Reflex Aerospace Announces Shipment of First Commercial Satellite

Berlin, Germany, December 12th, 2024: Reflex Aerospace is proud to announce the shipment of its first commercial satellite, SIGI, to Vandenburg Space Force Base on December 11th, 2024. This ambitious mission to deliver a payload to orbit for Media Broadcast Satellite (MBS) has culminated in the rapid deployment of a customized 109 kg satellite, and the realization of Reflex Aerospace’s promise to redefine standards in custom satellite delivery. This marks a significant milestone for Reflex Aerospace just over three years after the company’s inception.

Celebrating the milestone, Walter Ballheimer, CEO and Co-founder of Reflex Aerospace, said: “We are thrilled by the successful shipment of SIGI, which reflects our core mission—delivering high-performance, rapidly deployable satellite solutions. There is a growing need for high-performance satellites for a variety of challenging use cases. And we are ready to meet it by mass customizing our products.”

The project timeline—from order placement in June 2023 to flight readiness in August 2024—demonstrates Reflex’s commitment to speed and quality. This milestone is particularly noteworthy as it completes the company’s first of four signed commercial contracts, an unprecedented level of early commercial validation in the NewSpace industry.

The satellite is scheduled for launch on the Transporter-12 Rideshare mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base no earlier than January 2025. Due to mission sensitivity, specific technical details of the satellite will not be disclosed.

As Germany’s first venture-backed small satellite manufacturer, Reflex has raised over 16 million Euros from investors including Alpine Space Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds, and Bayern Kapital.