One offers an “Airbnb” for ground stations, the other makes orbital hosting plug-and-play. Startups Skynopy and SpaceLocker are joining forces to simplify and accelerate access to space and space data. During the Assises du NewSpace, SpaceLocker officially announces it has selected Skynopy to provide ground connectivity for its “Out of the Box” mission — its third mission and the first satellite fully operated by the company, set to launch into low Earth orbit in February 2026.
This choice confirms the growing momentum of Skynopy, whose solution is appreciated by NewSpace players for its ease of use and strong performance, where sharing a satellite is as easy as plugging in a USB, and connecting to ground stations is as smooth as making a phone call.
The rise of satellite constellations creates new opportunities as well as new constraints. Faced with high launch costs, limited infrastructure, and the operational complexity of space missions, SpaceLocker and Skynopy together provide a solution.
SpaceLocker is revolutionizing in-orbit hosting with plug-and-play containers as easy to install as a USB port. Ranging from the size of a shoebox to a washing machine, these modular boxes allow multiple customers to share a single satellite. This enables them to send their technologies to space without having to design, finance, or operate a satellite themselves. The result: faster, more cost-effective, and more sustainable missions that avoid the multiplication of spacecraft in orbit.
Meanwhile, Skynopy is simplifying access to satellite data and control with a global high-throughput ground station network deployed at record speed. Its “as-a-service” model allows satellite operators to download data and control their spacecraft as easily as making a phone call. Skynopy’s hybrid model —combining shared infrastructure and proprietary antennas — paired with its software technologies, reduces data revisit times to under 20 minutes, doubles the data volume downloaded per pass, or halves the cost of downlink for smaller missions.
Together, the two startups deliver streamlined access to both space and data, free from the technical and financial burdens of traditional models.
For its first shared satellite mission, “Out of the Box,” set for launch in February 2026, SpaceLocker has selected Skynopy to manage the ground segment.
“Skynopy demonstrated remarkable agility and deep technical expertise on the ground segment. We’re thrilled to count them among our partners. Their solution enables us to offer our users scalable connectivity tailored to the wide variety of use cases we cover — from telecommunications and Earth observation to tech demos — all while meeting our mission’s ambitious timelines,” said Théophile Lagraulet, Co-founder and CEO of SpaceLocker.
“Having SpaceLocker join the growing number of operators who trust us is a great endorsement of the work done by our teams. This partnership reflects our shared ambition: to simplify access to orbit and data and make space more accessible and agile,” added Pierre Bertrand, Co-founder and CEO of Skynopy.