September 2018
Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with nanosatellites
...is already on the way to becoming reality: in June 2017, Sky and Space Global launched its first three nanosatellites, the ‘3 Diamonds’. This was an important step in delivering affordable communication services to those who are currently underserved...
29 September 2020
NanoAvionics launches second satellite for Lacuna Space’s growing IoT satellite constellation
... the steps prior to launch, from contract signing to testing and integrating the payload into NanoAvionics’ M3P nanosatellite bus, within eight months. The payload, developed and built by Lacuna Space, consists of an IoT (internet of things...
February 2020
Aeroshells – from LEO to Mars
... presence of air, so their operational ceiling is situated at the far reaches of the atmosphere, around 600 km in altitude. EGG nanosatellite moments after release into space from the JEM-SSOD on 16 January 2017, 400 km above Earth’s surface...
17 September 2019
Open Cosmos announces development of ‘MANTIS’ satellite
... of a new Earth Observation satellite called ‘MANTIS’. This name stands as an acronym for ‘Mission and Agile Nanosatellite for Terrestrial Imagery Services’. MANTIS will be the demonstration mission to jointly develop, build, launch and operate...
March 2015
Sizing down and reaching higher with CubeSats
...than that of personal computers or robots or any other terrestrial engineering unit?” Jump a decade and today nanosatellite technology is a disruptive force changing operational space programs in fields as diverse as earth observation and soon enough...
10 August 2016
Dellingr CubeSat Begins Environmental Testing
...-edge laser communications, satellite-to-satellite communications and autonomous movement capabilities. CubeSats are considered “nanosatellites”, and are measured in Units of 10x10x11. CubeSats can be 1U, 2U, 3U or 6U in size and normally weigh less...
