Private space launch corporations INNOSPACE is expanding its foothold for entry into the North American market by adding another local partner in the United States.
INNOSPACE said on the 28th that it signed a launch service distribution agreement with U.S.-based Ensemble Commercial Services. The deal is the second launch service partnership in the United States, following an agreement in Aug. last year with Texas-based Arrow Science and Technology.
Ensemble Commercial Services is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital service corporations founded in 2017 and based in Washington, D.C. Recently, it has expanded its business into launch service procurement, payload integration, and launch operations support, and is pursuing business development in the space industry sector. It also provides digital solutions, data analytics, AI/Machine Learning, and cloud-based system development services to U.S. government agencies, including NASA.
Under the agreement, Ensemble Commercial Services will identify potential customers in the U.S. market and take on the role of consolidation demand that can be linked with INNOSPACE's small-satellite launch services. It will also regularly provide market information on U.S. satellite industry trends, changes in launch demand, and key customer activities.
With this agreement, INNOSPACE has secured sales partners for launch services from nine companies across seven countries—Taiwan, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Based on this, the company plans to build a global sales network that consolidations major space industry hubs in Asia, Europe, and North America, and to strengthen efforts to identify customer demand by region.
Kim Su-jong, CEO of INNOSPACE, said, "To identify customer demand early in the commercial launch services market, it is important to work with partners who understand the local industrial ecosystem and networks," adding, "With this second partnership in the United States, we will make our global sales network more concrete and expand opportunities to propose services tailored to various needs of small-satellite customers, including launch schedules, orbits, and payload conditions."