GomSpace
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 1, 2007 in Denmark |
| Fate | Active |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Niels Buus (CEO) |
| Products | CubeSat nanosatellites |
Number of employees | 200 [1] (2018) |
| Website | gomspace |
GomSpace is a manufacturer and supplier of nanosatellites for customers in the academic, government and commercial markets. GomSpace's services include systems integration, nanosatellite platforms and miniaturised radio technology. The company serves customers in more than 50 countries and is also a key partner for ESA in the development of formation-flying nanosatellites, and within this framework, ESA is one of the company's customers.[2] GomSpace miniature satellites have also generated sales for use in telecommunications[3] and natural disaster monitoring.[4]
The nanosatellite market is a young but fast growing market where the driving factor is the high cost of bringing mass in to orbit. GomSpace is estimated to own a market share of 15%[5] in the nanosatellite manufacturing sector.
GomSpace was founded in January 2007 and it is headquartered in Denmark. It has subsidiaries in Sweden, North America, Singapore and Luxembourg.[1] In 2016, GomSpace became listed on Nasdaq in Sweden and GomSpace Sweden is founded.
NanoSpace
In October 2016, GomSpace bought the Swedish company NanoSpace from the Swedish Space Corporation.[2] 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.
AISTECH
In July 2018, GomSpace signed a contract with the Spanish company AISTECH for a value of approximately 1.4 million EUR. AISTECH will provide nanosatellite platforms, pre-launch environmental testing services, and other engineering services for GomSpace within the next 12 months of their signed agreement.[7]
References
- ^ a b c GomSpace - About the company.
- ^ a b "ESA's next satellite propelled by butane". Phys.org. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "GomSpace to supply satellites for Sky and Space Global constellation". Space Daily. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "GomSpace Enters a Turn-key Contract With the Colombian Air Force". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "Redeye Arena: GomSpace - en potentiell marknadsledare på nano-satellitmarknaden". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ esa. "Rymdbolaget köper avknoppningsföretaget NanoSpace AB". European Space Agency. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "GomSpace and AISTECH sign new agreement". Space Daily. Retrieved 2018-07-19.