Aerospacelab
Aerospacelab builds and operates satellites for Earth observation and telecommunications, serving defense, intelligence, and commercial markets. The company has raised $167M and operates Europe's largest satellite factory, which will be fully operational by 2026. It employs 352 people across 15+ nationalities.
The growth story
Aerospacelab grew from 71 to 352 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $167M along the way, most recently a Series B in August 2025.
About
Aerospacelab designs, manufactures, and operates satellites for both government and commercial clients, focusing on Earth observation and telecommunications. Its dual-use infrastructure supports critical missions in defense and intelligence, leveraging flight-proven subsystems.
The company has raised $167M, including a Series B round in August 2025, and is expanding rapidly with Europe's largest satellite factory set to open by 2026. Its workforce of 352 spans 15+ nationalities, reflecting its global operations.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Aerospacelab, with 140 employees. The company is headquartered in Charleroi, Belgium, and maintains a global footprint.
The Aerospacelab org chart
Benoît Deper (Founder & CEO) leads 55 mapped leaders with 18 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 201 (+31% YoY), Information Technology 32 (+33% YoY), Operations 20 (+82% YoY), Program and Project Management 20 (+11% YoY), Quality Assurance 14 (+56% YoY), Business Development 10 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Aerospacelab recruits heavily from Safran, Université catholique de Louvain, and the European Space Agency. Alumni often move to organizations like the European Space Agency, Airbus, and Eutelsat.
Most common previous employers of Aerospacelab staff: Safran (22), Université catholique de Louvain (22), European Space Agency - ESA (19), Thales Alenia Space (18), AMOS (8), Airbus (7). Former Aerospacelab employees most often moved to European Space Agency - ESA (4), Airbus (2), Centre National d'Études Spatiales (2), Eutelsat (2), Easi (2), Sia (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Aerospacelab mafia
Aerospacelab alumni have founded four companies, including Climate Innov (21 staff), Model Health (15 staff), Alithic (10 staff), and Herdian (3 staff).
4Ahmed EL FADHEL, was Aerospace Engineer until 2020Nicolas Bellemans, was Product Portfolio Manager until 2025Quentin Philippe, was Chief Financial Officer until 2022Arthur Alves Tasca, was Computer Vision Intern until 2019Web traffic
Traffic mix: 49% direct, 32% search, 5% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Aerospacelab: Python (Programming Language) (122), MATLAB (121), English (119), Project Management (96), Microsoft Office (94), Engineering (91), Teamwork (81), C (Programming Language) (81).
Where the team actually sits
Aerospacelab people are concentrated in Walloon Region, Belgium (73), Brussels Region, Belgium (39), Brussels Metropolitan Area (30), Belgium (27). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Aerospacelab attracts about 88 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 39 ranking keywords and lost 22 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Aerospacelab has 352 employees as of September 2026.
Aerospacelab has raised $167M in total, most recently a Series B round in August 2025.
Aerospacelab was founded in 2018 by Benoît Deper.
Benoît Deper (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Aerospacelab's reporting structure, with 18 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Aerospacelab staff are Safran (22 people), Université catholique de Louvain (22 people), European Space Agency - ESA (19 people).
Former Aerospacelab employees most often move to European Space Agency - ESA (4), Airbus (2), Centre National d'Études Spatiales (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Aerospacelab, including Climate Innov, Model Health, Alithic.
Aerospacelab attracts about 88 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Aerospacelab staff are Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, English, Project Management, Microsoft Office.
Aerospacelab staff are concentrated in Walloon Region, Belgium (73), Brussels Region, Belgium (39), Brussels Metropolitan Area (30).
Aerospacelab has about 201 people in Engineering, up 31% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Aerospacelab has about 32 people in Information Technology, up 33% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 243 current and 156 former Aerospacelab profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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