# Belgian Science Policy Office
*agency . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["belspo.be"]
- **country**: Belgium
- **website**: https://www.belspo.be
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"agency","operator_domains":"[\"belspo.be\"]","country":"Belgium","website":"https://www.belspo.be"}

## Editorial
Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) is Belgium's federal space-policy and research-funding body for space research and applications.[^s1] In Earth observation, its role is coordination, national research funding, and Belgian representation into ESA rather than direct satellite operation.[^s1][^s3] BELSPO manages Belgian contributions to ESA and represents Belgium through the Belgian Delegation, while the STEREO programme funds Belgian Earth observation research.[^s1][^s2] STEREO IV runs from 2022 to 2029 as the eighth phase of Belgian EO research funding, continuing a national programme line that began in 1985.[^s3] The PROBA missions are ESA-owned and ESA-operated, with Belgium contributing technology and research rather than serving as the operator.[^s2]

## Sources
- [s1] | BELSPO Space Research and Applications | https://www.belspo.be/belspo/space/index_en.stm | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
  Manages Belgian contributions to ESA; national R&D in EO via STEREO programme; Belgian Delegation representative to ESA
- [s2] | BELSPO ESA representation pages | https://www.belspo.be/belspo/space/esa_spaceSafety_en.stm | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
  BELSPO is Belgium's ESA delegation body; PROBA-3 extended to 2028 with BELSPO involvement as research coordinator not operator
- [s3] | Belgian Platform on Earth Observation - ESA | https://eo.belspo.be/en/european-space-agency | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
  STEREO IV (2022-2029) is 8th phase of continuous Belgian EO research funding since 1985; no Belgian-operated EO satellites

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