Partnership Announced Between UARX, Sener
Partnership Announced Between UARX, Sener
Will Work Jointly on OSSIE Orbital Transfer Vehicle
An agreement has been reached between UARX and Sener for the development of the first Spanish Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV). The agreement was signed recently in Madrid.
"With UARX and Sener's long-term collaboration, Spain has stepped forward to become a leading player in space logistics and in-space transportation."
Andrés Villa, UARX
The collaboration is within the OSSIE (Orbit Solutions to Simplify Injection and Exploration) orbital vehicles and will increase UARX OTV, reliability, and precision in orbital transportation missions. UARX joins forces with Sener, a navigation, guidance, and control systems leader in the space industry.
"One of the main challenges for an Orbital Transfer Vehicle is having the proper guidance and control system, and for UARX, having a one-of-its-kind GNC Subsystem as the "brain" of OSSIE makes our team incredibly proud of our achievements," said Yanina Hallak, CEO and Co-Founder at UARX.
This strategic partnership between UARX and Sener marks a significant milestone in the development of OSSIE. Sener's vast experience and technical knowledge in navigation, guidance, and control systems will allow us to overcome complex technical challenges and guarantee safe and precise travel in orbit. UARX's extended experience in small satellites will help Sener to work with agile procedures.
"With UARX and Sener's long-term collaboration, Spain has stepped forward to become a leading player in space logistics and in-space transportation," said Andrés Villa, CTO and Co-Founder at UARX. The OSSIE qualification flight will be launched in June 2025 and mark a historic milestone in the UARX Space roadmap.
"The future space transportation systems, in areas such as launchers or in-orbit servicing, are strategic for Sener. We are glad to announce this long-term collaboration with UARX," said Mariano Sánchez, Business Developer Manager at Sener. "Sener will contribute to this alliance as a leader in navigation and control systems and leveraging our technological expertise in space missions such as Euclid or Herschel-Plank, amongst many others. I have no doubt that our industry knowledge and work with institutions such as ESA, NASA, or JAXA, along with the agile dynamics of UARX's commercial approach, will result in a very positive partnership."
This partnership adds excellent value to UARX's strategy and growth plan. For the OSSIE spacecraft, UARX has previously partnered with top companies in the smallsat industry and European institutions such as DLR's Institute of Space Systems.
The OSSIE orbital transfer vehicle, scheduled to debut in June 2025, already has commitments from customers from three continents, from pocketqubes to small satellites. On top of the payloads to be deployed, four IODs from companies and institutions will fly on board the transfer vehicle. The manifest is still open, and more payloads are welcome on board. OSSIE maneuvering plan is for payloads that need to achieve direct injection, orbital altitude, and inclination changes, as well as phasing for in-plane constellation distribution and LTAN/LTDN change. The qualification mission payload capacity is 250 kg (≈550 pounds).