3rd International Symposium on Very Low Earth Orbit Missions and Technologies

UPDATE (2026-10-07): Registration for the 3rd International Symposium on Very Low Earth Orbit Missions & Technologies 2027 in Stuttgart, Germany, is now possible!

Register for this event today via the Converia conference management system! Tickets are priced as follows:

All prices are given including 19% VAT. Internal registrations will be priced without VAT.

Please note that eligibility for the discounted student rate is contingent on the presentation of proof of student status.

A selection of internationally common payment methods (bank transfer, Visa, MasterCard, Google Pay, Apple Pay) will be provided for the payment of the registration fee.

Members of the University of Stuttgart and/or the Collaborative Research Centre 1667 ATLAS are kindly requested to select the correspondingly separate participant category during registration for the purpose of internal payment processing.

Successful registration to the 3rd International Symposium on Very Low Earth Orbit Missions and Technologies (VLEO2027) entails the following services:

• Admission to all technical sessions, poster sessions, interactive sessions, panel discussions and networking breaks
• Networking coffee breaks and light refreshments offered during all three days of the symposium
• Lunch offered on all three days of the symposium
• Admission to the symposium dinner on Tuesday, 19 January 2027.
• Access to four meeting rooms set aside for breakout meetings (please reserve at information desk)
• Conference package including badge and access to presented papers

We are pleased to announce that we have secured special accommodation rates exclusively for participants of the 3rd International Symposium on Very Low Earth Orbit Missions & Technologies at hotels near the venue!

These offers have been made possible through the kind and generous support of the Region Stuttgart Convention Bureau. Click the link below to view hotel room offers suitable for every budget.

Bookings via this portal with select partner hotels of the Region Stuttgart Convention Bureau include a free 10-day ticket for Stuttgart's extensive public transportation network.

Topics of interest for the 3rd International Symposium on Very Low Earth Orbit Missions and Technologies include:

• Science Mission Designs and Concepts
• Business Models, Roadmaps and Success Factors
• Policy and Best Practices for VLEO Utilization
• Operational Experience
• Systems Design
• Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion
• Gas-Surface Interactions and Materials
• Particle Simulation Methods
• Aerodynamic Control
• Atmospheric Physics
• Ranging, Orbit and Attitude Determination
• Autonomous Operations
• Communications and Ground Infrastructure

A detailed technical programme will be made available pending the review of abstract submissions.

Here is some preliminary information that will help you plan your trip to the 3rd International Symposium on Very Low Earth Orbit Missions & Technologies in Stuttgart, Germany:

• On-site check-in will be possible from 08:00 CET (UTC+1) on all three days (19-21 January 2027).
• The symposium proper kicks off on Tuesday, 19 January, at 09:00 CET.
• A conference dinner is planned for the evening of Tuesday, 19 January.
• The technical programme generally begins at 09:00 08:30 CET and ends at 18:00 CET, with the exceptions stated below and above.
• The symposium ends on Thursday, 21 January 2027 at 17:00 CET.

The 3rd International Symposium on Very Low Earth Orbit Missions and Technologies welcomes contributions via oral presentation as well as posters.

The Call for Abstracts has ended as of 28 September 2026! The submitted abstracts are presently under review.

Please note that a paper is expected to be provided with each oral presentation, and that a strict no paper, no podium policy is in place. Further information, including detailed author instructions and templates for papers, is provided below.

For posters (DIN A0 or ANSI E format), accompanying paper contributions are very welcome, albeit not mandatory. A single elevator pitch presentation slide (16:9 aspect ratio, pdf format) is requested for each poster.

Presentations

Each presenter will be given twelve (12) minutes to present their research at the symposium, with an additional three (3) minutes reserved for questions to a total of fifteen (15) minutes per presentation. Please make an effort to conclude your presentation within the alloted timeframe. It is recommended to restrict your presentation slides to a number of ten.

The venue of the presentation features a projector and screen. The screen has a size of 11.8 m by 8 m (aspect ratio approx. 1.475:1). A presentation laptop will be available with all presentations to be collected and stored beforehand.

Authors are kindly requested to submit their presentation slides either as a PDF or an MS-Power-Point-compatible file format (preferably .ppsx) to the organising committee via e-mail by 08 January 2027.

Please note that a paper is expected to be provided for each presentation, and that a strict no paper, no podium policy is in place.

Posters

Posters will be presented in one of two dedicated poster sessions coinciding with extended coffee breaks. Prior to these sessions and coffee breaks, each poster will be briefly advertised to the audience through one elevator pitch slide each (see below) in a summary presentation.

Poster presenters are requested to bring your own printed posters to the symposium. It is highly recommended to print your posters in either A0 (ISO 216 / DIN 476) format or ANSI E (ANSI/ASME Y14.1) format. Poster display walls as well as magnets or pins will be provided for each accepted poster.

Poster presenters are further asked to provide a single presentation slide featuring a brief summary and teaser to their poster to be included in the summary presentation preceding the poster session. Please submit this slide as a power point slide (.pptx format) or PDF to the organising committee via e-mail by 08 January 2027.

Paper contributions accompanying posters are very welcome, albeit not mandatory.

Papers

Authors of abstracts selected for an oral presentation at the symposium are requested to prepare a paper. Please adhere to the instructions provided in the Word and LaTeX symposium paper templates, which can be downloaded in the following:

• Download Paper Template and Instructions (MS Word)
• Download Paper Template and Instructions (LaTeX)

Please note that the symposium follows a strict no paper, no podium policy with regards to oral presentation contributions. For poster contributions, papers are welcome, but not mandatory. We ask that papers be submitted in PDF format to the organising committee via e-mail by 11 December 2026.

A Special Collection of the CEAS Space Journal is once again planned following the symposium. Authors are warmly encouraged to submit their conference papers for peer review and publication following the VLEO2027 symposium.

With the exception of papers submitted to this special collection, all remaining papers submitted to the symposium together with a completed and signed license agreement (included with the paper template) will be published and indexed via the University of Stuttgart's electronic library OPUS (Online Publications of the University of Stuttgart). They will be included in the proceedings list of the symposium together with those papers published in the special collection.

Please note that the proceedings will be published only after the reviews have concluded for the special collection. The conference proceedings published after the VLEO2025 symposium can be accessed here.

The Special Collection of the CEAS Space Journal published after the VLEO2025 symposium titled VLEO Very Low Earth Orbit Satellites can be accessed here.

Chairs

• Stefanos Fasoulas, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Peter C. E. Roberts, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Technical/Editorial Committee

• Tommaso Andreussi, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
• Wai Lee Chan, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
• Nicholas Crisp, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• Stefanos Fasoulas, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Tim Flohrer, ESA Space Debris Office, Germany
• Georg Herdrich, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Eunji Jun, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
• Sabine Klinkner, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Vaios Lappas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
• Timothy K. Minton, University of Colorado Boulder, United States
• Peter C. E. Roberts, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• Silvia Rodriguez Donaire, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
• Christian Siemes, TU Delft, The Netherlands
• Claudia Stolle, Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Germany
• Masahito Tagawa, Kobe University, Japan
• Constantin Traub, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Zizung Yoon, Korea Aerospace University, South Korea

Organising Committee

• Adam S. Pagan, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Markus Graß, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Constantin Traub, University of Stuttgart, Germany

As Germany's seventh largest city and capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart is renowned as a global centre of automotive industry. Nestled between vineyards and forests, Stuttgart offers a unique blend of urban sophistication and natural beauty. In addition, the city boasts a rich cultural scene with numerous museums, theaters, and parks. Situated in the heart of the continent, Stuttgart is well-accessible through its excellent connection to the air, rail and road networks of Europe.

The 3rd International Symposium on Very Low Earth Orbit Missions and Technologies 2027 will be held in the Haus der Wirtschaft, located in Stuttgart's bustling city centre. Maintained by the co-hosting Ministry of Economy, Tradecraft and Tourism of the state of Baden-Württemberg, this historic former museum building with its magnificent halls and staircases features a unique atmosphere ideal for this event.

Address

Haus der Wirtschaft
Willi-Bleicher-Straße 19
70174 Stuttgart
Germany

How to get there

• Public Transportation Portal (Verkehrsverbund Stuttgart - VVS)

For any further inquiries, please contact the symposium organising committee at info(at)atlas.uni-stuttgart.de.

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