Organisers & Sponsors

The ESA Academy, part of the ESA Education Office, is ESA's overarching programme for University students from ESA member states, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovenia. The ESA Academy provides students with access to both Hands-on Projects and a Training and Learning Programme, as well as supporting, through organisation and funding, the Symposium on Space Educational Activities.

The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a public institution of research and higher education in the fields of engineering, architecture, sciences and technology, and one of the leading technical universities in Europe. UPC’s schools devoted to research and education on the aerospace field are: ESEIAAT, EETAC, and ETSETB.

GMV is a privately owned technology business group founded in 1984. #1 worldwide Ground Segment provider for satellite Commercial Telecom market. Involved in more than 850 satellite missions, GMV is the world´s foremost Ground Segment turn-key provider, along with operations support, for Satellite Operators and top supplier for Satellite Manufacturers and Space Agencies.

GOMSpace is a globally leading manufacturer and supplier of CubeSats & small satellite solutions for customers in the academic, government and commercial markets. With 15 years of experience in the market and a track record of multiple successful missions accomplished, they have developed profound knowledge and competencies within systems integration, cubesat platforms, advanced miniaturized radio technology and satellite operations.

Open Cosmos is a space company that develops satellite missions from start to finish. Offering a comprehensive service that addresses the entire value chain of the space sector, design, manufacture, mission management and launch of customised satellites for companies, institutions and governments worldwide. Their satellites are primarily used to collect critical earth data for economic, environmental or security decisions; provide telecommunications services on a global scale; or develop space science and technology.

Sateliot is the first satellite communications operator to provide IoT connectivity over standard 5G NB-IoT. Their constellation work as cell towers in space, extending mobile operator's coverage and providing global connectivity to unmodified commercial terrestrial devices wherever they may be. Sateliot is the key contributor to the development of the space 5G NB-IoT standard and will be the first company on earth to provide the standard based communications service via satellite .

Alén Space is a cutting-edge tech company who offers integral solutions in design, manufacture and operation of small satellites. It has a highly qualified team of engineers with more than 12 years of experience in the New Space sector. Its main objective is to help clients to put its business ideas into orbit as quickly as possible.

The Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (STCE) is a tight collaborative network for Belgian sun-space-earth research and services, gathering activities of 3 Federal Scientific Institutes. The STCE's expertise in solar observations and research combined with the experience of its GNSS and solar particle radiation group recently proved to be crucial to set up space weather services for civil aviation.

Carrying a solid background built on more than 30 years of state-of-art and cutting-edge projects alongside major contractors, GTD specializes in developing ground and on-board systems for space mission-critical computer environment. GTD’s bespoken solutions cover the whole project life-cycle: planning, analysis, design, development, integration, testing, maintenance and support to operations, ensuring that clients’ critical systems and processes embody highly reliable software.

The SATLANTIS is a Spanish technological SME specialized in developing customized, reliable, and innovative satellite solutions that fully meet customers’ demands. SATLANTIS provides HR/VHR cameras, plus End-to-End solutions, data and value-added products designed to fulfil users’ needs in a range of downstream applications including environmental monitoring, oil and gas and infrastructure.

The Angelantoni Test Technologies is a key player in the Aerospace testing sector since 1988: after the 1st Thermal Vacuum Chamber, ACS brand is well known by worldwide Space Centers testing satellites and components.

isardSAT is an R&D enterprise with the mission to improve the knowledge of our planet Earth through Remote Sensing. isardSAT is a leading expert on satellite technologies, mission design, and proprietary algorithms’ design and implementation for climate and environment applications. In 2018, isardSAT created its climate services unit, Lobelia, working with Earth Observation and climate models to assess vulnerabilities, risks and opportunities associated with the climate emergency.

The National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE) , under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Argentina, is responsible for designing and executing the National Space Program. Through this program of actions and projects, satellite Earth observation missions are conducted in Argentina for the benefit of the country and the Latin American region, with the purpose of generating adequate and timely space information about the continental and maritime territory.