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Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)

Uccle, Belgium

About Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)

Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) is a research institution headquartered in Uccle, Belgium, founded in 1964. It works in Earth Observation & Remote Sensing and Space Resources & Exploration.

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

Founded
1964

Sectors

HQ: Uccle, Belgium
  • Uccle

    HQ

    Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Uccle, Uccle, Belgium

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