Locations & Getting there

Oberpfaffenhofen

With approximately 2000 employees in 13 scientific facilities, the DLR site in Oberpfaffenhofen is one of the largest research centres in Germany. Here, the areas of focus include participation in space missions, climate research, Earth observation, the development of navigation systems and the further development of robotics technology.

Weilheim

Antenna systems are needed to be able to communicate with spacecraft from Earth. With various antennas, DLR's Weilheim ground station is the link between Earth and the satellite.

Neustrelitz

Antennas have been in operation in Neustrelitz for over 100 years – since the foundation of the experimental radio station of the Kaiserliches Telegraphenversuchsamt in 1913. Today, around 110 employees work and conduct research here in the fields of space weather, satellite data reception, satellite remote sensing, navigation, as well as maritime transport and safety.

Bremen

The research activities conducted at DLR’s site in Bremen focus on space, aeronautics and maritime security. The Bremen site supports the region's potential for innovation. DLR Bremen's first institute was founded in 2007. Since then, DLR has been continuously expanding its research topics at this site and has also been represented by the Virtual Product House in the ECOMAT innovation centre since 2019.

Berlin

Space and transport – these are the main research areas at DLR's Berlin site. The institutes at this location are involved in major missions to observe the Earth, other planets in the Solar System, as well as exoplanets. In the field of transport, scientists are researching mobility concepts for the future.