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 will launch the Posidònia and Hyperion GR-1 satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-17 shared launch mission in July.
Posidònia and Hyperion GR-1 are the first two satellites in Open Cosmos’s OpenConstellation 1.0 Earth-observation constellation.
Open Cosmos presented OpenConstellation 1.0 as a new Earth observation constellation.
OpenConstellation 1.0 will be built at Open Cosmos facilities in the United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, and Portugal.
Open Cosmos named Pinkmatter Solutions, Dragonfly Aerospace, Nano Satellite Yard, SaH Analytics International, Geomatica, Rada 360, IGN FI, and Simera Sense as collaborating companies on Karibu.
Open Cosmos will help define the foundations and operation of the Karibu mission.
Open Cosmos is a UK-based satellite development and manufacturing company of Spanish origin.
Open Cosmos was selected to carry out the phase 1 feasibility study for the Karibu mission.
The European Space Agency awarded Open Cosmos a contract to design an Earth observation mission to be deployed in Africa.
Open Cosmos is working with Messium on HYPER-500 for agricultural crop-health analysis.
Open Cosmos is working with Ubotica Technologies on maritime applications for HYPER-500.
Open Cosmos will launch OpenConstellation 1.0 in 2026.
Open Cosmos won the EXPANDEO 2026 Product Award from the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies for HYPER-500.
Open Cosmos is working with the National Observatory of Athens on HYPER-500 for wildfire monitoring.
Open Cosmos plans to use OpenConstellation 1.0 to extend coverage for enterprises, research institutes, and public administrations.
Liechtenstein later granted the 3ECOM licenses to Open Cosmos earlier this year.
Liechtenstein holds the Ka-band spectrum usage permits that Open Cosmos is using for its network.
Open Cosmos says its production capacity has not been affected by launch problems.
Liechtenstein has requested a UIT extension for the 144 satellites in the Open Cosmos constellation that are due in June.
Open Cosmos was founded in 2015 by engineer Rafel Jordá Siquier.