spaceopal GmbH acts as the prime contractor for the operation of the European satellite navigation system Galileo and is responsible for maintaining the ground and space segments. The company provides high-precision positioning, navigation, and timing services to a global user community while ensuring compliance with strict service performance requirements. In addition to the operational management of the Galileo system, spaceopal participates in technological development for the second generation of the program as well as the commercialization of high-precision algorithms and user terminals. The company serves as a central service provider for EUSPA and operates control centers in Fucino and Oberpfaffenhofen.
Management des operativen Betriebs des europäischen Satelittennavigationssystems Galileo ("Galileo"). Gegenstand umfasst insbesondere (a) die Abgabe und die Verhandlungen eines Ausschreibungsangebots gegenüber der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation ("ESA") und der europäischen Union "EU") bezüglich des operativen Teilbereichs von Galileo während der Fertigstellungsphase, (b) die entsprechenden Verhandlungen und den Abschluss von Verträgen mit den zuständigen europäischen Institutionen und Subunternehmern, und (c) des Management des operativen Teilbereiches während der Fertigstellungsphase auf der Basis der Galileo Kontrollzentren in Fucino/Italien und Oberpfaffenhofen/Deutschland, betrieben durch Telespazio bzw. DLR-GfR (Galileo Kontrollzentren").
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) München Local Court, HRB 183403 (as of 5 November 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| André Bauerhin | Geschäftsführer(in) | Gilching |
| Marco Folino | Geschäftsführer(in) | Castel Gandolfo (Rom) |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) München Local Court, HRB 183403 (as of 5 November 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 22.09.2025 | Registered Seat Change | spaceopal GmbH, 00187 Rom/Italien |
| 03.12.2012 | Business Address Change | Arnulfstr. 58, 80335 München |
| 11.01.2010 | Company Name Registered | spaceopal GmbH |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.01.2010 | Share Capital Set | — | 500.000 € |
| Date | Contract | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 17.12.2025 | Supplier · European Union Agency for the Space Programme | — |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) München Local Court, HRB 183403 (as of 5 November 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €228,818,562 | €10,006,856 | €95,691,709 | 55 |
| 2023 | €226,695,726 | €7,734,406 | €99,478,950 | 42 |
| 2022 | €201,459,497 | €5,149,197 | €90,801,426 | 36 |
| 2021 | €159,104,064 | €3,067,914 | €95,882,682 | 33 |
| 2020 | €134,738,745 | €2,103,575 | €76,450,198 | 33 |
| 2019 | €128,987,451 | €2,857,743 | €55,245,456 | 29 |
| 2018 | €117,964,279 | €1,463,540 | €54,747,850 | 17 |
| 2017 | €153,093,213 | €3,905,195 | €50,306,006 | 7 |
| 2016 | €102,815,178 | €1,280,356 | €22,439,527 | 10 |
| 2015 | €100,869,047 | €1,682,198 | €22,143,308 | 11 |
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) München Local Court, HRB 183403 (as of 5 November 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €4,935,123 | 2.4% |
| Material Costs | €203,581,801 | 97.4% |
| Depreciation | €507,084 | 0.2% |
