04 December 2018
SpaceX sets two new highs in its latest launch
... for the third time. Originally scheduled for the 2 December, the packed mission, named Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express and SpaceX’s 19th launch for 2018, eventually took to the skies yesterday from the Space...
24 August 2018
Astrocast and D-Orbit announce InOrbit NOW launch agreement
... agreement for the launch and deployment of ten Astrocast nanosatellites. Signed recently by company officials at the SmallSat Conference in Logan, Utah, the agreement calls for the Astrocast nanosatellites to be launched onboard an Arianspace VEGA...
01 August 2023
Report predicts continued growth of smallsat market
..., now in its 9th edition, anticipates that the smallsat industry will accumulate around $110.5 billion in market ...lower capacity costs, this may create the impression of a shrinking smallsat market towards the end of the decade. SpaceX's shift alone,...
17 July 2017
New company seeks to shake-up satellite launch industry
There is a new kid in town with plans to shake up the satellite industry, but so far the company in question – Relativity – has kept tight-lipped about how this will be achieved. This stealth-mode startup company’s website is giving nothing away but...
17 December 2018
Innovative mission to view the surface of exoplanets using small sats
Once upon a time finding an exoplanet was a big deal, but now 3000+ discoveries in, we strive to find more; more variety, more planets in one system, and more details about the planet itself. What could be bigger than finding signs of a thriving ...
January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
... platforms and see SAR as a fast-growing market. Smallsat SAR players, like ICEYE, are expected to bring timely... distributed assets is strategic. Planet is one of the few smallsat players with an operational constellation. The startup was the first ...