Deimos Engenharia

Deimos Engenharia, established in 2002, is a Portuguese aerospace engineering company that provides advanced design solutions and turnkey software systems for the space sector. It is the Portuguese subsidiary of the Elecnor Deimos group, a broader technology company founded in 2001 that operates in the space, defense, aeronautics, and telecommunications industries. As of October 2024, the entire Deimos group, including Deimos Engenharia, was acquired by and integrated into Indra, a Spanish multinational technology and consulting company, to bolster its space division.

The company operates primarily in the business-to-government (B2G) and business-to-business (B2B) markets, serving major institutional clients like the European Space Agency (ESA). Its business is centered on project-based contracts for developing high-tech systems. Deimos Engenharia specializes in several key areas, including space systems engineering, mission analysis, Earth observation, satellite navigation (GNSS), and the development of critical software for ground segments. Core products and services involve the design and validation of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems, mission planning software, and data processing for Earth observation missions. The firm has contributed to significant European space programs, such as the FLEX mission, which maps vegetation health, and has developed mission planning facilities for various satellites, including Sentinel-2 and the exoplanet-hunter CHEOPS.

Deimos Engenharia is part of a corporate structure that has a presence across Spain, the UK, and Romania. The founder and CEO of the parent Deimos group is Miguel Belló, who holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and has over 30 years of experience in the space industry. The Lisbon office is the headquarters for Deimos Engenharia. The company's work strengthens Portugal's position in the global aerospace and high-tech defense sectors by contributing to complex international projects, including studies for de-orbiting space debris and designing the mission architecture for the Mars Sample Return project in collaboration with NASA.

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