Private company
VZLU Aerospace
Logo: M.podaril, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Czech aerospace company
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). It serves as the national centre for research, development, innovations, and testing for the Czech aerospace industry.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersPrague1
- Websitewww.vzlu.cz
- Legal formakciová společnost1
- LEI315700BD5XGTCWS7C6793
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressBeranových 130, 199 00 Praha, Czechia3
- Registered withMinistry of Justice, 000106693
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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). It serves as the national centre for research, development, innovations, and testing for the Czech aerospace industry. It was founded in 1922 and incorporated in 1991. It took part in the development of many Czechoslovak and Czech aircraft types such as L-410, L-29, and L-39. Since 2005, it has been involved in spaceflight projects such as ESA's Swarm and Ariane 6 or the Czech SATurnin-1 and QUVIK.2
Products and brands
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)
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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)
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Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1922Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.vzlu.cz1
- WikipediaVZLU Aerospace
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4168662
Sources
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- 1WikidataVZLU Aerospace on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaVZLU Aerospace on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsVZLU Aerospace logo by M.podaril, Public domain
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- 6Wikimedia CommonsVZLU Aerospace photo by ŠJů ( cs:ŠJů ), CC BY-SA 3.0