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SPHERICAL

Rotterdam, Netherlands

SpaceDual-use
Component Supplier, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 14, 2026

About

SPHERICAL is a defense component supplier based in Rotterdam, Netherlands working in space.

SPHERICAL is a Dutch aerospace electronics company that designs dedicated semiconductors and uses them to build software-defined, radiation-hardened satellite power subsystems. Its flagship product is a Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit (PCDU) for satellite platforms. The company supplies power units to space companies, including a PCDU for Dark's HADES space defence mission and a subcontract from Dawn Aerospace for the Omega propulsion service. It also works on R&D projects under Horizon Europe, ESA and EFRO programmes, and has been selected for the 2025 cohort of the NATO DIANA accelerator for dual-use technologies. The company has graduated from ESA Business Incubation Centre Noordwijk and is establishing a UK subsidiary. SPHERICAL emphasises a European-controlled semiconductor supply chain and states that none of its key components are subject to ITAR export restrictions.

Location

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Focus areas

space electronicssatellite powerPCDUradiation-hardenedsemiconductorsspace defencedual-useNATO DIANAESA BICEuropean supply chain

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Space

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

PCDU (Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit)

Satellite power unit

Software-defined, radiation-hardened power conditioning and distribution unit for satellite platforms.

Silicon-X

Satellite power unit

Flexible PCDU using an in-house designed microchip, demonstrated in orbit.

Omega Power Distribution Unit

Satellite power unit

Customer-configurable power distribution unit for the Omega propulsion-as-a-service system.

OrbitSense

Satellite sensor data fusion

Satellite sensor data fusion product developed with KMSense.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

HADESOmega

Named customers

DarkDawn Aerospace

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Junior Category Award

European Space Agency (ESA BIC 20-year anniversary celebration)2025Junior Category

DTM100 NewSpace pitch competition winner

Deep Tech Momentum2025

OHB Challenge: Shape Space for a Better Future

INNOspace Masters (German Space Agency at DLR, with OHB)2024

People

Management & team (3)

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