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Open Cosmos

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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.

commercialFounded 2015
Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
www.open-cosmos.com
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Selection in the Call to Orbit programme provides LMO with space mission expertise from Open Cosmos, including mission software and access to satellite payload integration and test hardware.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 24, 2020Lift Me Off winner in the Open Cosmos, ESA Space Solutions & ESA Business Applications Call to Orbit

Landspace reached agreements with UK-based Open Cosmos and Italy-based D-Orbit related to Zhuque-2 in April 2019.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Dec 10, 2019Chinese space launch firm Landspace raises $71 million

Participation in the Call to Orbit programme enables 4DCube to expedite research and testing and to begin designing a space test mission using Open Cosmos integration platforms.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Sep 16, 2019IEEC 4DCube third winner of the Open Cosmos, ESA Business Applications and ESA Space Solutions Call to Orbit competition

Open Cosmos will provide 4DCube with space mission expertise including mission software, access to satellite payload integration and test hardware, and introductions to a network via the European Space Agency.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Sep 16, 2019IEEC 4DCube third winner of the Open Cosmos, ESA Business Applications and ESA Space Solutions Call to Orbit competition

Arianespace signed contracts in 2019 to fly auxiliary payloads on Soyuz for Open Cosmos and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 9, 2019Arianespace reveals manifest, notes launch market variety

Open Cosmos is a British startup that builds and operates cubesats for customers.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Sep 9, 2019Arianespace reveals manifest, notes launch market variety

The Call to Orbit programme provides Delox with space mission expertise from Open Cosmos including mission software and access to satellite payload integration and test hardware.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 5, 2019Delox becomes second winner of the Open Cosmos, ESA Business Applications and ESA Space Solutions Call to Orbit competition

By participating in Call to Orbit, Delox will expedite its research and testing and begin designing a test mission using Open Cosmos integration platforms.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.0Sep 5, 2019Delox becomes second winner of the Open Cosmos, ESA Business Applications and ESA Space Solutions Call to Orbit competition

Open Cosmos is a satellite manufacturer and operator that provides versatile, easy-to-use integration platforms for payload development.

CapabilityValue 3.0Sep 5, 2019Delox becomes second winner of the Open Cosmos, ESA Business Applications and ESA Space Solutions Call to Orbit competition

The partnership with Open Cosmos allows Lumi Space to test concepts using flight-ready satellite hardware.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 12, 2019Lumi Space becomes the first Open Cosmos and ESA Business Applications Call to Orbit winner

LandSpace reached agreements with UK-based Open Cosmos and Italy-based D-Orbit related to launch services involving the Zhuque-2 rocket.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 16, 2019Landspace assembles methalox engine, signs international agreements

The agreements involving LandSpace, Open Cosmos, and D-Orbit totaled $15,000,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0May 16, 2019Landspace assembles methalox engine, signs international agreements

David Maiden is the competition project lead and bid & partnership manager at Open Cosmos.

GovernanceValue 3.0Oct 24, 2018UKSEDS – Open Cosmos Satellite Design Competition Announcement

Open Cosmos offers its orbit readiness service without charge to university teams that qualify.

GeneralValue 2.0Oct 24, 2018Call to Orbit campaign a success

Ten winners were awarded free access to Open Cosmos’ orbit readiness program to progress from proof of concept to orbit readiness in three months using Open Cosmos’ mission analysis software tools and payload qualification platforms.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 24, 2018Call to Orbit campaign a success

The nanosatellite payload will be integrated into an Open Cosmos 3U 'beeKit' platform.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.5Oct 24, 2018UKSEDS – Open Cosmos Satellite Design Competition Announcement

Lumi Space is the first announced winner of the Open Cosmos and ESA Business Applications Call to Orbit competition.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.0Oct 24, 2018Call to Orbit campaign a success

Open Cosmos launched its first satellite in 2019.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Aug 31, 2018ÅAC Clyde looks to constellations as future of business

Open Cosmos and Singapore-based Addvalue Innovation reached an agreement on 2018-08-08 to offer customers communications through Addvalue’s Inter-Satellite Data Relay System (IDRS).

RelationshipsValue 4.2Aug 8, 2018Open Cosmos partners with Addvalue to offer cubesat customers real-time comms

The IDRS service offered by Open Cosmos and Addvalue will provide near real-time communications to Open Cosmos satellites using the Inmarsat backbone.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Aug 8, 2018Open Cosmos partners with Addvalue to offer cubesat customers real-time comms
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