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Open Cosmos

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commercialFounded 2015
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The Series B funding will enable Open Cosmos to expand from cubesats to larger spacecraft and to build constellations.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosTechnical ProductSep 10, 2023Open Cosmos raises $50 million to expand Earth observation satellite business

Open Cosmos raised $50,000,000 in a Series B funding round to expand the company and develop larger satellites and constellations focused on Earth observation.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2023Open Cosmos raises $50 million to expand Earth observation satellite business

Open Cosmos runs workshops as part of team building that take a deep dive into the company values and how they help or hinder work.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosNarrative GeneralAug 10, 2023Keeping our values real as we grow

Open Cosmos has been selected by the National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA) to develop a geospatial data platform for Peru.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosTechnical ProductAug 7, 2023Open Cosmos to revolutionise Geospatial Data Distribution with Contract for CONIDA's National Geoplatform

The geospatial data platform for CONIDA will be built on Open Cosmos' existing DataCosmos platform and will serve as CONIDA's National Geoplatform.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosTechnical ProductAug 7, 2023Open Cosmos to revolutionise Geospatial Data Distribution with Contract for CONIDA's National Geoplatform

Open Cosmos hosted European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Director of Earth Observation Simonetta Cheli at its facilities on Harwell Campus.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipJul 19, 2023Open Cosmos welcomes ESA Director General, Josef Aschbacher, and ESA Director for Earth Observation Simonetta Cheli to Open Cosmos’ Harwell facilities

PhiSat-2 is a 6U mission developed by Open Cosmos that combines multispectral imaging with reprogrammable capabilities for artificial intelligence algorithms.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosTechnical ProductJul 19, 2023Open Cosmos welcomes ESA Director General, Josef Aschbacher, and ESA Director for Earth Observation Simonetta Cheli to Open Cosmos’ Harwell facilities

The Satellite Applications Catapult and Open Cosmos have signed an agreement to build and launch a demonstration satellite to join the Open Cosmos OpenConstellation.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosNarrative GeneralJun 7, 2023The Satellite Applications Catapult + Open Cosmos sign agreement for an OpenConstellation satellite

OpenConstellation is a global shared satellite infrastructure built and managed by Open Cosmos to provide diverse, frequent, and reliable data about the planet.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipJun 7, 2023The Satellite Applications Catapult + Open Cosmos sign agreement for an OpenConstellation satellite

Open Cosmos is delivering satellites to the OpenConstellation that have been contributed by leading space organisations in the UK, Spain, and Portugal.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipJun 7, 2023The Satellite Applications Catapult + Open Cosmos sign agreement for an OpenConstellation satellite

The Satellite Applications Catapult and Open Cosmos signed an agreement in May 2023 in Harwell, Oxfordshire to build and launch a demonstration Earth observation satellite for Open Cosmos’ OpenConstellation.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2023Open Cosmos and the Satellite Applications Catapult sign agreement for an OpenConstellation satellite

OpenConstellation is a global shared satellite infrastructure built and managed by Open Cosmos to provide diverse, frequent, and reliable Earth observation data.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2023Open Cosmos and the Satellite Applications Catapult sign agreement for an OpenConstellation satellite

Over ten months, Lacuna Space worked with Open Cosmos to design and build a 3U cubesat called LS2 integrated with an IoT payload.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2023LS2 - Bringing connectivity to remote locations

LS2 launched in March 2021 and Open Cosmos established contact with the satellite at the first pass.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2023LS2 - Bringing connectivity to remote locations

Open Cosmos has five additional satellites scheduled for launch over the 12 months following January 2023, which will bring the total number of launched satellites to ten.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosNarrative PlanMar 27, 2023Open Cosmos is scaling up!

Open Cosmos reports a 100% success rate on its launched satellite missions.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosNarrative GeneralMar 27, 2023Open Cosmos is scaling up!

Open Cosmos designed and built the two satellites integrating IoT payloads to provide connectivity to a network of ground sensors.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2023Open Cosmos marks second anniversary of dual satellite launch

Subsequent Open Cosmos-built small satellites contributed by organizations in the UK, Spain, and Portugal are under construction and scheduled to launch throughout 2023 and 2024.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipMar 12, 2023Open Cosmos satellite to launch in 2023 providing critical agricultural data for Andalucía

The Andalusian satellite can join OpenConstellation, a global shared satellite infrastructure built and managed by Open Cosmos.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosOrg RelationshipMar 12, 2023Open Cosmos satellite to launch in 2023 providing critical agricultural data for Andalucía

The Andalusian satellite designed and built by Open Cosmos has passed three milestone reviews including its Critical Design Review.

Mentioned as: Open CosmosNarrative GeneralMar 12, 2023Open Cosmos satellite to launch in 2023 providing critical agricultural data for Andalucía
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