From Concept to Orbit: How Reflex Aerospace Builds Satellites in 12 Months

A new wave of startups is reshaping the space industry, and Berlin’s Reflex Aerospace is among them. Reflex Aerospace is pushing the boundaries of New Space by building custom satellites in under 12 months. Using digital simulations, digital twins, and software products such as MATLAB^® and Simulink^®, the team can test and prove every part of their engineered system before it ever leaves Earth’s orbit.

Multiple years of engineering led to one big launch night in 2025, and a payoff only an engineer dreams about: real in-orbit data matching digital simulations perfectly.

Hear from engineers Levi Vuylsteke and Gabriele Palumbo as they share their experience launching their first satellite into orbit and how Reflex Aerospace is pushing the boundaries of aerospace engineering.