Space

Space technologies and solutions for a more sustainable planet

Explore Space

Our Space Unit develops new technologies, products, and services for the New Space Economy.
Our focus spans the entire value chain, from launchers and satellite development to operation and data application. Our goal is to use space for earth observation, solve some of the biggest problems facing humanity and help us build a more sustainable future.

Towards this goal, and with the purpose of addressing the increasing opportunities from this new industry, we created the company GEOSAT, one of the two civilian European companies operating high-resolution satellites, helping us position Portugal as a key player in the European Space Sector.

. WHAT WE DO IN SPACE

Launchers

We are developing highly demanding structures for the small launcher market, demonstrating Portugal’s capacity to address complex, low-cost, lightweight and customizable aerospace solutions, from concept to manufacture.

Satellites

We are developing a new generation of nano and small satellites (up to 200 kg), with our engineering expertise and capacity to fully assemble, integrate, and test in Portugal.

Operations

We provide Earth Observation products and services tailored to our customer needs, providing images and information in a variety of sectors and markets.

Applications

We are leveraging our unique positioning to create products that use both open and proprietary space-based imagery and AI to solve some of the biggest challenges of our planet and offer better solutions to our clients.

MH-1

3U Nanosatellite

VHR Satellites

Very High-Resolution Satellites

RFA ONE

Third-Stage of RFA One

MH-1 is the first satellite designed, built, and operated entirely by Portugal, marking another significant step in our ambitious journey to the New Space and the first of the MH-Constellation. CEiiA is responsible for its development and integration, as well as daily operation and data application.
With the goal of establishing in Portugal the capacity to create complete satellites and space payloads, we are developing a new group of 8 high-resolutions and 3 very-high multi/hyper-spectral resolution satellites, to integrate our Atlantic Constellation. This will allow us to observe, and monitor dispersed and vast territories, providing global insight with high revisit frequency.
The RFA One is a three-stage rocket designed to launch small satellites and payloads into orbit. The vehicle is 30m long and 2m in diameter and is currently under development by Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA). Working together with RFA, we have successfully engineered, manufactured and delivered some of the complex structures of this rocket, namely the payload fairing structures, stage separation flanges and the main structure of the REDSHIFT orbital transfer vehicle.

Operations

Satellite Management

Applications

Software Platforms

With our company GEOSAT, we are currently operating three satellites in orbit, managing their daily activities and orbiting adjustments, as well as improving their life span and product capabilities through AI and in-house specialized software.
We are utilizing our satellites in orbit to offer space-based imagery and data to clients and partners in a variety of application verticals that include carbon markets, agriculture, infrastructure, smart cities, among others.

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Customer Success

. Our companies

Our Companies in the Space Market

. OUR PARTNERS

Together with our partners we are building a more sustainable future

We are pushing the boundaries of what is possible, advancing our industries and developing a new generation of products and services.

. What's new about us

We make ideas come to life!

Rui Magalhães

Head of Space – Upstream

Open Positions in Space

Passionate about engineering and doing what was ‘never-done-before’, Rui Magalhães graduated from the University of Minho and started his career in the UK. At WMG, he contributed to complex automotive programs and achieved his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in the early 2000s. He returned to Portugal to lead an applied research centre (PIEP) for 15 years. Bridging academia and industry, he earned the Alumni distinction from the School of Engineering of the University of Minho in 2012. Joining CEiiA in 2018, he describes it as ‘one of the most challenging and exciting experiences’ of his career. From rockets to satellites, he’s shaping CEiiA’s sustainable future in the competitive New Space sector.

André Dias

Head of Space – Downstream

André Dias, who once dreamed of becoming an astronaut, embarked on an aerospace engineering adventure across the globe. From Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal, to ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse, France, and soaring with Airbus Space and UCLA, in the USA, his passion remained sky-high. Returning to Portugal, André ignited the electric mobility revolution, pioneering the nation’s first public charging network, MOBI.E. His legacy? A greener, more connected Portugal. As Founder and CTO of GoWithFlow, later Daloop, CEiiA’s first spin-off, he continued pushing towards a more decarbonized future. Now, back at CEiiA, André leads with purpose and passion, by designing software applications that drive sustainability on Earth by leveraging the power of Space technologies.

Open Positions in Space

Our R&D Projects in the Space market

View Our R&D Projects