FOSSA Systems

FOSSA

Type| Private
Industry| IoT, connectivity, spacecraft design, telecommunications
Founded| 2020[1]
Headquarters|

Madrid

Spain

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

| Julián Fernandez Barcellona, Vicente Gonzalez Negro, Sergio Sarasola[2]
Services| Nanosatellites, Satellite Connectivity, IoT Solutions

Number of employees

| 40 (as of August 2025)[3]
Website| https://fossa.systems/

FOSSA Systems is a company based in Madrid, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal, specializing in satellite manufacturing and IoT solutions. Their services include space-related technologies and solutions for IoT applications. The company operates within the European market.[4]

FOSSA offers worldwide IoT satellite connectivity and satellite space services for industrial properties with their assets in outlying regions.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Business
* 2 History
* 2.1 2018-2019
* 2.2 2020-2025
* 3 Launches and Satellite Fleet
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Business

FOSSA Systems builds nanosatellites and microsatellites launched into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). Their LEO satellites carry IoT receivers and other payloads, such as SDRs (Software Defined Radios), which can act as IoT cell phone towers from Space.

FOSSA System's satellites provide LoRa IoT (The Internet of Things) to remote areas without mobile coverage for low-wattage devices.[6] These satellite communication services are commercialized by FOSSA as Software as a Service (SaaS) for IoT solutions or sold as dedicated satellites and ad-hoc projects.

The company's solution has applications in monitoring and tracking millions of assets in logistics, linear infrastructure, utilities, or agriculture in remote areas with connectivity issues or as a unified mass IoT system.[7]

Fossa Systems 2022 PicoSatellite

The company plans to deploy a constellation of 80 satellites by 2024 and has four more spacecraft scheduled for launch in 2023.[8]

FOSSA also manufactures ground stations for operating their constellation and currently has two installed, one in La Linea, Spain, and one in Madrid, Spain.[9] FOSSA satellites receive messages from Space through their sensors and send the gained information to the ground stations on Earth. The sensors and ground stations use LoRa Technology to communicate.[10]

## History

### 2018-2019

FOSSA Systems was initially founded as a non-profit project youth association in 2018 by 16-year-old Julián Fernandez to democratize access to space and the mass adoption of IoT.[11] In 2019, they launched the first Spanish picosatellite FOSSASAT-1, which has a size of 5x5x5cm and a mass of 250g, to demonstrate their LoRa IoT Concept.[12]

FOSSA Systems has made contributions to open-sourcing satellite software and hardware, which can be found on their GitHub.[13][14]

### 2020-2025

Fossa Systems Prototype Satellite. The IoT Node communicates as a gateway for smaller capacity sensors in space. It sends and receives IoT data to and from space.

Fossa Systems S.L. was officially founded in Spain on July 13, 2020, by Julián Fernández (CEO) and Vicente González (CTO).[15] They noticed the need for a hardware manufacturer that provided remote IoT connectivity, so they created FOSSA Systems to offer affordable worldwide internet connections to those who need it.[16] The company grew organically to six employees and €160,000 in sales before raising €765,000 in seed funding from their investors, WISeKey (a Swiss cybersecurity company), and Newmind Venture (A venture capital firm in Spain), in early 2021.[17]

The company has signed agreements to launch satellites for Platzi,[18] WISeKey,[19] and others since its foundation.

In 2021, the company closed its first financing round in 2021 with over 1M in revenue since its foundation.[3]

FOSSA received a €318,000 NEOTEC project grant from the CDTI in 2022[20] to develop an earth-observation and IoT satellite platform.

In May 2023, FOSSA announced in partnership with WISeKey, it will be launching several new WISeSat-Ready FOSSA-powered satellites with SpaceX. These launches will add to the 13 FOSSA satellites currently in orbit. The satellites are set to be part of the 80-satellite constellation plan by FOSSA, with the goal of providing IoT connectivity in real time for industrial applications. The launch is set to be carried out by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 Vehicle in June 2023.[21]

In 2024 the company raised a 6.3M EUR Series-A funding round led by Nabtesco Technology Ventures and Indico Capital Partners. [22]

## Launches and Satellite Fleet

Fossa Systems PicoSatellites receive up to 400,000 messages per day.

FOSSA systems built the first Spanish picosatellite FOSSASat-1, launched in December 2019 aboard an Electron rocket. The satellite transmitted LoRa & RTTY messages to amateurs worldwide.[11] In 2021, FOSSASat-1B and FOSSASat-2 were launched aboard a Firefly Alpha Rocket as part of the PICOBUS mission. The mission failed to reach orbit and was later successfully launched in 2022.[23]

In January 2022, FOSSA launched six FOSSASat-2E satellites on board a Falcon-9 rocket to provide IoT services and other earth observation and edge-computing experiments.[24]

In May 2022, FOSSA launched seven PocketQubes[25] called FOSSASat-2E x7, which are picosatellites that provide global IoT connectivity services. The seven satellites were on board a Momentus OTV (orbital transfer vehicle), amongst 52 others, flying on a Space X Falcon-9 ridesharing rocket.[26]

In June 2023, FOSSA launched four FEROX satellites using a 6U form factor split into four sections aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 mission (Transporter-8).[27]

FOSSA 3U Satellite designed for IoT and SIGINT missions.

In 2025 FOSSA Launched 3x 3U Nanosatellites aboard a Transporter-12 SpaceX Mission and later 1x 3U Nanosatellite aboard a Transporter-14 SpaceX Mission. [28]

The company is continuing to deploy its constellation with the objective of achieving near real-time worldwide communication. [29]

## See also

In 2022, FOSSA Systems was the European company to launch the most nanosatellites into space (satellites under 1 kg), totalling 13 through two SpaceX Transporter Missions.[30]

## References

1. ↑ "Fossa Systems". https://sky-brokers.com/supplier/fossa-systems/.
2. ↑ Molina, Ana, and Valeria Ruggiu. “Fossa Systems, by Julián Fernández, Wins the Award for Best Startup at the D+I Innovation Awards.” Area - Campo De Gibraltar, 11 Nov. 2022, https://www.diarioarea.com/2022/11/11/fossa-systems-de-julian-fernandez-premio-a-la-mejor-startup-en-los-di-innovation-awards/. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barrientos, Noelia. “La Startup Española Democratizando el Lanzamiento de Satélites” InnovaSpain, 23 Jul. 2023, https://www.innovaspain.com/fossa-systems-la-startup-espanola-que-ha-democratizado-el-lanzamiento-de-satelites-al-espacio/. Retrieved August 22nd, 2025.
4. ↑ Lin, Sharon. "SPAIN'S FIRST OPEN SOURCE SATELLITE". https://hackaday.com/2019/08/15/spains-first-open-source-satellite/.
5. ↑ Gonzalez, Manuel. "Top 15. The most promising startups in the Aerospace sector in Spain in 2022". https://elreferente.es/startups/top-15-las-startups-sector-aeroespacial-mas-prometedoras-espana-2022/.
6. ↑ “FOSSA Systems IoT Smallsat Launch Accomplishment.” Satnews, 20 Jan. 2022, https://news.satnews.com/2022/01/20/fossa-systems-iot-smallsat-launch-accomplishment/. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
7. ↑ Weimann, Christine. "#WorldIPDay – FOSSA Systems: a young company conquering space to provide connectivity to remote areas". https://abg-ip.com/worldipday-fossa-systems/.
8. ↑ “Momentus to Fly FOSSA Systems PocketPod.” Business Wire, 7 Feb. 2023, https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230206005706/en/Momentus-to-Fly-FOSSA-Systems-PocketPod. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
9. ↑ Zato, Lola. “WISeKey Completes the Installation, in La Línea De La Concepción, of the First WISeSATS Satellite Station in Cooperation with FOSSA Systems.” WISeKey, 22 Dec. 2021, https://www.wisekey.com/press/wisekey-completes-the-installation-in-la-linea-de-la-concepcion-of-the-first-wisesats-satellite-station-in-cooperation-with-fossa-systems/. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
10. ↑ "FOSSA Systems and Momentus to launch nine PocketQube satellites together". https://www.geospatialworld.net/news/fossa-systems-and-momentus-to-launch-nine-pocketqube-satellites-together/.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Allan, Alasdair. “FossaSat-1, an Open Source Satellite for the Internet of Things.” Hackster.io, 2019, https://www.hackster.io/news/fossasat-1-an-open-source-satellite-for-the-internet-of-things-7f31cab00ef5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
12. ↑ Krebs, Gunter D. “FossaSat 1, 1b”. Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/fossasat-1.htm. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
13. ↑ “FossaSat-1.” GitHub, 9 Dec. 2019, https://github.com/FOSSASystems/FOSSASAT-1. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
14. ↑ “FOSSASAT-2.” GitHub, 22 Aug. 2021, https://github.com/FOSSASystems/FOSSASAT-2. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
15. ↑ “Suppliers- Fossa Systems.” Sky Brokers, https://sky-brokers.com/supplier/fossa-systems/. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
16. ↑ "The Open-Source Revolution in Outer Space". https://medium.com/blogspacechain/the-open-source-revolution-in-outer-space-2beedf438b50#:~:text=Our goal is to democratise access to space,non-profit project on an online forum in 2018..
17. ↑ "FOSSA Systems X Europe Startup Interview". https://www.xeurope.eu/post/fossa-systems-x-europe-startup-interview.
18. ↑ Forbes Staff. “The Colombian Startup Platzi Announced That It Will Launch a Satellite into Space.” Forbes Colombia, 29 Apr. 2019, https://forbes.co/2022/04/29/tecnologia/la-startup-colombiana-platzi-anuncio-que-lanzara-un-satelite-al-espacio. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
19. ↑ “WISeKey Successfully Launched Its First IoT Picosatellites WISeSat–1 and WISeSat–2 on January 13th with SpaceX Transporter 3 Rideshare Mission Aboard a Falcon 9 Vehicle.” WISeKey, 13 Jan. 2022, https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/01/13/2366746/0/en/WISeKey-successfully-launched-its-First-IoT-Picosatellites-WISeSat-1-and-WISeSat-2-on-January-13th-with-SpaceX-Transporter-3-Rideshare-Mission-Aboard-a-Falcon-9-Vehicle.html. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
20. ↑ “RESOLUCIÓN DEFINITIVA DE LA PRESIDENCIA DEL CDTI DE LA CONVOCATORIA DEL PROGRAMA NEOTEC DEL AÑO 2021.” NextGenerationEU. https://www.cdti.es/recursos/doc/Programas/Financiacion_CDTI/Subvenciones_NEOTEC/NEOTEC_2021/13118_2512512022144611.pdf.Retrieved March 21, 2023.
21. ↑ "WISeKey and FOSSA Systems to Launch New WISeSat-Ready Satellites with SpaceX" (in en-US). 2023-05-19. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wisekey-fossa-systems-launch-wisesat-135100241.html.
22. ↑ "FOSSA Systems receives investment from Nabtesco and Indico Capital Partners" (in en-US). 2023-05-19. https://fossa.systems/investment-from-nabtesco-and-indico-capital-partners/.
23. ↑ “PAST MISSION FLTA001 DREAM Firefly’s 1st Test Flight.” FireFly Space, https://fireflyspace.com/missions/flta001-dream/. Retrieved March 20, 2023. “PAST MISSION FLTA002 To The Black Firefly’s 1st Orbital Launch.” FireFly Space, https://fireflyspace.com/missions/flta002-to-the-black/. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
24. ↑ Kramer, Herbert J. “Transporter-3.” EoPortal, 18 Jan. 2022, https://www.eoportal.org/other-space-activities/transporter-3#transporter-3--third-rideshare-mission-of-spacex. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
25. ↑ Krebs, Gunter D.. "PocketQube". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/pocketqub.htm.
26. ↑ Kramer, Herbert J. “Transporter-5.” EoPortal, 27 May 2022, https://www.eoportal.org/other-space-activities/transporter-5#exolaunch-payloads. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
27. ↑ SatNews “FEROX”, 27 May 2022, https://news.satnews.com/2023/06/14/fossa-systems-launches-their-nexgen-iot-satellites/. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
28. ↑ Agencia EFE. “FOSSA Systems lanza sus tres primeros nanosatélites para comercializar el IoT” La Razon, 13 Jan. 2025, https://www.larazon.es/tecnologia/fossa-systems-lanza-space-sus-tres-primeros-nanosatelites-comercializar-iot_2025011467865db64f1fb70001891402.html Retrieved August 22nd, 2025.
29. ↑ Barrientos, Noelia. “La Startup Española Democratizando el Lanzamiento de Satélites” InnovaSpain, 23 Jul. 2023, https://www.innovaspain.com/fossa-systems-la-startup-espanola-que-ha-democratizado-el-lanzamiento-de-satelites-al-espacio/. Retrieved August 22nd, 2025.
30. ↑ "Momentus to Fly FOSSA Systems PocketPod". https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230206005706/en/Momentus-to-Fly-FOSSA-Systems-PocketPod.

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