VZLU Aerospace
Czech aerospace company
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VZLU Aerospace a.s. is a Prague-based aerospace engineering company fully owned by the Czech Republic via the Ministry of Finance. Before 2024, it was known as VZLÚ or Výzkumný a zkušební letecký ústav (Aeronautical research and test Institute).[1][2][3][4] It serves as the national centre for research, development, innovations, and testing for the Czech aerospace industry.[5][4][3] It was founded in 1922[6] and incorporated in 1991.[7] It took part in the development of many Czechoslovak and Czech aircraft types[8] such as L-410,[9] L-29,[10] and L-39.[11] Since 2005, it has been involved in spaceflight projects[8] such as ESA's Swarm[12][13] and Ariane 6[14] or the Czech SATurnin-1[15] and QUVIK.[16]
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| Abbreviation | VZLU |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1922 |
| Type | Joint-stock company |
| Registration no. | 00010669 |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 50.132900, 14.514284 |
| Website | www |
Aircraft and spacecraft developed by VZLU
- VZLU TOM-8 – Czechoslovak training aircraft (1956)
- VZLÚ HC-3 – Czechoslovak helicopter (1960)
- VZLUSAT-1 – Czech technology demonstration satellite (2017)
- VZLUSAT-2 – Czech technology demonstration satellite (2022)
- SATurnin-1 – Czech Earth observation satellite (2025)
- VZLUGEM – Czech space mission for demonstrating proximity operations (2027)
- QUVIK – Czech space telescope (2028)
- AMBIC – Czech Earth observation satellite (2030)
