FOSSA Systems, founded in 2020, is a Spanish aerospace company specializing in satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. As a nanosatellite manufacturer and launch provider, FOSSA designs, develops, and operates its own constellation of picosatellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to enable global IoT connectivity, especially for remote asset management. They offer end-to-end solutions for industries like agriculture, maritime, logistics, energy, and national security, and have partnered with companies like Microsoft and received investment from firms like Indico Capital Partners and Nabtesco Technology Ventures to expand their constellation and services. FOSSA aims to provide low-latency, direct-to-device communications for a wide range of applications.
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Fossa Systems pioneers IoT communications from space through low-cost nanosatellites.
FOSSA Systems’ group comprised a team of 25 professionals in 2023 and the company expects that headcount to double by 2025.
FOSSA Systems opened its first subsidiary outside Spain in Portugal dedicated to research and development to serve customers from that location.
FOSSA Systems was the European company that launched the most smallsats in 2022.
FOSSA Systems plans a constellation of 80 satellites to provide global, real-time LPWAN coverage and connect millions of devices directly to its network.
FOSSA Systems launched 17 of its own development satellites since 2022.
Momentus provided orbital delivery services to FOSSA Systems on Vigoride’s inaugural mission in 2022.
The hosted payloads for FOSSA Systems will serve as a technology demonstrator platform independent of FOSSA’s satellite launches scheduled for 2024 and 2025.
Momentus signed a contract with FOSSA Systems to provide hosted payload services starting in 2024.
The hosted payloads provided by Momentus will complement FOSSA Systems’ existing low-power IoT satellite constellation with additional capacity.
Momentus Inc. signed a contract with FOSSA Systems to provide hosted payload services starting in 2024 and the contract includes two options for additional hosted payloads.
Momentus provided orbital delivery services to FOSSA on the inaugural Vigoride mission in 2022.
Vigoride-3 launched in May 2022 and deployed six satellites for FOSSA Space Systems and the SelfieSat satellite for Orbit NTNU from Vigoride.
Vigoride-3 launched in May 2022 and deployed six satellites for FOSSA Space Systems and the SelfieSat satellite for Orbit NTNU from the Vigoride OSV.
FOSSA Systems has launched 17 satellites into orbit since 2022.
FOSSA Systems launched new LEO satellites on 2023-06-12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base to an altitude of 537 km.
FOSSA Systems expects to deploy new batches of satellites in bulk to complete the first phase of an 80-satellite constellation.
Spanish startup FOSSA Systems is deploying a similar network of picosatellites and is also using orbital transfer vehicles to deliver spacecraft to fine-tuned orbits.
FOSSA Systems signed a contract with Momentus Inc. to place its FOSSASat FEROX satellites into low-Earth orbit on two Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle missions starting in 2023.
FOSSA Systems already operates a constellation of 13 picosatellites in orbit to provide global IoT connectivity.