France Arianespace Launch Tender

Arianespace and Open Cosmos a company providing turnkey space missions announced today that they have signed a contract for the launch of an innovative CubeSat deployment solution.Launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana using a Soyuz rocket the CubeSat deployment platform is a key to the commercial offering from Open Cosmos. The first mission comprises an array of CubeSats with a total capacity of 12 units 12U. It will weigh about 30 kg. at liftoff and the CubeSats will be injected into Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude over 500 km.Open Cosmos delivers effective satellite-based solutions with the goal of enabling companies to use space technologies for tackling global challenge. It specializes in the development and implementation of missions for small low-cost satellites up to 50 kg. with short lead times typically less than a year. One of the primary advantages of Open Cosmos is that it gives customers access to a wide range of launchers and orbits.The first Open Cosmos payload will be an auxiliary passenger on the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation CSG 1 satellite mission along with the CHEOPS satellite for the European Space Agency ESA as well as the ANGELS and EyeSats French CNES space agency missions. Launch is scheduled for the last quarter of 2019.Following the contract signature Rafael Jord Siquier Chief Executive Officer of Open Cosmos said Customers always ask us how they can get their payloads into orbit quickly and surely. Our partnership with Arianespace to launch a 12U units deployment platform will get them into their targeted orbit less than ten months after signing the contract. This mission will use one of the worlds most reliable and highest performance launchers with a proven track record and thats exactly the kind of agility that the space industry needs right now.Stphane Isral Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace added This contract clearly reflects Arianespaces unwavering commitment to new players like Open Cosmos which drive the dynamic small satellite market. It also reflects our ability to offer available flexible and competitive solutions for all market segments thanks to our family of launch vehicles.