SpaceOMID

SpaceOMID (Persian: امیدفضا, 'OmidFaza') is an Iranian private space company founded in 2018 by Dr. Hossein Shahrabi Farahani, the project manager of Iran's national Omid satellite, together with a group of students from Amirkabir University of Technology. The company's stated mission is to design and build lightweight, low-cost satellites to enable satellite constellations in low Earth orbit, thereby lowering the cost of access to space and advancing indigenous space technologies. SpaceOMID's first project was the Kowsar satellite, a CubeSat-standard remote-sensing spacecraft whose design began in the summer of 2019. Kowsar carries NIR and RGB cameras and is described by the company as Iran's first medium-resolution satellite with a ground sample distance (GSD) of 3.45 meters, intended for precision agriculture and mapping. Its second project, Hodhod, is a CubeSat designed to provide a dedicated international narrowband Internet-of-Things (IoT) service: it stores messages from ground users and transmits them when passing over the target location, offering cross-border coverage for remote, forested and mountainous areas, with applications in agriculture, transport and logistics, and the environment. A third project, the second Kowsar prototype (2See-1), integrates RGB/NIR imaging payloads with an IoT communications module, combining the capabilities of Kowsar and Hodhod with significant upgrades in both Earth observation and satellite communication. Beyond satellite manufacturing, SpaceOMID offers a chain of services and software platforms. These include the 'Fazabin' satellite image management system, an agricultural monitoring system for farmland, a UAV (drone) system, and satellite communications services. The company also emphasizes training the next generation of space talent, incubating young technical teams, and supporting participation in space projects. SpaceOMID operates primarily in Iran and positions its satellite IoT and remote-sensing offerings for international coverage. It is a private company and is not publicly listed. Its public communications are in Persian, with an official website at spaceomid.com.

SpaceOMID (امیدفضا) was established on 30 Aban 1397 (approximately 21 November 2018) by Dr. Hossein Shahrabi Farahani, who had served as project manager of Iran's national Omid satellite, together with a number of students from Amirkabir University of Technology. The founding team set out to design and build lightweight, low-cost satellites to support the development of satellite constellations in low Earth orbit, aiming to reduce the cost of access to space and to advance domestic space technologies. The company's first project was the Kowsar satellite. Its design began in the summer of 1398 (2019). Kowsar follows the CubeSat standard, which reduces construction time and cost. It is equipped with NIR and RGB cameras and is described as Iran's first medium-resolution satellite, with a ground sample distance of 3.45 meters — presented by the company as the most advanced satellite in Iran to date. Its mission focuses on precision agriculture and mapping. The second project, Hodhod, is also a CubeSat. Its mission is to create a dedicated platform for international narrowband Internet-of-Things services. Hodhod receives messages from ground users, stores them, and transmits them when in the appropriate position for the intended user. The company highlights the advantages of satellite-based IoT: integration, independence from borders, and international coverage, including service to remote, forested and mountainous regions. Its main applications are in agriculture, transport and logistics, and the environment. A third project, the second Kowsar prototype (2See-1), combines the capabilities of Kowsar and Hodhod with significant upgrades in both Earth observation and satellite communication. It is an advanced CubeSat developed as the company's third IOD (in-orbit demonstration) mission. It integrates an RGB/NIR imaging payload with an IoT communications module to perform imaging and IoT functions simultaneously. Alongside satellite development, SpaceOMID has built a service portfolio. Its services page lists the Fazabin satellite image management system, an agricultural monitoring system for farmland, a UAV (drone) system, and satellite communications services. The company also describes a 'value chain' approach and emphasizes training the next generation of space talent, incubating young technical teams, and providing support and resources so that these teams can participate in space projects. SpaceOMID is a private Iranian company. Its public communications are in Persian, and it maintains an official website at spaceomid.com. It operates primarily in Iran while positioning its satellite IoT and remote-sensing offerings for international coverage.

• SpaceOMID founded by Dr. Hossein Shahrabi Farahani and students from Amirkabir University of Technology.

• Design of the Kowsar remote-sensing CubeSat begins.

• Hodhod CubeSat project for narrowband IoT services developed.

• Second Kowsar prototype (2See-1) developed as third IOD mission, integrating imaging and IoT payloads.

Low-cost, indigenous CubeSat manufacturing and satellite-based IoT/remote-sensing services for Iran and international markets.

• Kowsar

  CubeSat remote-sensing satellite with NIR and RGB cameras, 3.45 m GSD, for precision agriculture and mapping.

• Hodhod

  CubeSat providing dedicated international narrowband IoT services, storing and relaying ground-user messages.

• 2See-1 (second Kowsar prototype)

  Advanced CubeSat integrating RGB/NIR imaging and IoT communications for simultaneous Earth observation and satellite communication.

• Fazabin

  Satellite image management system for users to manage and use satellite imagery.

• Agricultural monitoring system

  System designed for users to monitor agricultural land.

• UAV system

  Drone system offered as part of the company's service chain.

• Satellite communications services

  Satellite communication services offered by the company.

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2. 2درباره امیدفضا | امیدفضاspaceomid.com
3. 3خدمات امیدفضا | امیدفضاspaceomid.com
4. 4SpaceOMIDwikidata.org