Aerospacelab

As we finish another orbit around the sun, we thank you, our valued community and partners for being part of our journey. Wishing you a holiday season filled with joy and a new year filled with wonder. 🌟

It's been a year for Aerospacelab! As we look to 2025, we recognize all our team accomplished in #space technology with exceptional speed and quality. In 2024, we... ✔️ Launched 4 #satellites into orbit this year, with a total of 8 nominal satellites in orbit today ✔️ Established links between our VSP-150 satellite and in-house optical ground station ✔️ Supported critical missions with our payloads and satellites, including providing multispectral imagery as part of the European Space Agency - ESA and European Union Copernicus programme ✔️ Gained new customers for our satellite platforms, including Xona Space Systems and Vyoma ✔️ Signed a contract with MDA Space to provide subsystems as part of their AURORA supply chain for the Telesat Lightspeed constellation ✔️ Grew on a global scale with new factories and new teammates at AMOS As we grow, we stay rooted in the values that set us apart. Thank you for the dedication of our employees and partners that made all this possible -- we look forward to what lies ahead!

#Podcast 🎙️: Aerospacelab CEO and founder Benoît Deper joins the Rockets & Radars podcast with host Martin Majercin discussing everything from the challenges of transitioning from government-driven to commercial space markets, to the importance of in-house manufacturing for quality and efficiency. "If you look at the supply chain of space components today, it's basically broken. Parts are expensive, of poor quality and not functioning properly in space. And then there's the systemic optimization aspect, if you procure from a third-party, you have to take what you are given to work with, making it more difficult to optimize." Listen to the full podcast: https://lnkd.in/eWKSHaMz

Yesterday, more than 40 military aviation and #space experts visited the Aerospacelab satellite #manufacturing facility to explore the intersection of our satellite technology and defense capabilities to strengthen national security and operational readiness. Our #satellite solutions can support military operations, enhance strategic communications, and improve reconnaissance and surveillance efforts. Our in-house satellite factory has a production capacity of 50 satellites a year. Operational since 2022, the factory includes a 550m² cleanroom (ISO 5 & ISO 7) and 350m² of laboratories dedicated to assembling, testing, processing and integrating our subsystems and satellites. Learn more about our current and future factories at www.aerospacelab.com.

🏗️🌍 Aerospacelab’s Megafactory in #Charleroi is progressing! With various structural partners engaged, key activities such as geothermal drilling and excavation are underway. The construction is set to ramp up, aiming for completion of structural work by early Q1 2025, followed by specialized systems installation by the end of Q3 2025. "𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘣 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.” – Benoit Deper ➡️Read more about the progress on the Megafactory: https://lnkd.in/eypQaChi   #BuildingOnHeritage #Megafactory

St. Nicholas visited Aerospacelab and AMOS today bringing treats to our hardworking employees. Don't worry, he remembered to wear his laser safety glasses! 🎅

Agility is key to the future of #space and #satellite manufacturing. 🛰️ In the past, a satellite could take years to manufacture, but advanced manufacturing and the use of standardized technology and commercial parts have greatly sped up the timeline to build. Our Group CSRO and CEO of North America, Tina Ghataore discusses how Aerospacelab is changing the game when it comes to satellite production time.

Something big is coming 👀 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️ Aerospacelab Sambrinvest Thomas Dermine Grégoire Dupuis Maxime Van Der Schrick Michael Marichal

#DYK: Aerospacelab demonstrated consistent progress in free-space optical communications (FSOC) technologies this year, achieving multiple closures with our satellites. 📡 ✔️ We established a link with our VSP-150 #satellite and our light-weight optical ground station in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. ✔️ With our AMOS teammates, we established an optical communication closure with the station in Redu, Belgium. ✔️ With Cailabs we established a link with their station in Rennes, France. Significant progress toward high-speed and secure transferring of data! 💫

It's been a busy week of connecting with space businesses across Europe at Space Tech Expo Europe. 🚀 Aerospacelab joined our teammates from AMOS to share our products and services that are accelerating the access to quality space and #satellite technology for industry and institutions. If you missed us, visit www.aerospacelab.com to see where we'll be next or contact [email protected] to set up an appointment with a member of our team!