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Aerospacelab

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Wallonia, Belgium · Space · Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms · aerospacelab.com

Aerospacelab designs and builds satellite platforms, including the VSP-50, VSP-150 and VSP-300 buses, and complete satellites for constellations such as Telesat Lightspeed and IRIS2.

Positioning

Aerospacelab is a Belgian venture-backed satellite maker whose MEGAFACTORY (opening 2026) is billed as Europe's largest satellite production site (capacity 500 satellites a year), on top of existing own-design bus production heritage. It is part of the 2026 European capacity race (with EnduroSat and Muon), betting on EU sovereignty demand (IRIS2, defense constellations), with US expansion underway. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m.

Latest signals

  • Aerospacelab will supply satellite platforms to Lockheed Martin.Space24
  • ESA is developing the €15.6 billion Iris2 secure connectivity constellation with Aerospacelab and SES.Space Intel Report
  • Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defense and Space, and Aerospacelab received defined payload and platform responsibilities across the two IRIS2 LEO layers.Thales Alenia Space
  • Eutelsat awarded European contractors satellite and payload contracts for the IRIS² constellation.Payload
  • Orders have been placed for all 348 satellite platforms planned for the IRIS2 constellation.European Spaceflight

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Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]Revenue band · SpaceNews
  • Aerospacelab satellites scheduled for launch on a SpaceX rideshare in October, including the first two buses from Xona's new manufacturing facilityDeployment · SpaceNews
  • Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defense and Space, and Aerospacelab received defined payload and platform responsibilities across the two IRIS2 LEO layersPartnership · Thales Alenia Space
  • Eutelsat awarded European contractors satellite and payload contracts for the IRIS2 constellationContract · Payload

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials6
Progress9
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower6
Leverage6

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Questions this page answers

What does Aerospacelab do?

Aerospacelab designs and builds satellite platforms, including the VSP-50, VSP-150 and VSP-300 buses, and complete satellites for constellations such as Telesat Lightspeed and IRIS2. Aerospacelab is a Belgian venture-backed satellite maker whose MEGAFACTORY (opening 2026) is billed as Europe's largest satellite production site (capacity 500 satellites a year), on top of existing own-design bus production heritage. It is part of the 2026 European capacity race (with EnduroSat and Muon), betting on EU sovereignty demand (IRIS2, defense constellations), with US expansion underway

Where does Aerospacelab rank in space?

Aerospacelab ranks 86 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 66 out of 100, in Platforms (Satellites & spacecraft). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Aerospacelab's peers in Platforms?

Airbus Defence & Space (rank 8), Thales Alenia Space (rank 12), Muon Space (rank 20), K2 Space (rank 22), Millennium Space Systems (rank 23), The Exploration Company (rank 26).

Where is Aerospacelab based and when was it founded?

Aerospacelab is based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Wallonia, Belgium.

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