What is "luxspace"

LuxSpace is a European space systems contractor based in Betzdorf in Luxembourg. It was founded in November 2004 as a daughter company of OHB AG, and began operations as a joint venture with SES Astra in January 2005.

In 2009 the company's first satellite, PathFinder2A was launched. VesselSat-1 was launched on October 12, 2011 as part of the GapFiller program; followed by its twin VesselSat-2 on January 9, 2012.