MBS Takes 20% Stake in Berlin Space Technologies
BST engineers - © BST
Berlin-based satellite manufacturer Berlin Space Technologies (BST) has a new strategic investor: MBS, a German operator of ground stations for space communications, is acquiring a 20 percent stake in BST. The deal, reported by hartpunkt, aims to build a fully German, mid-market-driven space ecosystem covering satellite manufacturing, orbit access, operations, and sovereign data use.
BST, founded in Berlin in 2010, is Germany's leading satellite exporter in the 50 to 500 kilogram class. The company opened the first stage of a new production facility in early 2026, targeting a capacity of over 300 satellites per year. Full capacity is expected by early 2027. Strategic partnerships with OHB SE in 2023 and now MBS in 2026 are driving these expansion plans.
MBS brings nearly 50 years of experience in mission-critical space operations to the table, along with ground stations across Europe, satellites already in orbit, and a launch agreement with South Korean rocket startup Innospace. Since January 2025, MBS has operated SIGI, its own Earth observation satellite, with two more geostationary satellites currently in preparation.
Together, the two companies aim to offer a combination that is rare in Europe: situational awareness, communications, and data processing in orbit and on the ground, all from a single source and under German control.
BST founder and CEO Tom Segert summed it up directly: "While others are still talking about strategic autonomy, we are already delivering it."
The partnership fills what MBS describes as the last gap in its space value chain by adding satellite manufacturing to its portfolio.
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