Digital solutions for autonomy for space transportation systems, design and simulation tools - Digital enablers and building blocks (Space Partnership)
The topic encompasses actions within the scope of the co-programmed European Partnership on Globally Competitive Space Systems (‘Space Partnership’) in the areas of satellite communication (SatCom), Earth Observation (EO) and New Commercial Space Transportation Solutions and is part of cohesive activities in the domain of digital developments under the grand heading of “digitalisation for commercial space…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €2M–€3MEU contribution per project
- €3Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 119projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deimos Engineering And Systems Slu Puertollano | Spain | Company | 5 | 2 | SALTO, EFESTO-2, ICARUS |
| Sener Aeroespacial Sociedad Anonima Las Arenas | Spain | Company | 5 | 2 | SAFEST, ORU-BOAS, ASTRALIS |
| Gmv Aerospace And Defence Sa Tres Cantos | Spain | Company | 4 | 1 | SALTO, MOSAR, ASTRALIS |
| Thales Alenia Space Espana Sa Tres Cantos | Spain | Company | 5 | 0 | ORION, GOTOFLY, ONION |
| Deimos Space Sociedad Limitada Unipersonal Tres Cantos (Madrid) | Spain | Company | 4 | 1 | RETALT, ONION, EFESTO |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | DEEP-PPU, BESCAPE |
| Computadoras Redes E Ingenieria Sa Tres Cantos | Spain | Company | 2 | 1 | DEEP-PPU, BESCAPE |
| Gtd Sistemas De Informacion Sa Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | SALTO, ALTAIR, ENVOL |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 8partners (median)
- 6countries (median)
- 31%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- GLOCS3 – GLObally Competitive Space Systems Support (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-SPACE-PARTNERSHIP-IBA)
- RETALT – Retro Propulsion Assisted Landing Technologies (H2020 · 2019 · SPACE-16-TEC-2018)
- SALTO – reuSable strAtegic space Launcher Technologies & Operations (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-21)
- ORION – Orbital resource interoperability and orchestration network (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-32)
- EFESTO-2 – European Flexible hEat Shields: advanced TPS design and tests for future in-Orbit demonstration - 2 (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-23)
- MOSAR – MOdular Spacecraft Assembly and Reconfiguration (H2020 · 2019 · SPACE-12-TEC-2018)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.