https://www.spacebandits.io/countries/germany Dated, sourced milestones from the space companies in Germany that Space Bandits tracks. en https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/the-exploration-company the-exploration-company/2026-09-10/ESA awards a €760M ALADDIN contract for a Nyx cargo demonstration to the ISS by mid-2029, €310M firm and €450M in options for two more missions Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT ESA awards a €760M ALADDIN contract for a Nyx cargo demonstration to the ISS by mid-2029, €310M firm and €450M in options for two more missions. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-awards-the-exploration-company-a-e760m-space-station-cargo-contract/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/the-exploration-company the-exploration-company/2026-09-10/Books an Ariane 6 with Arianespace for the Nyx demonstration mission to the ISS Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Books an Ariane 6 with Arianespace for the Nyx demonstration mission to the ISS. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-exploration-company-books-ariane-6-flight-for-nyx-demo-mission/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/the-exploration-company the-exploration-company/2026-09-08/Raises a $450M Series C led by Bessemer, Atomico and the Scaleup Europe Fund, taking total funding to about $680M Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $450M Series C led by Bessemer, Atomico and the Scaleup Europe Fund, taking total funding to about $680M. Source: https://payloadspace.com/the-exploration-company-closes-450m-series-c/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/isar-aerospace isar-aerospace/2026-09-05/Spectrum reaches orbit on its second flight, the first orbital launch from Western European soil, and releases five cubesats and a DLR experiment Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Spectrum reaches orbit on its second flight, the first orbital launch from Western European soil, and releases five cubesats and a DLR experiment. Source: https://spacenews.com/isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-on-second-spectrum-launch/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hyimpulse hyimpulse/2026-09-02/Extends its Series A by more than €50M, co-led by JOIN Capital and Ace Capital Partners, taking total funding to about €125M Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Extends its Series A by more than €50M, co-led by JOIN Capital and Ace Capital Partners, taking total funding to about €125M. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyimpulse-extends-series-a-funding-round-by-e50-million https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/isar-aerospace isar-aerospace/2026-09-01/Signs a launch contract with Astroscale Japan to fly the ADRAS-J2 debris-removal mission on Spectrum from Andøya in 2027 or 2028 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Signs a launch contract with Astroscale Japan to fly the ADRAS-J2 debris-removal mission on Spectrum from Andøya in 2027 or 2028. Source: https://isaraerospace.com/press/isar-aerospace-signs-launch-contract-with-astroscale-japan https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/isar-aerospace isar-aerospace/2026-08-27/ESA awards a €197.8M European Launcher Challenge contract for Spectrum flights through 2030 and vehicle upgrades Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT ESA awards a €197.8M European Launcher Challenge contract for Spectrum flights through 2030 and vehicle upgrades. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-awards-e544-million-in-european-launcher-challenge-contracts/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-factory-augsburg rocket-factory-augsburg/2026-08-27/ESA awards a €186.9M European Launcher Challenge contract for RFA ONE flights through 2030 and vehicle upgrades Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT ESA awards a €186.9M European Launcher Challenge contract for RFA ONE flights through 2030 and vehicle upgrades. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-awards-e544-million-in-european-launcher-challenge-contracts/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-factory-augsburg rocket-factory-augsburg/2026-07-28/Tank problem forces a destack, cancelling the launch window Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tank problem forces a destack, cancelling the launch window. Source: https://spacenews.com/tank-problem-delays-first-rfa-launch/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/the-exploration-company the-exploration-company/2026-06-30/Acquires European Astrotech, a UK propulsion-services firm at Westcott that fuels spacecraft and supports Nyx propulsion work Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Acquires European Astrotech, a UK propulsion-services firm at Westcott that fuels spacecraft and supports Nyx propulsion work. Source: https://www.exploration.space/blog/the-exploration-company-acquires-european-astrotech-scaling-execution-capabilities-across-the-space-sector https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/the-exploration-company the-exploration-company/2026-05-19/Drops a Nyx test vehicle from 2.8 km over the Mojave; the drogue-to-main parachute handover works as planned Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Drops a Nyx test vehicle from 2.8 km over the Mojave; the drogue-to-main parachute handover works as planned. Source: https://www.exploration.space/blog/nyx-recovery-drop-test https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/okapi-orbits okapi-orbits/2026-03-12/ESA contract to link space traffic and air traffic management Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT ESA contract to link space traffic and air traffic management. Source: https://www.okapiorbits.space/blog-events/esa-awards-contract-to-okapi-orbits-tu-braunschweig-and-dlr-for-space-air-traffic-integration https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/airmo airmo/2026-03/Raises a €5M seed led by Ananda Impact Ventures to fund its first satellite mission Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a €5M seed led by Ananda Impact Ventures to fund its first satellite mission. Source: https://payloadspace.com/airmo-raises-e5m-for-methane-monitoring-sats/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-factory-augsburg rocket-factory-augsburg/2026-03/First RFA ONE stages shipped to SaxaVord Spaceport Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT First RFA ONE stages shipped to SaxaVord Spaceport. Source: https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/rfa-ships-stages-of-its-rfa-one-rocket-to-saxavord-spaceport-2026-03/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/constellr constellr/2026-02-10/Closes a €37 million Series A led by Alpine Space Ventures Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Closes a €37 million Series A led by Alpine Space Ventures. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/earth-observation-data-provider-constellr-closes-e37-million-series-a/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/airmo airmo/2026-02/Picks EnduroSat to host its methane sensors for a twelve-satellite constellation from 2027 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Picks EnduroSat to host its methane sensors for a twelve-satellite constellation from 2027. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2026/02/25/airmo-selects-endurosat-to-launch-methane-monitoring-sensors-into-orbit/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hyimpulse hyimpulse/2025-10/Closes a €15M Series A Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Closes a €15M Series A. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyimpulse-extends-series-a-funding-round-by-e50-million https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-factory-augsburg rocket-factory-augsburg/2025-07-07/Preselected by ESA for the European Launcher Challenge Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT Preselected by ESA for the European Launcher Challenge. Source: https://spacenews.com/esa-selects-five-companies-for-next-phase-of-launcher-competition/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/morpheus-space morpheus-space/2025-07/GO-2 electric propulsion is validated in orbit aboard a D-Orbit ION carrier Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT GO-2 electric propulsion is validated in orbit aboard a D-Orbit ION carrier. Source: https://www.morpheus.space/post/morpheus-space-validates-next-gen-electric-propulsion-with-successful-go-2-in-orbit-demonstration https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/constellr constellr/2025-06-23/SkyBee-2 launched on Falcon 9 Transporter-14 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT SkyBee-2 launched on Falcon 9 Transporter-14. Source: https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/constellr/description https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/the-exploration-company the-exploration-company/2025-06/Nyx demonstrator Mission Possible survives reentry but is lost minutes before splashdown; declared a partial success Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Nyx demonstrator Mission Possible survives reentry but is lost minutes before splashdown; declared a partial success. Source: https://spacenews.com/the-exploration-company-claims-partial-success-of-mission-possible-reentry-spacecraft/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/okapi-orbits okapi-orbits/2025-04-24/Raises €13 million second seed led by Ventech Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT Raises €13 million second seed led by Ventech. Source: https://tech.eu/2025/04/24/okapiorbits-secures-eur13m-to-build-the-future-of-space-traffic-management/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/atmos-space-cargo atmos-space-cargo/2025-04/PHOENIX 1, Europe’s first private reentry capsule test, flies on Bandwagon-3; the data comes home, the capsule does not Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT PHOENIX 1, Europe’s first private reentry capsule test, flies on Bandwagon-3; the data comes home, the capsule does not. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/atmos-space-cargo-tentatively-declares-phoenix-1-flight-a-success/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/constellr constellr/2025-03-17/Releases first light thermal imagery of Tokyo at night Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Releases first light thermal imagery of Tokyo at night. Source: https://spacenews.com/constellr-releases-first-light-imagery-of-tokyo/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/isar-aerospace isar-aerospace/2025-03/Receives Norway’s first launch permit, clearing Spectrum’s test flight from Andøya Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Receives Norway’s first launch permit, clearing Spectrum’s test flight from Andøya. Source: https://isaraerospace.com/press/isar-aerospace-receives-ncaa-permit-for-launch-and-is-ready-for-first-test-flight https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/isar-aerospace isar-aerospace/2025-03/Spectrum lifts off on the first orbital attempt from continental Europe and is lost half a minute in Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Spectrum lifts off on the first orbital attempt from continental Europe and is lost half a minute in. Source: https://isaraerospace.com/press/isar-aerospace-lifts-off-successfully-during-first-test-flight-of-orbital-launch-vehicle https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/okapi-orbits okapi-orbits/2025-02-11/ESA contract to rebuild the MASTER debris population model Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT ESA contract to rebuild the MASTER debris population model. Source: https://magazin.tu-braunschweig.de/en/pi-post/esa-awards-contract-to-okapiorbits-and-tu-braunschweig-for-next-generation-space-debris-model/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-factory-augsburg rocket-factory-augsburg/2025-01-16/UK CAA grants the first vertical orbital launch licence Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT UK CAA grants the first vertical orbital launch licence. Source: https://www.caa.co.uk/newsroom/news/uks-first-vertical-launch-approved-by-civil-aviation-authority/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/constellr constellr/2025-01-14/SkyBee-1 launched on Falcon 9 Transporter-12 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT SkyBee-1 launched on Falcon 9 Transporter-12. Source: https://www.rapidresponse.copernicus.eu/constellrs-skybee-1-satellite-launched-into-orbit/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pt-scientists pt-scientists/2024-11/The legal entity is dissolved by merger, recorded only in the commercial register Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT The legal entity is dissolved by merger, recorded only in the commercial register. Source: https://www.northdata.com/Planetary+Transportation+Systems+GmbH,+Berlin/Amtsgericht+Charlottenburg+(Berlin)+HRB+209645+B https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-factory-augsburg rocket-factory-augsburg/2024-08-19/RFA ONE first stage destroyed in a static fire explosion Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT RFA ONE first stage destroyed in a static fire explosion. Source: https://www.space.com/rocket-factory-augsburg-explosion-saxavord-spaceport https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/the-exploration-company the-exploration-company/2024-07-09/Nyx Bikini, its reentry demonstrator, flies on Ariane 6's first launch but is never released after an upper-stage fault Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT Nyx Bikini, its reentry demonstrator, flies on Ariane 6's first launch but is never released after an upper-stage fault. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2024/07/09/europes-new-ariane-6-rocket-makes-its-long-awaited-debut/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hyimpulse hyimpulse/2024-05/SR75 flies from the Koonibba test range in South Australia, the first launch of its paraffin-fuelled hybrid rocket Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT SR75 flies from the Koonibba test range in South Australia, the first launch of its paraffin-fuelled hybrid rocket. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/hyimpulse-extends-series-a-funding-round-by-e50-million https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/morpheus-space morpheus-space/2024/Opens its Reloaded factory in Dresden to scale GO-2 propulsion production Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT Opens its Reloaded factory in Dresden to scale GO-2 propulsion production. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/morpheus-space-launches-new-reloaded-factory-in-dresden-germany-significantly-increasing-availability-of-the-go-2-electric-propulsion-systems-302203589.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/okapi-orbits okapi-orbits/2023-11/Launches OKAPI:Astrolabe conjunction coordination product Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT Launches OKAPI:Astrolabe conjunction coordination product. Source: https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/okapi-orbits-launch-its-okapi-astrolabe-product/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/constellr constellr/2023-07/Extends the seed round to €17 million and enters the US market Sat, 01 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT Extends the seed round to €17 million and enters the US market. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/thermal-data-startup-constellr-extends-seed-round-to-e17m/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/airmo airmo/2023-06/Raises €5.2M pre-seed led by Findus Venture, alongside a €3.7M ESA InCubed contract Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT Raises €5.2M pre-seed led by Findus Venture, alongside a €3.7M ESA InCubed contract. Source: https://spacenews.com/airmo-raises-5-2-million-euros-for-climate-monitoring-constellation/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-factory-augsburg rocket-factory-augsburg/2023/KKR invests €30 million in Rocket Factory Augsburg Sun, 01 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT KKR invests €30 million in Rocket Factory Augsburg. Source: https://spacenews.com/rocket-factory-augsburg-gets-e30-million-investment-boost/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/constellr constellr/2022-11-03/Raises $10 million seed co-led by Lakestar and Vsquared Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT Raises $10 million seed co-led by Lakestar and Vsquared. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/03/satellite-startup-constellr-wins-backing-to-build-out-its-water-monitoring-platform/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/okapi-orbits okapi-orbits/2022-06-13/Raises €5.5 million seed led by MunichRe Ventures Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:00:00 GMT Raises €5.5 million seed led by MunichRe Ventures. Source: https://tech.eu/2022/06/13/space-traffic-management-startup-okapiorbits-keeps-the-downtime-down-with-eur55-million/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hostmi hostmi/2022-05/Acquired by launch-services marketplace Precious Payload Sun, 01 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT Acquired by launch-services marketplace Precious Payload. Source: https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/precious-payload-acquires-hostmi-to-fast-track-european-commercial-space-industry/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-factory-augsburg rocket-factory-augsburg/2022-04-26/Wins the DLR microlauncher competition and €11 million Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:00:00 GMT Wins the DLR microlauncher competition and €11 million. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2022/04/26/rfa-wins-german-microlauncher-competition-and-12m-prize/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hostmi hostmi/2020-08/Signs a brokerage agreement with Southern Launch to match marketplace payloads with launch capacity Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMT Signs a brokerage agreement with Southern Launch to match marketplace payloads with launch capacity. Source: https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/southern-launch-and-hostmi-sign-a-brokerage-agreement/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pt-scientists pt-scientists/2020-01/Relaunches as Planetary Transportation Systems after a rescue by logistics firm Zeitfracht and a management buyout Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT Relaunches as Planetary Transportation Systems after a rescue by logistics firm Zeitfracht and a management buyout. Source: https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/new-management-takes-over-germanys-pts-gmbh-after-restructuring/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pt-scientists pt-scientists/2019-07/Files for preliminary insolvency in Berlin while seeking funds for the ALINA lander Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:00:00 GMT Files for preliminary insolvency in Berlin while seeking funds for the ALINA lander. Source: https://spacenews.com/german-lunar-lander-company-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/