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More space organisations in Belgium

• 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.

• Spacebel · Private Company · Liège

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

• von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) · Research Institution · Sint-Genesius-Rode

  Belgian international research institute — studies fluid dynamics incl. atmospheric re-entry, plasma wind tunnels and space propulsion.

• 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.

• Antwerp Space · Private Company · Antwerp

  Belgian satellite communications company, part of OHB — develops RF communication subsystems and ground-segment products for space missions.

• Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) · Government Agency · Brussels

  Belgian federal science policy administration — runs the national space programme and Belgium's participation in ESA, EUMETSAT and ESO.

• Caeleste · Private Company · Mechelen

  Belgian CMOS image sensor design house — develops custom radiation-hardened sensors for space missions, including the FaintStar2 on ESA's Hera.

• Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL) · Testing Facility · Liège

  Belgian University of Liège research centre — tests and calibrates space instruments in thermal-vacuum chambers and develops space optics.