Aerospacelab

Aerospacelab designs, builds and operates satellites end-to-end, offering versatile platforms (150 kg–1 t), payloads spanning earth observation and telecom, and full mission operations. Founded in 2018 by ex-NASA and ESA engineer Benoît Deper, the company is 90% vertically integrated and ITAR-free. It raised a €94 M Series B in August 2025 (including €37.5 M from the EIB) and is completing a Megafactory in Charleroi — Europe's largest satellite plant, targeting 500 units per year by 2026. Aerospacelab is one of two finalists competing to build the LEO layer of the EU's IRIS² secure-comms constellation.