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Legal Name

Open Cosmos Aegean S.M.P.C.

Tagline

Building and Operating Satellites for Greece and Beyond

Details

Open Cosmos Aegean provides end-to-end small-satellite mission services, covering the design, manufacture, launch and operation of space missions, together with the delivery and exploitation of satellite data. Its offering is structured around four complementary service lines: OpenOrbit, providing tailored end-to-end satellite missions from assembly, integration and testing through launch, in-orbit operations and data delivery; ConnectedCosmos, delivering sovereign and secure communications through point-to-point broadband and direct-to-device IoT; OpenConstellation, a shared satellite infrastructure giving customers access to frequent and diverse Earth Observation data; and DataCosmos, a cloud-based platform for accessing, visualising and analysing high-resolution satellite imagery. By combining satellite manufacturing, mission operations, communications and downstream data services, Open Cosmos Aegean aims to simplify access to space and enable governments, institutions and commercial users to address challenges such as climate monitoring, resource management, connectivity and environmental intelligence.

Classification

Type

Private Company - SME

Size

Medium (50-250 employees)

Category

Satellite Platforms & Buses, Space Infrastructure

Value Chain Position

Upstream,Midstream / In-orbit Operations,Ground Segment – Infrastructure & Operations,Downstream

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Website

https://www.open-cosmos.com/

CONTACT Email

info@open-cosmos.com

CONTACT Phone

Address

Kolomvou 6

Pallini

Attica

Greece

153 51

International Presence

Argentina,France,Portugal,Spain,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Strategic Focus

Strategic Priorities: Open Cosmos Aegean’s strategic priorities focus on expanding sovereign and commercially scalable space capabilities across Earth Observation, secure communications and data-driven intelligence. Key priorities include the development and deployment of high-resolution and very-high-resolution Earth Observation missions, the establishment of sovereign and secure communications constellations with global coverage, and the delivery of actionable insights from satellite data using AI and advanced analytics. The company also aims to strengthen end-to-end mission delivery, shared satellite infrastructure and downstream data services, enabling governments, institutions and commercial customers to access timely, secure and decision-ready information for applications ranging from environmental monitoring and resource management to connectivity, security and critical infrastructure.

Looking for Partnerships: Open Cosmos Aegean is interested in strategic partnerships across the full space value chain, spanning space upstream, space downstream and AI-enabled applications. In the upstream segment, the company seeks collaboration with satellite manufacturers, subsystem and payload providers, launch-service companies, ground-segment operators and technology suppliers to support the development, integration and deployment of small-satellite missions and constellations. In the downstream segment, Open Cosmos is interested in partnerships with Earth Observation, geospatial, telecommunications and data-service companies to expand the commercial use of satellite data and secure connectivity. A further priority is collaboration with AI and analytics providers to transform satellite data into actionable insights for applications such as environmental monitoring, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, maritime, mobility and security. The company also welcomes partnerships with governments, space agencies, research organisations, universities, SMEs and startups for joint R&D, demonstration missions, shared satellite infrastructure and participation in European and international space programmes.

Background

Established: 2024-02-23

Key Customers: Open Cosmos serves a broad customer base across the institutional, governmental, telecommunications, infrastructure and commercial markets. Key customer groups include space agencies such as ESA and national space agencies, governments and public institutions, European bodies, mobile network operators, enterprise customers, SMEs and startups, and organisations active in remote asset management. The company’s solutions are particularly relevant to customers in oil & gas, mining, logistics, smart agriculture, energy, smart mobility and critical infrastructure, where secure connectivity, Earth Observation and AI-enabled satellite intelligence can support monitoring and decision-making. Publicly announced customers and institutional users include ESA and European governments, while Open Cosmos has also delivered satellite infrastructure and data services supporting national missions and programmes in Greece and other European countries. Its satellite connectivity solutions address use cases such as remote asset monitoring, supply-chain visibility, agricultural yield optimisation and infrastructure management.

Affiliations/Memberships: Open Cosmos Aegean is actively connected to the Greek and European space ecosystem through participation in the Hellenic Space Technologies and Applications Cluster (si-Cluster) and the Hellenic Association of Space Industries (HASI). At European level, Open Cosmos is also a member of EARSC (European Association of Remote Sensing Companies), reflecting its strong role in Earth Observation services and downstream applications, and of UKspace, the official trade association of the UK space industry. These affiliations support collaboration with space agencies, institutional stakeholders, research organisations, industrial partners and downstream users across satellite manufacturing, Earth Observation, secure communications and data services.

Facilities: Open Cosmos operates an international network of facilities in Pallini (Athens, Greece), Harwell (United Kingdom), Barcelona (Spain) and Porto (Portugal), supporting satellite design, manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing, mission operations and data services. In Greece, Open Cosmos Aegean’s Pallini facility includes state-of-the-art satellite production and testing infrastructure, with approximately 300 m² of clean-room space, capabilities for end-to-end satellite design, assembly, integration and testing, and dedicated satellite data reception infrastructure. The site is currently supporting the manufacture and operation of satellites under Greece’s National Microsatellite Programme and forms an important part of Open Cosmos’ wider European industrial footprint. The Harwell, Barcelona and Porto locations complement these capabilities with engineering, production, programme management, operations and data-service functions across the group.

Application Domain

Satellite Platforms & Buses, Space Infrastructure

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Products & Services

Product / Service 1

OpenConstellation Hyper-500

The combined hyperspectral and spatial resolutions of Hyper-500 boost each other to unlock a global view of the biochemical compositions of the canopy and mineral fingerprints, providing unique, innovative, actionable intelligence.

TRL: 9

Product / Service 2

OpenConstellation 1.0

OpenConstellation 1.0 is our next-generation Earth Observation satellites designed to deliver sub-daily global Earth Observation Data at scale and a more advanced resolution. With 15 satellites with launches beginning in Q2 2026, this infrastructure integrates multiple sensing products within a unified architecture.

TRL: 9

Product / Service 3

Certifications

Open Cosmos Aegean operates within the wider Open Cosmos group and supports satellite manufacturing, mission delivery and data services from its facilities in Pallini, Greece. Publicly available sources confirm the Greek entity’s formal registration and its participation in national and European space activities, but I did not identify a current, publicly disclosed list of ISO, ECSS, quality-management, information-security or other third-party certifications specifically attributed to Open Cosmos Aegean. The company’s operations nevertheless follow the technical, regulatory and mission-assurance requirements applicable to satellite design, assembly, integration, testing, launch and in-orbit operations, including licensing and regulatory processes associated with space missions.

Patents

Open Cosmos holds a patent family covering satellite payload development and testing technologies, including subsystem emulation for payload integration and validation. The IP originated from a UK filing and has been extended internationally through PCT and national patent applications.

Key Qualifications

Open Cosmos combines proven capabilities across the full small-satellite value chain, from mission design and satellite manufacture to launch, operations, data delivery and AI-enabled exploitation. The group has delivered more than 17 satellites in orbit, including Earth Observation, telecommunications, navigation and scientific missions, and acts as prime contractor on national and ESA programmes. In Greece, Open Cosmos Aegean is delivering the €60 million national high-resolution and very-high-resolution Earth Observation constellation, comprising seven satellites manufactured and integrated locally in Pallini under an ESA-supported programme. Its qualifications are reinforced by OpenOrbit, which provides end-to-end mission management; OpenConstellation, a shared multi-sensor Earth Observation infrastructure; DataCosmos, a secure cloud-based platform for satellite imagery, analytics and AI-ready workflows; and the group’s emerging secure LEO communications constellation. Open Cosmos reports 100% in-orbit reliability and up to 99.7% uptime across current missions, while its Greek facilities include satellite production, testing and data-reception infrastructure supporting sovereign national capabilities and export activity.

Technology Licenses

Open Cosmos develops proprietary satellite, mission-control, simulation and data-platform technologies, including OpenOrbit, OpenConstellation, DataCosmos, beeApp and beeKit. No specific third-party technology-licensing agreements for Open Cosmos Aegean have been publicly disclosed.