Reflex Aerospace, founded in 2021 and based in Munich and Berlin, is a NewSpace startup that manufactures tailor-made, high-performance satellite platforms. They utilize digital engineering and cutting-edge manufacturing techniques like 3D printing to produce satellites more rapidly and cost-effectively. Reflex Aerospace leads the UN:IO consortium, partnering with companies like Mynaric and Isar Aerospace, and has also partnered with Sidus Space and Umbra to develop advanced satellite solutions. The company focuses on building dual-use satellite platforms for various applications, including Earth observation, communication, and defense.
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Reflex Aerospace was founded in 2021.
Reflex Aerospace's Series A announcement marks the fourth large funding round announced by a European satellite manufacturer in as many months.
Reflex Aerospace and Human Element outlined a strategy to develop solutions for the German and broader European defense space market.
Reflex Aerospace is based in Berlin and Munich and specializes in high-performance, payload-specific platforms for commercial and defense applications.
The production boost funded by Reflex Aerospace's Series A round will focus on expanding the company’s existing capacity in Munich.
Reflex Aerospace's first satellite was built for the German satellite communications provider MBS and launched in January 2025.
Reflex Aerospace has closed a €50 million Series A funding round to expand the company’s existing manufacturing capacity.
Reflex Aerospace operates a design center in Berlin and a MicroFactory in Munich capable of producing up to 12 satellites per year.
Reflex Aerospace aims to have all capabilities ready for deployment and demonstrated in orbit by 2027.
Reflex Aerospace has secured €50 million in new funding led by the US-based venture capital firm Human Element.
Reflex Aerospace uses modern manufacturing techniques to reduce lead times and improve performance for critically important space infrastructure.
EnduroSat raised $104 million in new funding less than a week before Reflex Aerospace's Series A announcement.
Reflex Aerospace plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Berlin with an annual capacity of up to 50 satellites.
Reflex Aerospace has successfully closed a €50 million Series A funding round, which is the largest Series A in the European New Space sector to date.
Reflex Aerospace is developing its next-generation platform, Praetora, which is designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications.
Reflex Aerospace will use the capital to expand its manufacturing capacity in Bavaria to produce 60 to 70 complex satellites per year.
Reflex Aerospace will be able to build a unique, complex satellite from scratch in under nine months.
Reflex Aerospace is a German satellite manufacturer.
Reflex Aerospace aims to build advanced satellites quickly to meet the needs of defense customers.
By 2027, Reflex Aerospace expects to have flown multiple pathfinder missions demonstrating ISR and communications capabilities.