GALAXIA,
a unique, diverse site dedicated to space

Professional business support

Right at the heart of the GALAXIA business park there is a 2,000m² high tech business centre designed for two types of company specialising in space applications:

1. well-established companies 
2. start-ups and spin-offs. These young companies will receive support from the GALAXIA Space Innovation incubation centre and enjoy access to a comprehensive range of services to help them grow.

Ultra-modern, secure facilities

1. Security for people and for data.
2. Equipment at the cutting edge of technology:

• identification system,
• access control system using magnetic passes,
• electricity produced by photovoltaic panels (4,700m²),
• fibre optic link between the GALAXIA business centre and the ESA ground station,
• fibre optic link between the GALAXIA business centre and the global network,
• very high speed Internet connections,
• “Tier 2 data center” server rooms, totally pre-installed (TIA/EIA-942 standard),
• dual emergency power supply system (short or extended power failures).

Shared services and equipment

As well as working in fully equipped office, each company housed in the business centre pays a single monthly fee to benefit from shared services and equipment:

• reception,
• telephone switchboard for when they are not there,
• letters and parcels distributed internally,
• photocopier,
• ability to book meeting rooms,
• security system,
• air conditioning,
• bathrooms,
• electricity, water etc.
• cleaning and maintenance.

Innovative, sustainable architecture

• The biggest architectural project dedicated to the production of solar power in Belgium: integration of around 4,700m² of photovoltaic panels on the building,
• Annual production is 313,000 kWh (corresponding to the consumption of 90 households) and the savings in terms of CO²are estimated to be 142.8 tonnes a year,
• Rainwater is recycled,
• Use of wood in the structure and exteriors of the buildings,
• Air to air heat pump etc.

A strategic centre for Europe

As a reminder, GALILEO is the ambitious programme designed to give the European Union its own satellite navigation system. The availability of the resulting services for citizens and professionals needs to be impeccable. To begin with, this challenge is being met thanks to a network of 30 satellites, 16 stations on the ground and 12 centres.

In March 2016, when they approved the Belgian proposal for a new “ILS” building for GALILEO in Transinne, the European Commission made the decision to make the GALAXIA space centre the nerve centre for logistics for these centres as well as for maintaining their facilities.

IDELUX then took up the challenge of delivering a building that would meet the specifications within the deadlines that were set.

A high-performance centre at the cutting edge of technology

This building of around 3,000m² houses 30 highly qualified operators from Telespazio Belgium as well as a team of experts from the EUSPA (European Union Space Programme Agency). The centre makes it possible to guarantee that all the ground stations in the GALILEO system (remote sites and sites in Europe) are fully operational.

A little technological gem, it incorporates the best current standards in terms of fibre optic connectivity and security (anti-intrusion system, presence detectors, secure power supply etc.), a centralised management system that can be controlled remotely (temperature, doors/windows, cameras etc.) and excellent energy performance (photovoltaic panels, geothermal probes, rainwater recovery etc.).