TRL Space
Valuation
~€10M company valuation cited in 2025 investor materials (company-self-reported); privately held
Employees
Group includes sister companies Zaitra (AI) and Corac (cybersecurity); estimated ~50-100
Current Status
As of Apr 2026, TRL Space is operating its TROLL hyperspectral satellite (launched Jan 2025) for paying customers including the Czech Environmental Inspectorate, and leading two ESA-funded lunar missions (LUMI, LUGO) as prime contractor — the first ESA exploratory mission ever led from Central/Eastern Europe.
Future Outlook
Near-term roadmap is delivering TROLL NG and additional commercial EO CubeSats while progressing LUMI through ESA Phase A/B and shepherding LUGO toward its targeted ~2030 lunar arrival. TRL Space is positioned as Czech Republic's flagship space mission integrator.
Key Products
Recent Milestones
Awarded ESA funding to lead consortium developing the LUGO Lunar Geology Orbiter mission
May 2023
Began Phase 1 of the LUMI Lunar Mapper and Inspector mission as ESA prime contractor with partners CrystalSpace, University of Tartu, Tyvak International and Konkoly Observatory
Nov 2024
Launched TROLL — first Czech satellite with a hyperspectral camera — on SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-12 mission
Jan 2025
GLAM (Glacier Landscape Analysis & Geohazards Monitoring) field expedition to Greenland/Antarctica using TROLL hyperspectral data
Jun 2025
TROLL NG (8U successor satellite) announced with improved onboard processing and X-band downlink, in development
2025