ISOS4I Pilot Mission Integrated Ground Test and consolidation of space-compatible USI solutions
The strategic objective of this topic is to develop capabilities to ‘Act in Space’ through demonstrating in space a pilot mission by 2030 related to ISOS. The envisaged ISOS pilot mission shall provide the necessary seed components for a future service infrastructure, available to the European in-space ecosystem (including the EU assets), driving the generation of a new in-space economy, providing enhanced in-orbit…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €3.5M–€3.9MEU 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.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsches Zentrum Fur Luft - Und Raumfahrt Ev Koln | Germany | Research organisation | 20 | 3 | ASTRALIS, EROSS SC, EROSSplus |
| Thales Alenia Space France Sas Toulouse | France | Company | 11 | 5 | EROSS SC, EROSSplus, EROSS IOD |
| Gmv Aerospace And Defence Sa Tres Cantos | Spain | Company | 11 | 1 | ASTRALIS, EROSSplus, SCOPE |
| Sener Aeroespacial Sociedad Anonima Las Arenas | Spain | Company | 7 | 1 | ASTRALIS, EROSS SC, EROSS IOD |
| Space Applications Services Nv Zaventem | Belgium | Company · SME | 9 | 3 | EROSS SC, EROSS IOD, SCHUMANN |
| Iboss Gmbh Aachen | Germany | Company · SME | 4 | 0 | JANUS, ASTRALIS, smartCASE |
| D-Orbit Spa Fino Mornasco Co | Italy | Company | 4 | 0 | JANUS, ASTRALIS, SCOPE |
| Deimos Engineering And Systems Slu Puertollano | Spain | Company | 6 | 2 | ASTRALIS, SCOPE, ICARUS |
| Piap Space Sp Zoo Warszawa | Poland | Company | 5 | 0 | ASTRALIS, EROSS SC, EROSSplus |
| Deutsches Forschungszentrum Fur Kunstliche Intelligenz Gmbh Kaiserslautern | Germany | Research organisation | 6 | 2 | ASTRALIS, EU-RISE, PERIOD |
| Thales Alenia Space Italia Spa Roma | Italy | Company | 8 | 0 | EROSSplus, SCOPE, EROSS IOD |
| Kinetik Space Gmbh Gilching | Germany | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | ASTRALIS, EROSS SC, EROSS IOD |
| Planetek Hellas Monoprosopi Etaireia Periorismenis Efthynis Kifisia | Greece | Company · SME | 3 | 1 | JANUS, SCOPE, ORION |
| Arianegroup Gmbh Taufkirchen | Germany | Company | 3 | 1 | ASTRALIS, SCHUMANN, SALTO |
| Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh Taufkirchen | Germany | Company | 5 | 2 | SCOPE, EU-RISE, PERIOD |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gmv Aerospace And Defence Sa Tres Cantos | Spain | Company | 11 | 1 | ASTRALIS, EROSSplus, SCOPE |
| Sener Aeroespacial Sociedad Anonima Las Arenas | Spain | Company | 7 | 1 | ASTRALIS, EROSS SC, EROSS IOD |
| Deimos Engineering And Systems Slu Puertollano | Spain | Company | 6 | 2 | ASTRALIS, SCOPE, ICARUS |
| Ienai Space Sl Leganes | Spain | Company · SME | 1 | 0 | smartCASE |
| Hispasat Sa Alcobendas Madrid | Spain | Company | 2 | 0 | SCOPE, EPRIME |
| Avs Added Value Industrial Engineering Solutions Slu Elgoibar | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | SCOPE, EPRIME |
| Thales Alenia Space Espana Sa Tres Cantos | Spain | Company | 3 | 0 | EROSS IOD, GOTOFLY, ORION |
| Arribes Enlightment Sl Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 1 | 0 | EROSS SC |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 10partners (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.
- JANUS – JANUS (Joint Architecture for Novel, Universal satAPPs): The gateway to SynApps - cognitive, resilient, and autonomous In-Space services (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-24)
- ASTRALIS – Advanced Space Transfer & Resupply Architecture for Logistics in ISOS-environment (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-23)
- smartCASE – smart Configurable Adaptive Spacecraft and Spacecraft Extensions (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-24)
- EROSS SC – European Robotic Orbital Support Services – Servicing Component (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-21)
- EROSSplus – European Robotic Orbital Support Services + (H2020 · 2021 · SPACE-27-TEC-2020)
- SCOPE – Servicing, Connectivity, On-orbit Propulsion & Engineering (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-21)
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