Coactum SA

Coactum SA
Description: Coactum is a Swiss aerospace company specializing in in-space transportation services. The company develops solutions to facilitate the positioning and movement of satellites in Earth orbits, aiming to make space mobility as straightforward as terrestrial transportation. The solution targets precise deployment of small payloads into custom orbits.
Vision:
To envision a future where moving around in space becomes as common as doing it on Earth, with safe, agile, and low-cost "space taxis" capable of transporting cargo, and eventually people, to multiple outposts.
Mission:
To revolutionize in-space cargo transportation by providing simple, secure, and fast services, enabling rapid access to orbits that are otherwise expensive and slow to reach.
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Key Milestones:
  • 2019: Company founded
  • 2021 : Prototype development and early ESA interactions initiated
  • 2023: Selected for ESA BIC Switzerland incubation program
  • 2024 : First demonstration mission planned (unconfirmed launch provider)
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  • Orbital Transfer System (OTS):: A secondary payload platform deployed from a main rocket that uses its own propulsion to deliver nanosats and cubesats to final orbits.TRL: ~5–6 (early prototype stage, testing announced)Differentiators: Focused on European integration, non-invasive rideshare orbital refinement
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