GomSpace
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| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 January 2007 in Denmark |
| Fate | Active |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Carsten Drachmann (CEO) |
| Products | CubeSat nanosatellites, satellite constellation operations[1] |
Number of employees | 133[2] (2020) |
| Website | gomspace |
GomSpace is a manufacturer and operator[1] of nanosatellites for customers in the defense, academic, government and commercial markets. GomSpace's services include systems integration, nanosatellite platforms, constellation operations management and miniaturised radio technology. The company serves customers in more than 50 countries.[3]
History
[edit]GomSpace was founded in January 2007 and it is headquartered in Denmark. The letters G-O-M refer to the two elderly Muppet Show hecklers.[4] The company has subsidiaries in Sweden, North America and Luxembourg. In 2016, GomSpace became listed on Nasdaq in Sweden and GomSpace Sweden was founded.
In October 2016, GomSpace bought the Swedish company NanoSpace from the Swedish Space Corporation.[3] NanoSpace is developing MEMS-based miniature ion thruster for satellite navigation. using ionized xenon as a propellant.[5] In 2018, NanoSpace changed name to GomSpace Sweden.
GomSpace has signed several contracts with the Luxembourg Government to develop advanced[6] satellite operations facilities in Luxembourg.[7] In 2021 the company signed a major deal to build and operate the Scout CubeMAP constellation, an advanced climate monitoring system.[8] GomSpace has also collaborated to complete several research projects with universities and industrial partnerships.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Constellation Management. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ https://gomspace.com/UserFiles/V1_EN_Aarsrapport.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "ESA's next satellite propelled by butane". Phys.org. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Rumeventyr: Dansk satellit skal overvåge fly". Politiken (in Danish). 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021.
- ^ esa. "Rymdbolaget köper avknoppningsföretaget NanoSpace AB". European Space Agency. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ On the Automation, Optimization, and In-Orbit Validation of Intelligent Satellite Constellation Operations. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "ESA and GomSpace Luxembourg sign contract for continued constellation management development". 12 November 2020.
- ^ "ESA Signs Contract with GomSpace to Build Scout CubeMAP – Parabolic Arc". 11 December 2021.
- ^ "SNT & GomSpace Collaborate on State-of-the-Art Satellite Constellation".