SUPPLIER PROFILE
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Recorded supply and hosting roles
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Project-linked supply & hosting
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| Project / organization | Work / contribution | Agreement evidence | Disclosed value | Disclosure date |
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| ATHENE-1 / SeRANIS orbital research platformUniversität der Bundeswehr München | DLR GSOC provides ground infrastructure for telemetry, commands, monitoring and satellite control. DetailsRole: Supplier. Provides the hardware or services described in this record. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Universität der Bundeswehr München The source identifies this role. A separate contract or order is not established by this record. Ground operations provision, without an inferred numerical link rate or commercial contract value. Additional official funding and dated launch evidence: https://www.unibw.de/home/news/2026/athene-1-unibw-m-startet-eigenen-satelliten-ins-all Evidence checked 1 Nov 2026. Project: ATHENE-1 / SeRANIS orbital research platform Project stage: Launched research platform, experiments planned Next project milestone: Read a dated mission-specific result or revised flight-test milestone when available. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Role confirmed | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
Other partnerships & research roles (5)
These roles are excluded from the supply / hosting and contract-record totals above.
| Project / organization | Work / contribution | Agreement evidence | Disclosed value | Disclosure date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOPHOS onboard processing and memory programDSI Aerospace GmbH | DLR's Microwaves and Radar Institute developed SAR image-formation and raw-data-compression algorithms under SOPHOS. DetailsRole: Research participant Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: DSI Aerospace GmbH The results article's October 23 update date is not a separately verified contract-signature date. No supplier-order value or quantity is disclosed. Evidence checked 26 Oct 2026. Project: SOPHOS onboard processing and memory program Project stage: Ground demonstrator completed Next project milestone: Partners continue technology development and mission adoption following the research program, which ended in February 2026. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Partnership | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
| ARGOS onboard SAR AIEuropean Commission | Coordinator of the ARGOS Horizon Europe onboard SAR AI research consortium. DetailsRole: Research participant Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: European Commission Grant signature date, not a flight or procurement date. Research participation does not establish a supplier order. The consortium grant is recorded once in financing, not allocated again to each relationship. Evidence checked 31 Oct 2026. Project: ARGOS onboard SAR AI Project stage: Funded research and development Next project milestone: Publish framework benchmarks and representative-hardware validation during the research period ending May 31, 2029. No flight date is established. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Partnership | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
| ASCENDThales Alenia Space | Orbital-system study within ASCEND. Spacecraft & integration DetailsSpacecraft & integration Role: Research participant Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Thales Alenia Space Research participation; no spacecraft order or subcontract value disclosed. Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026. Project: ASCEND Project stage: Study Next project milestone: Further technology and environmental validation This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Partnership | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
| EO-ALERT onboard processing chainElecnor Deimos | Registered participant in the EO-ALERT onboard-processing research consortium. DetailsRole: Consortium participant Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Elecnor Deimos CORDIS establishes membership, not an individual procurement order or technical work package. Evidence checked 27 Oct 2026. Project: EO-ALERT onboard processing chain Project stage: Ground proof of concept completed Next project milestone: Follow a dated official operational orbital-demonstration result, if published. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Partnership | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
| ROQuET quantum photonic processorUniversity of Vienna | DLR supplied the onboard camera and contributed space-mission expertise, vacuum-testing facilities and cleanrooms for ROQuET assembly and qualification. Payload integration · Sensors & monitoring DetailsPayload integration · Sensors & monitoring Role: Research participant Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: University of Vienna The official D-Orbit mission booklet, printed pages 5–6, explicitly describes this joint research role. No paid procurement, legal buyer, agreement signature date or value is disclosed. Evidence checked 27 Sept 2026. Project: ROQuET quantum photonic processor Project stage: In-orbit operation demonstrated Next project milestone: No next mission milestone disclosed in the September 2026 paper. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Partnership | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |