Satellite Giant SES Brings Manufacturing Home to Luxembourg
Luxembourg satellite operator SES has announced a strategic move to bring key elements of its satellite manufacturing operations back to its home country.
21/01/2026
Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES is launching a major strategic shift by bringing core satellite development and manufacturing in-house for the first time in its 40-year history, establishing a new national Space Campus to serve the broader industry.
According to CEO Adel Al-Saleh, the sector’s rapid and profound transformation requires to bring key parts of the supply chain under its own control, and in-house expertise over design, integration, and technology – while continuing to rely on its established international partners.
Infrastructure, investment, regulations, and an advantageous ecosystem – all of this made Luxembourg an easy choice. CEO Adel Al-Saleh
For Al-Saleh, basing this industrial expansion in Luxembourg was an obvious choice. Luxembourg is SES’s home, he stressed, citing the company’s excellent local engineers and advantageous ecosystem.
The Space Campus initiative has been driven in partnership with the Luxembourg government and is designed to offer specialized infrastructure, including advanced test facilities that would typically be too costly for individual companies to develop independently. These facilities will be accessible to other players within Luxembourg’s space sector, helping to foster collaboration and innovation. The company also plans to collaborate with academic partners, including the University of Luxembourg, to develop and grow high-tech skills locally.
The announcement marks a milestone for SES and Luxembourg’s space industry, as it signals a transition toward full vertical capability development, enhancing the country’s competitiveness within tglobal space markets.
