Ibadan, 4 June 2026. – Infinite Orbits and Open Cosmos have announced their partnership on the former’s new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mission aiming to advance autonomous inspection and operational Space Situational Awareness (SSA) capabilities.
Bringing together two complementary spacecraft platforms nicknamed Tom & Jerry, the project will see two satellites, Tom, a larger satellite, and Jerry, a smaller satellite, work together to demonstrate close-range maneuvers and in-orbit interaction scenarios.
Open Cosmos will consequently design, build and deliver the program infrastructure, including the manufacture of the satellites and the integration of Infinite Orbits’ vision based Rendezvous Proximity Operations (RPO) solution, inspection and SSA subsystems.
Planned for launch in mid 2027, the mission will thereby support the validation of critical technologies for the future of orbital servicing, inspection, and SSA, enabling satellite Tom to safely approach, inspect, and capture close-range imagery of Jerry without ever catching it.
“Tom & Jerry represents an important next step in the evolution of operational in-orbit servicing capabilities in Europe. By extending our servicing and RPO expertise from GEO into LEO demonstration missions, we are helping lay the foundations for future innovative but competitive in orbit services,” remarked Adel Haddoud, CEO of Infinite Orbits.
“Beyond the mission itself, the collaboration also reinforces Infinite Orbits’ growing European footprint, including its presence in Spain through its Barcelona affiliate, and reflects both companies’ commitment to strengthening European industrial and operational capabilities through long-term partnerships.”
The mission also reflects Europe’s growing focus on sovereign operational infrastructure, orbital resilience, and autonomous in-orbit capabilities. Together, the companies aim to contribute to the fast deployment of the next generation of resilient, sovereign, cost-effective and autonomous European space operations.
“Our collaboration with Infinite Orbits represents an important step forward in how Europe develops and protects its space infrastructure. As activity in orbit continues to increase, operators need greater visibility, autonomy and resilience to manage assets safely and effectively,” added Rafel Jorda Siquier, CEO at Open Cosmos.
“By combining advanced Space Situational Awareness technologies with close-range inspection capabilities, this partnership will help lay the foundations for a new generation of intelligent and secure in-orbit services.”
