ESA and GomSpace Luxembourg recently signed a contract for continued mission control system development valued at 1,500,000 euros for the continued development of GomSpace’s HOOP mission control system that has been developed by GomSpace Luxembourg SARL.
The development of the Hands-Off Operations Platform (HOOP) to enable autonomous satellite operations for single satellites and constellations was initiated in 2018. Today, HOOP is fully flight proven and operationally deployed in customer projects.
The new contract, which will be implemented from January of 2024 until November of 2025, will enable HOOP to support multiple increasingly complex missions that includes maneuvering, including for collision avoidance, and that can integrate heterogenous satellite fleets.
The contract is funded by the Luxembourg Space Agency through the Luxembourg National Space Program LuxIMPULSE and being implemented through ESA.
“This new contract is a strong sign of our ability to compete in management of complex satellite constellations. This will increase our addressable market significantly for ground control and support,” said Carsten Drachmann, CEO at GomSpace.
Charles Koener of the Luxembourg Space Agency said, “We are pleased to see the continued development of GomSpace Luxembourg and its ability to serve a broader market through its HOOP product offering.”
