Space Companies in Germany
68 space organizations headquartered in Germany driving innovation in the global aerospace industry.
Quick Facts
- National space agency
- DLR
- Agency established
- 1969
- Agency headquarters
- Cologne, Germany
- Tracked organizations
- 68 space companies & agencies
- Industry active since
- 1903
- Primary space hub
- Munich (18 companies)
- Leading sector
- earth-observation (10 companies)
About DLR
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) is Germany's national research center for aeronautics, space, energy, transport, and security, with approximately 10,000 employees at 30 locations across Germany. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Cologne, DLR operates research aircraft, wi…
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Quick Stats
- Companies with funding
- 0
- Active/Operational
- 50
- In Development
- 11
All Companies (68)
Airbus Space Exploration
operationalAirbus Space and Defence (formerly EADS Astrium) is Europe's largest space systems company, headquar…
Airmo
operationalFounded in 2022 and based in Munich, Germany, Airmo is a European startup focused on developing smal…
Alpine Space Ventures
operationalAlpine Space Ventures, headquartered in Munich, Germany, is a European venture capital firm exclusiv…
Astos Solutions
operationalAstos Solutions, founded in 2006 and based in Stuttgart, Germany, is a space systems engineering com…
ASTROFEIN
operationalASTROFEIN, founded in 1993 and based in Berlin, Germany, is a specialized aerospace company focused …
Atmos Space Cargo
operationalAtmos Space Cargo, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, is developing Phoenix — …
AZUR SPACE Solar Power
operationalAZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH is a Heilbronn, Germany-based manufacturer of space-grade multi-junction…
Berlin Space Technologies
operationalBerlin Space Technologies, founded in 2010 and based in Berlin, Germany, is a space technology compa…
Constellr
operationalConstellr is a Freiburg, Germany-based Earth observation company founded in 2020 developing a conste…
CPI VERTEX Antennentechnik
operationalCPI VERTEX Antennentechnik GmbH is a Duisburg, Germany-based manufacturer of precision ground statio…
Dcubed
operationalDcubed is a Munich-based German space technology company founded in 2019, developing deployable spac…
Deutsches Museum
operationalThe Deutsches Museum (German Museum), located on the Museum Island (Museumsinsel) in the Isar River …
DLR
operationalThe German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) is Germany's national r…
EOMAP
operationalEOMAP is a German Earth observation analytics company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Seefeld, …
EOS GmbH
operationalEOS GmbH (Electro Optical Systems) is a Krailling/Munich-based German company founded in 1989 by Dr.…
European Astronaut Centre
operationalThe European Astronaut Centre (EAC) is the European Space Agency's official center for astronaut sel…
Exolaunch
operationalExolaunch is a leading launch services provider specializing in small satellite deployment and rides…
German Orbital Systems
operationalGerman Orbital Systems, founded in 2014 as a spin-off from the Technical University of Berlin, is a …
Hannover Re Space
operationalHannover Re Space is the aviation and space reinsurance division of Hannover Rückversicherung AG, th…
HENSOLDT
operationalHENSOLDT AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: HAG) is a Taufkirchen, Germany-based defense electronics and …
HPS GmbH
operationalHPS GmbH (High Performance Space Structure Systems) is a Munich, Germany-based spacecraft antenna an…
IABG
operationalIABG (Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH), founded in 1961 and headquartered in Ottobrunn/Mun…
Jena-Optronik
operationalJena-Optronik, founded in 1991 and based in Jena, Germany, is a company specializing in attitude det…
LiveEO
operationalLiveEO is a Berlin-based Earth observation analytics company founded in 2017 by Daniel Seidel and Se…
LS telcom
operationalLS telcom, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Lichtenau, Germany, is a publicly traded provider of…
Morpheus Space
operationalMorpheus Space, headquartered in Dresden, Germany and founded in 2018 as a spinout from the Technisc…
MT Aerospace
operationalMT Aerospace, founded in 1970 and based in Augsburg, Germany, is a leading manufacturer of lightweig…
Munich Re Space
operationalMunich Re is the world's largest reinsurance company, founded in 1880 and headquartered in Munich, G…
Narda Safety Test Solutions
operationalNarda Safety Test Solutions, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Pfullingen, Germany, is a global p…
ND SatCom
operationalND SatCom is an Immenstaad am Bodensee, Germany-based satellite communications ground systems compan…
Neutron Star Systems
operationalNeutron Star Systems is a Berlin-based electric propulsion company developing SUPREME (Superconducto…
OHB System
operationalOHB System AG is the satellite manufacturing and system integration core of OHB SE, headquartered in…
OKAPI:Orbits
operationalOKAPI:Orbits, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany, provides space traffic man…
OroraTech
operationalOroraTech, headquartered in Munich, Germany and founded in 2018 as a spinout from the Technical Univ…
Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum
operationalThe Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum (Historisch-Technisches Museum Peenemünde, HTM Peenemünde…
Planet Labs Germany
operationalPlanet Labs Germany GmbH is the Berlin-based European subsidiary of Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), esta…
Reflex Aerospace
operationalReflex Aerospace, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is a European satellite manu…
SGL Carbon
operationalSGL Carbon, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, is a specialist in the developm…
Space Ventures Investors
operationalSpace Ventures Investors (SVI) is a German investment advisory and research firm founded in 2014 and…
SpaceTech GmbH
operationalSpaceTech GmbH, founded in 1991 and based in Immenstaad, Germany, specializes in the development and…
Technical University of Munich Space
operationalTechnical University of Munich Space (TUM Space) is a research and academic group within the Technic…
Tesat-Spacecom
operationalTesat-Spacecom is the world's leading manufacturer of laser optical communication terminals (OCTs) f…
The Exploration Company
operationalThe Exploration Company (TEC) is a Munich-based European space logistics startup founded in 2021 dev…
TU Munich Aerospace
operationalTU Munich's Department of Aerospace and Geodesy (Technische Universität München) is one of Germany's…
University of Stuttgart Aerospace
operationalThe University of Stuttgart's aerospace programs, centered on the Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme (IRS…
University of Stuttgart IRS
operationalThe University of Stuttgart’s Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme (IRS) is a leading European university-b…
UP42
operationalUP42 is a Berlin, Germany-based geospatial data and analytics platform founded in 2018 as an Airbus …
Vyoma
operationalVyoma is a Darmstadt, Germany-based space traffic management (STM) company founded in 2020, developi…
Yuri
operationalYuri (Yuri LUX GmbH), founded in 2019 and headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany (with Luxembourg…
Yuri Gravity
operationalYuri (named after Yuri Gagarin) is a German commercial microgravity services company founded in 2019…
MTU Aero Engines Space
publicMTU Aero Engines AG (Frankfurt: MTX.DE, ~€15B market cap) is Munich, Germany's publicly-traded premi…
OHB SE
publicOHB SE is a German space technology company listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange and headquartered in …
BlackWave
developmentBlackWave is a Tel Aviv-based antenna technology company founded in 2019 that develops advanced phas…
HyImpulse Technologies
developmentHyImpulse Technologies GmbH is a German aerospace company focused on revolutionizing access to space…
Hypersat
developmentHypersat, founded in 2020 and based in Munich, Germany, is a company focused on the development of s…
Isar Aerospace
developmentIsar Aerospace is a German aerospace company founded in March 2018 by Daniel Metzler (CEO), Markus B…
ISPTech
developmentISPTech, founded in 2020 and based in Munich, Germany, is a space propulsion company specializing in…
Marble Imaging
developmentMarble Imaging is a German Earth observation company developing a constellation of very-high-resolut…
Orbitalum
developmentOrbitalum is a German micro-launcher startup founded in 2021 and based in Bremen, Lower Saxony, deve…
Polaris Spaceplanes
developmentPolaris Spaceplanes is a Bremen, Germany-based launch startup founded in 2019 developing a concept f…
RFA (Rocket Factory Augsburg)
developmentRocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is a German launch startup founded in 2018 and headquartered in Augsbu…
Rivada Space Networks
developmentRivada Space Networks is a Munich, Germany-based satellite communications company founded in 2021 by…
Rocket Factory Augsburg
developmentRocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is a German commercial launch company developing the RFA ONE rocket fo…
AXESS Networks
acquiredAXESS Networks (now part of Hispasat) was a Munich-based managed satellite communication services pr…
BlackBridge
acquiredBlackBridge, founded in 2004 and based in Berlin, Germany, is a company historically focused on Eart…
Alcan Systems
defunctAlcan Systems, founded in 2016 and based in Darmstadt, Germany, is a smart antenna company specializ…
Mynaric
restructuredMynaric is a leading manufacturer of laser optical communication terminals for satellite constellati…
PTScientists
restructuredPTScientists (Part-Time Scientists), founded in 2008 in Berlin, Germany, was a pioneering private lu…