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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All six satellites deployed from Vigoride-3 were PocketQube satellites measuring five centimeters on a side from FOSSA Systems.
FOSSA Systems’ PocketQube satellites deployed from Vigoride-3 measure five centimeters on a side.
Six satellites deployed from Vigoride-3 were PocketQube satellites produced by FOSSA Systems.
Momentus deployed two satellites from Vigoride-3 that were both from FOSSA Systems.
FOSSA Systems is a customer on Momentus’s first Vigoride flight and is deploying multiple smallsats as part of a constellation to provide global real-time Internet of Things connectivity for industrial applications.
FOSSA Systems plans to deploy a constellation of 80 smallsats in successive launches prior to 2024.
The launch took place three months after FOSSA Systems obtained two licenses from the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transition to operate a public satellite-based electronic communications network and to transmit data via that system.
FOSSA Systems achieved total success of the launch of its first Spanish picosatellites on 2022-01-13.
Momentus agreed on 2020-09-02 to integrate two PocketPod deployers containing nine PocketQube spacecraft from Spain’s Fossa Systems with its second Vigoride demonstration mission.
Technical DREAM payload organizations include Fossa Systems, Hawaii Science and Technology Museum, Purdue University, and the United States Marine Corps Warfighting Lab.