TRL Space develops satellite missions and the hardware needed to build and deploy them. In our interview recorded at Space Tech Expo Europe 2025, Václav Havlíček introduces the Czech company’s work in Earth observation, CubeSat equipment and a distinctive electronics contribution to Europe’s EnVision mission to Venus.
The satellite concepts include TRAP for high-resolution optical Earth observation and the hyperspectral TROLL family. TRL Space specifies 90 cm native ground sampling distance for TRAP, with 70 cm after super-resolution processing. For TROLL NG, the company lists 4.75 m GSD from a 500 km orbit and 32 spectral bands. These are specifications for the respective programmes, not evidence that every proposed configuration has already achieved those results in orbit.
EnVision is an ESA mission designed to investigate Venus’s atmosphere, surface and interior. TRL Space leads the development of DEP and MOD electronics boards for the VenSpec-H infrared spectrometer within a Czech industrial consortium. ESA currently plans the mission’s launch for 2031.
As Havlíček explains in the interview, one of the electronics boards is intended to carry an engraving of the Venus of Dolní Věstonice, a prehistoric figurine discovered in Moravia. The historical image provides a symbolic connection between the Czech development team and the planet the spacecraft is planned to visit. The mission and launch remain in preparation.
TRL Space also develops the CAVE Deployer for CubeSat deployment and equipment for spacecraft integration. Together with Prusa Research, it developed Prusament PC Space Grade Black, an ESD-safe filament for selected technical applications. The manufacturer reports 0.25% total mass loss (TML) and 0.00% collected volatile condensable material (CVCM) in outgassing measurements. A reported 0.00% CVCM does not mean literally zero outgassing; suitability of a printed part still depends on its design, production process and operating environment.
A separate TRL Space development example was covered in our article on Danish Graphene: a thermal adhesive used in a LiDAR laser demonstrator. This is distinct from the EnVision electronics discussed here.
TRL Space is exhibiting independently at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, 17–19 November 2026. Its team will be at Booth Y19 for discussions about satellite missions and space hardware. Our extended team, with colleagues from MSA Components and Hi-Rel Solutions by Steliau Technology, will separately be available in Hall 5, Booth F11 for high-reliability electronics and project-related questions.
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