PocketPod Picosatellite will be Flown by Momentus

An agreement to fly a PocketPod picosatellite for FOSSA Systems ("FOSSA") has been reached with Momentus using a picosatellite deployer with the capacity for 8 PocketQube satellites.

"This launch reaffirms our vertical development of space infrastructure, operations and launch. FOSSA Systems already has a constellation of 13 picosatellites in orbit for IoT and other space-related services."

FOSSA Chief Executive Officer Julian Fernandez.

This deployer will house several 250g 5x5x5 cm satellites serving different IoT, Earth Observation, and demonstration platforms for yet-to-be-announced customers. FOSSA already launched four PocketPod deployers in 2022, including PocketPod-3 and PocketPod-4 on Momentus' May 2022 inaugural mission.

"FOSSA Systems continues to use small satellites to bring space-based benefits to Earth," said Momentus Chief Commercial Officer Chris Kinman. "Orbital Service Vehicles, like Vigoride, can help optimize small satellite missions by offering lower launch costs, hosted payload support, and in-space services to optimize and extend missions. We're looking forward to continued cooperation with FOSSA as they use small satellites to create great outcomes."

PocketPod Picosatellite Agreement Builds on Existing Business Relationship

Momentus and FOSSA Systems recently announced an agreement to deliver FOSSA's latest generation of satellites, FOSSASat FEROX, into low-Earth orbit on two Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle missions starting in 2023.

"This launch reaffirms our vertical development of space infrastructure, operations and launch. FOSSA Systems already has a constellation of 13 picosatellites in orbit for IoT and other space-related services. With our 80-satellite constellation, we are supporting customers in sectors such as Maritime, Logistics, Infrastructure, or Utilities," said FOSSA Chief Executive Officer Julian Fernandez. "We are happy to continue working with Momentus as a gateway to space."

Momentus is a U.S. commercial space company that offers in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit services. FOSSA Systems is a Spanish company that provides dedicated space services and complete IoT solutions that enable the transmission of information from a device located anywhere on the planet through satellite connectivity. FOSSA provides turnkey solutions for companies of all sizes, from a farmer in Argentina to a corporation that operates a network of thousands of kilometers of oil pipelines, with satellite IoT as its core. With their planned 80-satellite constellation by 2024, they expect to connect millions of devices directly to their network, offering global and real-time direct-to-device LPWAN coverage.

(Source: Momentus news release. Images provided and from file)