Name

Space Connexions

Legal name

Space ConneXions Limited

Website

https://spaceconnexions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Earth Observation Consultancy Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Space Payloads & Instruments (Sensors, Comms, EO/IR) (IMABACAD)

Keywords

• Earth observation consultancy
• Satellite project management
• Climate data services
• Space procurement support
• Remote sensing consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Guildford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Earth Observation Project Management: Core consultancy revenue stream providing project management services for Earth Observation projects on behalf of governmental and international organizations. Revenue is generated through service contracts with organizations such as UK government departments, ESA, and ECMWF. Engagements range from long-term multi-year contracts to shorter focused project support engagements.
2. Procurement Support: Technical consultancy services supporting UK organizations in developing requirements and proposals for Earth Observation payload procurement. Services range from multi-month proposal development activities to short-term focused consulting engagements.
3. Technical Consultancy: Specialized technical consultancy including representation of UK Space Agency on CCSDS standards bodies and development of requirements documents and business plans for space missions and instruments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Space ConneXions provides specialized project management and technical consultancy for Earth Observation and climate-related space projects. The company manages teams of scientists and engineers on satellite validation, climate data, and remote sensing engagements funded by UK and EU government bodies, the European Space Agency (ESA), and academic institutions. It also supports public bodies and private companies in the procurement of space and ground segment systems and represents UK Space Agency on international standards bodies.

Product overview

Space Connexions offers a portfolio of Earth Observation project management and consultancy services rather than a unified software product. The core services include Earth Observation Project Management (managing climate-related EO projects funded by UK and EU government bodies and ESA), Procurement Support (developing requirements for EO payload procurement), and Technical Consultancy (representing UKSA on CCSDS). Key projects include FRM4SST (shipborne radiometer fiducial reference measurements), ASTeRN (next-generation radiometer network), Copernicus C3S/ECMWF ECV data support, NIMCAM (methane monitoring satellite camera), SNEEZI (nitrogen dioxide detection instrument), OC4C (ocean carbon for climate), and past projects including AATSR and SST CCI. The company operates across UK and Ireland with over 20 years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Earth Observation Project Management
• Procurement Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed procurement of AATSR instrument and prototype data processing software contributing to climate datasets used in IPCC and UNFCCC climate change scenarios
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ESA (European Space Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESA is a key funding body and partner for Space ConneXions projects including OC4C, FRM4SST, and SST CCI. The company supports ESA-funded ground segment development and satellite mission activities.
• ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace ConneXions Ireland leads Copernicus project work including technical support for ECMWF's Essential Climate Variable contracts providing data for the Copernicus Climate Change Service Climate Data Store.
• UK Space Agency (UKSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace ConneXions represents UKSA on the CCSDS Cross Support Services area. The company supported UKSA negotiations with CNES leading to the UK-France bilateral agreement for the MicroCarb satellite project.
• RandbeemajorTechnology or IntegrationEuropean technology company and member of the ECV expert team working with Space ConneXions Ireland on ECMWF Copernicus projects.
• University College Cork (UCC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCC is part of the ECV expert consortium with Space ConneXions Ireland, contributing to climate data quality for the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
• National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNUIG participates in the ECV expert team led by Space ConneXions Ireland for ECMWF's Essential Climate Variable contracts.
• NILU (Norwegian Institute for Air Research)majorTechnology or IntegrationNILU is a member of the European consortium working with Space ConneXions Ireland on ECV contracts for the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
• b.geosmajorTechnology or IntegrationAustrian geoinformatics company collaborating with Space ConneXions Ireland as part of the ECV expert consortium for ECMWF climate data projects.
• University of ReadingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace ConneXions UK acted as project manager for the SST Climate Change Initiative project led by University of Reading, producing the most accurate SST time series to date.
• University of LeicestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership in Bilateral Carbon Mission study, AATSR programme (as Principal Investigator and Science Advisory Group leader), and satellite carbon mission projects.
• University of Edinburgh (UoE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace ConneXions provides project management services for NIMCAM (Near Infrared Multispectral Camera for Atmospheric Methane) and SNEEZI satellite instrument development projects led by UoE.
• University of ExetercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace ConneXions manages international team led by University of Exeter Professor Jamie Shutler for the ESA-funded Ocean Carbon for Climate (OC4C) project.
• STFC/RAL SpacemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience and Technology Facilities Council / Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Space division is a key partner in AATSR operations, FRM4SST, and ASTeRN projects.
• University of Southampton (UoS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Space ConneXions on ASTeRN project and AATSR validation campaign using ISAR instrument on Cap Finistere ferry.
• National Physical Laboratory (NPL)majorTechnology or IntegrationUK's national measurement institute collaborating on ASTeRN project for next-generation radiometer network development.
• NASAmajorTechnology or IntegrationNASA representatives collaborate with Space ConneXions and other agencies (ESA, CNES, DLR, JAXA) on CCSDS standards development for interplanetary internet protocols.
• CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales)majorTechnology or IntegrationFrench space agency collaborating on CCSDS standards work and MicroCarb satellite bilateral agreement with UK Space Agency facilitated by Space ConneXions.
• AWI (Alfred Wegener Institute)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman polar research institute is a partner in the OC4C (Ocean Carbon for Climate) project led by University of Exeter.
• PML (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK marine research institute partnering on OC4C project for ocean carbon uptake and climate change research.
• LSCE (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench climate research laboratory is a partner in the ESA-funded OC4C ocean carbon project.
• VLIZ (Flanders Marine Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian marine research institute collaborating on the OC4C project for ocean carbon and climate research.
• Columbia UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican university partnering on the OC4C ocean carbon climate project.
• UK Met OfficemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK meteorological office is part of the AATSR programme ecosystem; (A)ATSR SST datasets feed into Met Office Hadley Centre climate models.
• Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK government department contracted Space ConneXions to manage UK components of AATSR data exploitation activities and supported climate policy data needs.
• CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian government science organization partnered in AATSR programme and international space data initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HE Space Operations: HE Space Operations is a European space consultancy providing project management, engineering, and operations support to ESA, NASA, and national space agencies. Its European footprint and focus on technical and project services to space agencies make it a directly comparable boutique peer.
• GMV: GMV is a Spanish technology group with a substantial space division providing ground segment systems, mission analysis, and project management services to ESA, EU agencies, and national space programmes. It is a broader but directly comparable competitor in Earth Observation mission support services.
• Deimos Space (Elecnor Deimos): Deimos Space is a European space systems company providing mission engineering, satellite systems, and ground segment services to ESA and EU programmes. Its Earth Observation systems engineering and project management offerings overlap directly with Space ConneXions' core services.
• Telespazio UK: Telespazio UK (formerly VEGA Space) is a UK-based space services consultancy that provides operations support, project management, and engineering services to ESA and UK space customers. It competes directly with Space ConneXions for Earth Observation project management and ground segment contracts.
• Aurora Technology: Aurora Technology is a Spain-based boutique space consultancy providing engineering, project management, and operations support to ESA and the European space sector. It mirrors Space ConneXions' positioning as a small, specialist firm serving ESA's Earth Observation directorate and associated programmes.
• RHEA Group: RHEA Group is a European space engineering and operations consultancy that provides project management, systems engineering, and technical services to ESA, EU agencies, and national space programmes. Like Space ConneXions, RHEA delivers mission support and ground segment expertise across Earth Observation and climate programmes, making it one of the closest comparable boutique space consultancies.

Broad incumbents

• QinetiQ: QinetiQ is a UK defence and space technology company with a space business providing mission support, payload engineering, and project management to UKSA, ESA, and defence customers. It is a larger incumbent in the UK space services market that competes for adjacent EO and procurement support work.
• CGI (formerly Logica): CGI is a major IT and systems integrator with a long-standing UK space practice (inheriting Logica's space business) delivering ground segment software, mission control systems, and project support to ESA, UKSA, and satellite operators. It competes with Space ConneXions for larger ESA/UKSA framework contracts but at a much broader scale.
• Airbus Defence and Space UK: Airbus Defence and Space is a major European prime contractor for Earth Observation satellites and instruments (e.g. Sentinel missions) and competes for the same upstream procurement and project management work as Space ConneXions, though at vastly greater scale and as part of a full spacecraft portfolio.
• Serco: Serco operates significant space services contracts including the ESA ESRIN facility management and provides technical and project management support across European space programmes. It is a much larger incumbent that competes for the same government and ESA contract vehicles as Space ConneXions.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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