OCCAM Space, a Spanish company based in Madrid, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and testing space mechanisms and separation systems for small satellites in the NewSpace market. They offer services like structural design, manufacturing, testing, and engineering consulting. Their primary product is the KISS (Keep It Simple Separation-system) clamp band, a modular separation system for SmallSats. The company collaborates with partners such as PLD Space in developing the MOSPA modular payload adapter.
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OCCAM Space is expanding its product line to include the KISS 15 system and custom payload adapters for upcoming commercial micro-launchers.
The KISS 24 flight was OCCAM Space’s first deployment on a SpaceX rideshare vehicle.
OCCAM Space has additional separation units scheduled for subsequent D-Orbit manifests later in 2026.
OCCAM Space managed the end-to-end design and fabrication of KISS 24 before providing deployment engineering support during vehicle integration in the United States.
The KISS 24 flight was part of OCCAM Space’s baseline technical integration contract with D-Orbit.
OCCAM Space’s KISS 24 hardware reached low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Transporter-17 mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
On July 9, 2026, OCCAM Space’s proprietary KISS 24 clampband separation system achieved flight heritage during a SpaceX rideshare campaign.
The KISS 24 flight was OCCAM Space’s inaugural deployment on a SpaceX rideshare vehicle.
OCCAM Space’s larger KISS-XL clampband variant completed separation in late 2025.
OCCAM Space’s proprietary KISS 24 clampband separation system achieved flight heritage on a SpaceX rideshare campaign on July 9, 2026.
OCCAM Space handled the end-to-end design and fabrication of the KISS 24 clampband before providing deployment engineering support during vehicle integration in the United States.
OCCAM Space developed KISS 24 as part of a scalable family of clampband payload adapters for release operations on launch vehicles, satellite buses, and orbital transfer tugs.
OCCAM Space has additional separation units scheduled for later D-Orbit manifests in 2026.
OCCAM Space said the KISS-XL clampband had been successfully used for the first time in late 2025 in a configuration exceeding four metres.
The Exploration Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spain’s OCCAM Space to develop a customised variant of its KISS-XL clampband.
The Exploration Company and OCCAM Space signed an agreement on 13 April to develop a four-metre variant of the KISS-XL clampband.
Occam Space will supply its KISS-XL band-type separation system for The Exploration Company’s reusable Nyx capsule.
Occam Space will adapt its separation system, which was designed for a diameter of approximately 4 meters, to Nyx’s specific requirements.
Occam Space has 2,700 square meters of facilities in Coslada, Madrid.
Occam Space produces up to 60 separation systems per year.