Startup · France
OPUS Aerospace
HQ Brétigny-sur-Orge, FranceFounded 201911-50 employeesUpdated
We design, manufacture, and operate launch vehicles and spacecraft to enable tailored-made access for global customers.
Funding1 round · ~$1.4M
- Equity raised
- ~$1.4M
- Latest
- ~$1.4MSeed · Jul 15, 2022
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2022 | Seed | ~$1.4M | — | — | — | Reported |
- Seed~$1.4MJul 15, 2022
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- MesangeA suborbital testbed launch vehicle.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs, manufactures and operates launch vehicles and spacecraft for global customers, with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs, manufactures and operates launch vehicles and spacecraft for global customers, with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Safouane Benamer | Chief Executive Officer |
Sources4
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "4047a9b6-16e9-455f-98ab-711065cf02c1", "name": "OPUS Aerospace"}”
- 2CompanyCompany — OPUS Aerospace
OPUS Aerospace · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“We design, manufacture, and operate launch vehicles and spacecraft to enable tailored-made access for global customers.”
Systems1
- 3CompanyMesange — OPUS Aerospace
OPUS Aerospace · Supports System
“Mesange is a suborbital testbed launch vehicle that builds on OPUS Aerospace's legacy technologies, paving the way for the development of the Sterne launcher & space systems.”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseOPUS Aerospace company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Seed Round, 2022-07-15, EUR 1,400,000”
Each fact on this page is attached to the sources that support it. Archived copies are linked when we keep one.