GomSpace

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GomSpace
IndustryAerospace
FoundedJanuary 1, 2007; 15 years ago (2007-01-01) in Denmark
FateActive
Headquarters
Aalborg
,
Denmark
Key people
Niels Buus (CEO)
ProductsCubeSat nanosatellites, satellite constellation operations [1]
Number of employees
133 [2] (2020)
Websitegomspace.com/home.aspx

GomSpace is a manufacturer and operator [3] of nanosatellites for customers in the defence, 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.[4]

History[]

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.[5] 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.[4] NanoSpace is developing MEMS-based miniature ion thruster for satellite navigation. using ionized xenon as a propellant.[6] In 2018, NanoSpace changed name to GomSpace Sweden.

GomSpace has signed several contracts with the Luxembourg Government to develop advanced[7] satellite operations facilities in Luxembourg.[8] In 2021 the company signed a major deal to build and operate the Scout CubeMAP constellation, an advanced climate monitoring system.[9] GomSpace has also collaborated to complete several research projects with universities and industrial partnerships. [10]

References[]

  1. ^ https://gomspace.com/constellation-management-(2).aspx
  2. ^ https://gomspace.com/UserFiles/V1_EN_Aarsrapport.pdf
  3. ^ https://gomspace.com/constellation-management-(2).aspx
  4. ^ a b "ESA's next satellite propelled by butane". Phys.org. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  5. ^ "Rumeventyr: Dansk satellit skal overvåge fly". Politiken (in Danish). 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ esa. "Rymdbolaget köper avknoppningsföretaget NanoSpace AB". European Space Agency. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  7. ^ https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03494123/document
  8. ^ https://space-agency.public.lu/en/news-media/news/2020/GomSpace_ESA.html
  9. ^ http://www.parabolicarc.com/2021/12/11/esa-signs-contract-with-gomspace-to-build-scout-cubemap/#more-82713
  10. ^ https://wwwfr.uni.lu/snt/news_events/snt_gomspace_collaborate_on_state_of_the_art_satellite_constellation
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