On our way to the Moon

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Space for Success

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space for success

Thuringian company Jena-Optronik, with 250 employees, is a true pioneers in the space industry.

Jena-Optronik, a subsidiary of Airbus Defense and Space, is a partner in demand globally, both for the world’s biggest space agencies as well as for almost all the large aerospace system companies in Europe, Japan, USA and Canada. These leading aerospace system companies rely on the products made in Jena/Thuringia and use them in their most critical missions.

Jena-Optronik GmbH is DIN EN 9100:2018 certified.


Key to our successful projects

  • World-wide activities with a broad customer base
  • High quality awareness and well-qualified, motivated employees
  • Strong future-proof technologic basis in an innovative environment
  • Co-operations at location of Jena
  • 30 years of experience with optical instruments
  • Partner in international und national Projects

Awarded Products

Europe's new weather satellite ‘MetOp SG A1’ successfully launched into space with space optics and electronics from Jena-Optronik

As part of a new generation of modern weather satellites, MetOp-SG A1 began its journey into space on 13 August 2025 and will collect data on the atmosphere, the world's oceans and the Earth's surface around the clock. The aim is to make weather forecasts even more reliable and to better understand climate change.

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Milestone for climate protection: Sentinel-4 successfully launched into space with space optics and electronics from Jena-Optronik

COPERNICUS is the world's largest space-based environmental mission – Jena-Optronik’s team is proud to support this program with innovations “Made in Jena”.

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NASA honours our contribution to Artemis I

On 3 September 2025, we had the privilege of receiving a special accolade: NASA recognised our company for our contribution to Artemis I. Aboard the first Orion spacecraft, which successfully orbited the Moon in November 2022, were two of our ASTRO APS star trackers.

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Jena-Optronik goes ESA 4S Symposium

For the first time, Jena-Optronik will exhibit at this year’s ESA 4S Symposium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from 27th to 31st May 2024.

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Space photography

Apollo astronauts as photographers: stunning pictures of our blue marble, the moon and astronauts' lifes 

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Space: It’s all around us

Space inspires us all and creates a wealth of knowledge

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Events

  • Space Tech Expo Europe, Bremen, Germany
    November 18-20, 2025
  • International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2025, Sydney, Australia
    September 29 - October 3, 2025