AAC Clyde Space
AAC.STAAC Clyde Space (Nasdaq First North: AAC) is a Swedish-Scottish smallsat company listed on Nasdaq First North, formed by the 2019 acquisition of Clyde Space by AAC Microtec.
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Uppsala, Sweden
- Stage
- Public
- Ownership
- Listed
- Market cap
- $86M-11.1% 30d
Quick Facts
About AAC Clyde Space
AAC Clyde Space (Nasdaq First North: AAC) is a Swedish-Scottish smallsat company listed on Nasdaq First North, formed by the 2019 acquisition of Clyde Space by AAC Microtec. The company designs and manufactures CubeSat and microsatellite platforms from 1U to 16U and up to 100 kg, plus key subsystems including power systems, on-board computers, and attitude determination and control systems. AAC Clyde Space serves commercial, academic, and government customers across Earth observation, IoT, communications, and technology demonstration missions.
The company has completed dozens of satellite missions and is headquartered in Uppsala (Sweden) with operations in Glasgow and Norwich (UK). AAC Clyde Space also offers mission management services and has a growing space-as-a-service business providing shared satellite capacity to research and commercial customers.
Products and product lines
| Product | Line | Note |
|---|---|---|
| EPIC VIEW | Satellite platform (Earth observation) | CubeSat/smallsat platform optimized for imaging missions with high-precision ADCS; part of AAC Clyde Space's EPIC spacecraft family, which has over 35 delivered satellites. |
| EPIC LINK | Satellite platform (communications) | Communications-focused EPIC platform used for Sweden's Ymir-1 VDES demonstrator and for a 12-satellite LusoSpace VDES constellation slated for late-2025 launch. |
| AAC Omnisys microwave radiometers | Satellite payload / instrument | Atmospheric temperature/humidity-sensing microwave radiometers built by Gothenburg subsidiary AAC Omnisys; selected as the critical payload for ESA/EUMETSAT's EPS-Sterna weather-satellite programme (prime contractor OHB Sweden) in a contract worth EUR 76.3 million announced 20 March 2026. |
| CubeCAT | Laser communication terminal | 10x10x10 cm, 1.2 kg optical inter-satellite terminal built by Netherlands subsidiary AAC Hyperion, transmitting at up to 1 Gbps; first units delivered to Greek operator EMTECH SPACE on 14 July 2025. |
| Space Data as a Service | Data service | Application-ready data from AAC Clyde Space's own VIREON (Earth observation) and Maritime (AIS/VDES) satellite constellations, processed through its Canopy (forestry), OSCAR (offshore wind) and Keystone analytics products. |
Timeline
- 2025 AAC Clyde Space delivers its first two commercial CubeCAT laser-communication terminals to Greek in-orbit servicing company EMTECH SPACE on 14 July. [source]
- 2025 Sweden's Ymir-1 satellite, built on the EPIC LINK platform, completes the world's first in-orbit demonstration of bi-directional VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) communication, announced 11 September. [source]
- 2025 AAC Clyde Space's Sedna-1 maritime-intelligence satellite completes commissioning and becomes fully operational, announced 20 October. [source]
- 2025 Bonnier Capital agrees to invest up to SEK 140 million across a directed share issue, a further EGM-approved tranche and warrants, becoming AAC Clyde Space's largest shareholder (announced 15 December). [source]
- 2026 AAC Clyde Space, through subsidiary AAC Omnisys, wins a EUR 76.3 million contract to supply microwave radiometer payloads for the EPS-Sterna weather-satellite programme led by ESA for EUMETSAT, announced 20 March. [source]
- 2026 AAC Clyde Space signs a EUR 10.9 million UK Space Agency/ESA-co-funded contract (INFLECION) to develop and demonstrate a 12-satellite VDES constellation for next-generation maritime intelligence, announced 9 June. [source]
Team
- Luis GomesCEO · source
Signals
- Market cap, 90 days
- -30.2%
- Verification
- Verified 2026-09-11
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- When was AAC Clyde Space founded?
- AAC Clyde Space was founded in 2005 in Sweden.
- Where is AAC Clyde Space headquartered?
- AAC Clyde Space is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.
- What does AAC Clyde Space do?
- AAC Clyde Space (Nasdaq First North: AAC) is a Swedish-Scottish smallsat company listed on Nasdaq First North, formed by the 2019 acquisition of Clyde Space by AAC Microtec. The company designs and manufactures CubeSat and microsatellite platforms from 1U to 16U and up to 100 kg, plus key subsystems including power sys…
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- Yes. AAC Clyde Space trades under the ticker AAC.ST on Stockholm.
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- AAC Clyde Space works in satellite manufacturing.
Sources
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- Official website (aac-clydespace.com)
- Market data via Yahoo Finance (AAC.ST) · retrieved 2026-09-14
- Wikidata / Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-09-04
- AAC Clyde Space: Our Team (leadership) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: Who We Are (HQ/locations) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: Space Missions (EPIC VIEW/EPIC LINK platforms) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: Space Data as a Service · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: delivers its first laser communication terminals (14 Jul 2025) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: Ymir-1 makes history as first VDES satellite (11 Sep 2025) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: Sedna-1 satellite now fully operational (20 Oct 2025) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: welcomes Bonnier Capital as new largest shareholder (15 Dec 2025) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: technology to power EPS-Sterna weather satellites (20 Mar 2026) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- AAC Clyde Space: advances next-generation maritime intelligence through INFLECION (9 Jun 2026) · retrieved 2026-09-10
- GLEIF LEI record · retrieved 2026-09-11
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