WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp. and FOSSA Systems have confirmed a new satellite launch scheduled for October 2026, a mission that will open a series of orbital deployments intended to advance the Quantum Spatial Orbital Cloud, or QSOC, a decentralized space infrastructure program built around quantum-resilient security.
The two companies said the mission builds on four years of cooperation, including WISeSat's investment in FOSSA Systems, a Spain-based aerospace firm specializing in small-satellite development, launch and operations. The collaboration combines FOSSA's satellite engineering and operations capabilities with WISeSat's secure space infrastructure strategy, integrating post-quantum security, hardware roots of trust and digital identity into hardened satellite platforms.
QSOC is designed to bring space infrastructure itself inside the trusted security perimeter. Its architecture combines hardware protection, authenticated digital identities, quantum-resilient cryptography and secure key management with high-performance symmetric encryption. Hardware roots of trust are intended to protect cryptographic keys and support verification of devices and software, while digital identities enable authentication of satellites, ground stations and connected endpoints. Post-quantum cryptography is meant to strengthen key establishment and digital signatures against future quantum computing threats.
According to the companies, these technologies will be introduced progressively through successive missions, testing and integration milestones, building an end-to-end trust architecture capable of evolving throughout the constellation's operational life. The launch series will support a modular constellation architecture, allowing additional satellites, security capabilities and services to be incorporated over time.
QSOC is intended to enable hybrid constellations that combine dedicated WISeSat satellites, compatible partner-operated space assets and terrestrial networks within a common trust framework. The approach aims to give governments, enterprises and critical infrastructure operators greater control over digital identities, cryptographic keys, data access and service governance. The long-term objective is to establish decentralized orbital infrastructure supporting secure IoT connectivity, trusted data exchange and resilient communications for sovereign and commercial applications.
Carlos Moreira, founder and CEO of WISeSat.Space, said the past four years of collaboration with FOSSA Systems have helped establish the foundations for trusted space infrastructure. He described the October launch as the next step in the QSOC roadmap, progressively bringing post-quantum security, hardware roots of trust and digital identity into orbit. Moreira added that the ambition is to enable sovereign hybrid constellations where trust extends from the satellite to the ground infrastructure and every connected endpoint.
Alongside the announcement, the companies unveiled a first look at images captured from orbit by a WISeSat spacecraft, including a view taken over the WISeSat.Space headquarters. The image was shown both with and without a country outline overlay.
WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp., traded on Nasdaq under the ticker SAIQ, focuses on secure satellite communications and related space infrastructure. Its approach combines satellite infrastructure with cybersecurity and digital identity technologies to support trusted communications between connected devices and ground-based systems. The company has said it intends to provide satellite capacity and related space and ground infrastructure that may support SEALSQ's planned QSOC roadmap.
FOSSA Systems provides space infrastructure for communications and related applications, handling small-satellite development, launch and operations. The October 2026 mission is positioned as the start of a broader deployment effort rather than a single event, with subsequent launches expected to carry additional security capabilities and services as the QSOC architecture matures.
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