms, with a large-scale factory planned in Charleroi.

• Arcsec · Startup · Leuven

  Belgian KU Leuven spin-off — builds star trackers, reaction wheels and ADCS units for small satellites.