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Open Cosmos

operating 51–200 employees

Designs, builds, launches, and operates small satellites for Earth observation, telecommunications, navigation, and science missions

About

Open Cosmos designs, builds, launches, and operates small satellites, providing end-to-end mission management from concept through in-orbit operations and data delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered at Harwell Campus in the UK, the company serves customers across Earth observation, telecommunications, navigation, and scientific research. Its OpenOrbit service handles satellite assembly, integration, testing, launch procurement, and operations for platforms ranging from 3U CubeSats to microsatellites. The company operates OpenConstellation, a mutualised satellite infrastructure enabling multiple organizations to share capacity, and its DataCosmos platform provides cloud-based satellite imagery search, processing, and AI-powered analysis.

Products & Services

Planned LEO broadband constellation using Ka-band spectrum for secure European connectivity infrastructure
Cloud-based multi-satellite data platform for satellite imagery search, processing, band algebra, and AI-powered analysis
Mutualised satellite infrastructure enabling shared access to Earth observation data with reduced cost and increased revisit frequency
End-to-end satellite mission management service covering design, manufacture, testing, launch, operations, and data delivery

Locations

Harwell, GBR
HQ
Barcelona, ESP
Porto, PRT
Pallini, GRC

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Overview

Founded 2015
HQ Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Type Private Company

Leadership

Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Co-Founder & COO
Group CFO
Jorge Salas Solanilla
Chief Revenue Officer

Classification