• While visiting partners across Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai, CEO Rafel Jordà held discussions with industry leaders on launches, Earth observation and connectivity

29 October 2026 – Open Cosmos, the European space company building satellites to  understand and connect the world, is strengthening its relationships in India as Founder  and CEO Rafel Jordà Siquier visits the country this week. 

The visit marks an important step in Open Cosmos’ plans to strengthen its presence in  India, building relationships with government and industry partners. Rafel Jordà met with  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared with his office the strong potential for the  Indian and European private sector to collaborate in telecommunication constellations,  global Earth observation sensing systems and launches. 

Trade and investment conversations, alongside the Liechtenstein delegation, were held  with the minister of Finance Sitharaman, where Open Cosmos expressed its interest in 

investing in India – building on the ecosystem of partners it has been working with for  years. Commercial trade is at the heart of the relationships Open Cosmos is growing in  India and the company is looking to capitalise growth, drawing on India’s strengths in  space technology and launch capabilities. 

The visit comes as India accelerates its ambitions under Prime Minister Modi’s Space  Vision 2047, which seeks to establish the country as a leading global space power through  technological self-reliance, private sector investment and sovereign space capabilities.  With India’s space economy projected to reach $44 billion by 2033, Open Cosmos is keen  to learn from, engage with, and contribute to the country’s growing space sector. 

Rafel Jordà had the privilege of joining various other members of the Liechtenstein  international affairs and business delegation, led by H. S. H. Hereditary Prince Alois, Regent  of the Principality of Lichtenstein, at a dinner at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.  Hosting the delegation was H. E. The President of the Republic of India, Smt. Draupadi  Murmu, H. E. the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan and the Union Minister for  External Affairs of India, S. Jaishankar, alongside a delegation of Indian  representatives.  

Rafel Jordà Siquier, Founder and CEO of Open Cosmos, said: “India is one of the world’s  most important space powers, with exceptional engineering talent, an established launch  industry and a clear national ambition for the future. We see enormous potential not only  in what India is building for itself, but in the role it can play in shaping the next generation  of global space infrastructure. 

“Our visit is about listening, building relationships and exploring where we might  collaborate and grow for the long term. Our vision is to work with India, not simply provide  services to it.” 

Open Cosmos hopes to explore partnerships across the country’s space and  telecommunications ecosystem, including industrial collaboration and technology  development, and to learn from Indian expertise along the way. During his three day visit  Rafel Jordà has met partners across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai to foster  strong relationships in private and public organisations. 

Rafel Jordà continued: “The future of space will not be defined by who operates the most  satellites, but by how effectively they work together and what they enable us to do. As  communications, Earth observation and AI infrastructure grows in space we need to  make our systems interoperable to resiliently connect and understand the world we live  in.

“India has the scale, expertise and ambition to play a major role in that future. We hope  to grow alongside its competitive space ecosystem – with nations strengthening their  own capabilities while benefiting from international cooperation.” 

Open Cosmos recently completed a €300 million funding round and operates four  satellite production facilities across Europe, expanding its ability to deliver satellite  missions at scale. 

As India continues to open its space sector to commercial investment and international  collaboration, Open Cosmos looks forward to building on its initial engagement with the  nation’s government and industry.