Open Cosmos, founded in 2015, is a space company that designs, builds, launches, and operates satellites, with a focus on simplifying access to space and democratizing space data. It provides end-to-end mission services, including satellite assembly, launch campaigns, in-orbit operations, and data delivery, enabling organizations to utilize satellite imagery for Earth observation and address global challenges. Open Cosmos works with partners like the European Space Agency (ESA) and collaborates with organizations such as Space Park Leicester to expand its capabilities and data exploitation reach. The company's key services include its OpenOrbit mission management, OpenConstellation infrastructure for data sharing, and DataCosmos platform for AI-powered data analysis.
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Open Cosmos has been selected by the UK Space Agency to build a pathfinder satellite that will form the United Kingdom’s contribution to the Atlantic Constellation.
Open Cosmos is collaborating with Satlantis, the Institute of Space Sciences, Alén Space, and FOSSA Systems as partners on the Atlantic Constellation project.
The satellites will be built by a consortium led by Open Cosmos Europe, which includes TSatAtlantis, the Institute of Space Sciences, Alén Space, and FOSSA Systems.
Open Cosmos has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) to build the Spanish component of the Atlantic Constellation.
On 16 October 2024, Open Cosmos announced that it had been selected over Deimos for the implementation phase of Spain’s contribution to the Atlantic Constellation.
The Spanish Space Agency (AEE) and the European Space Agency (ESA) selected Open Cosmos to lead the Spanish component of the Atlantic Constellation.
Open Cosmos is the contractor for the Spanish segment of the Atlantic Constellation, with other notable companies including Thales Alenia Space, Airbus España, Indra, and PLD Space.
The Japanese-related project selected is 'QUIVER,' which aims to optimize antenna design and develop tools for constellation operations, led by Open Cosmos Ltd and Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd.
A project between Open Cosmos and Panasonic Operational Excellence Co. in Japan will explore higher-frequency, high-bandwidth radio links for communication between satellites.
Messium's network will use capacity from various commercial hyperspectral data providers including Wyvern, Planet, Pixxel, Open Cosmos, and Esper.
Open Cosmos is part of a consortium led by TESAT that was selected by ESA in October to develop a 16U cubesat to test 0.006 kg communications technologies in low Earth orbit.
Open Cosmos won a 60,000,000 EUR contract in May to develop a seven-satellite constellation for the Greek government to provide Earth observation, Internet of Things, and Automatic Identification System services.
Open Cosmos is leading a team that includes organizations from Denmark, France, Norway, and Spain to provide the NanoMagSat instruments and components such as the boom and star trackers.
Open Cosmos raised $50,000,000 in a Series B funding round in September 2023 to expand from cubesat-class spacecraft into larger microsatellites and to help build out OpenConstellation.
Open Cosmos will establish a new office in Greece to lead work on the Greek satellites.
Open Cosmos has a €60 million contract to deploy an Earth Observation constellation of seven satellites for Greece.
Open Cosmos manages full mission operations for HAMMER and provides access to diverse data types and third-party tools through the DataCosmos platform.
Open Cosmos designed, built, and tested HAMMER at its facilities in Harwell, United Kingdom with support from the Satellite Applications Catapult’s In Orbit Demonstration program.
Open Cosmos launched the HAMMER Earth observation satellite on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 as part of the Transporter 10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Ubotica partnered with Open Cosmos on the CogniSAT-6/HAMMER mission.