CubeSat Tables

Ground Station Networks for Small Satellites

Ground station networks and orbital data relays (satellite-to-satellite).

Organization	Sites active / planned	Status	Type	Bands	Additional information
Amazon (AWS Ground Station)	2+ / 12	Operational	Ground, Space	S, X	Easily control satellites and ingest data with fully managed Ground Station as a Service.
Arctic Space Technologies	1 / ?	Operational	Ground	VHF, UHF, S, X	Cloud based ground station services.
Astralintu	1 / ?	Operational	Ground		Space Logistics and Ground Segment Operations from 0° Latitude.
ATLAS Space Operations (Freedom)	13 / 24	Operational	Ground	VHF, UHF, S, X, Ka	Selected by BlackSky to support Earth Imaging Constellation.
Azure Orbital (Microsoft) (Azure Orbital)	? / ?	Operational	Ground		Microsoft's ground stations plus KSAT and others. Announced connection to Starlink internet.
Capricorn Space	1 / 2+	Operational	Ground	UHF, S, X	Licenses secured and commercial launch in early 2019.
Cingulan Space	1 / ?	Operational	Ground	UHF, S, X	Intelligent Ground Segment As-a-Service Provider.
CM Technology (CMT)	23+ / ?	Operational	Ground		Variety of sizes 1.5 – 7 meters with capital outlay expenses up to 90% less compared to other’s technology.
CONTEC	1 / ?	Operational	Ground	VHF, UHF, S, X	Easy access through web-based operation system and one click ready to AOS.
Dhruva Space	13 / ?	Operational	Ground	VHF, UHF, S, X	Remotely operable ground station networks with continuous access, tracking and the control of space assets from anywhere.
Emposat	24+ / ?	Operational	Ground	VHF, UHF, S, X	An autonomous ground network composed of 50+ sets of antennas from 16 ground stations.
findgs	? / ?	Operational	Ground		Database of satellites and ground stations.
Goonhilly Earth Station	1 / 1	Operational	Ground	S, X	We host 2 fully agile, remotely controllable X/S Band LEO/MEO antennas at Goonhilly.
GRID	4 / ?	Operational	Ground	UHF	Your personal on-demand ground station service.
Infostellar	3+ / 22+	Operational	Ground	UHF	StellarStation satellite antenna sharing platform.
KSAT (LITE)	23 / 64	Operational	Ground	S, X, Ka, Optical (Laser)	Two levels, high availability or less stringent.
Leaf Space	11 / 15+	Operational	Ground	VHF, UHF, S, X, Optical (Laser)	Per megabyte payment. Will build dedicated network for Astrocast.
Libre Space Foundation (SatNOGS)	500+ / ?	Operational	Ground	VHF, UHF	Open-sourced and public, but mostly only beacon downlink.
RBC Signals	50 / 50+	Operational	Ground	UHF, S, X, Ka, Optical (Laser)	Combines unused capacity of existing ground stations. Deal with Antrix.
Remos	1 / ?	Operational	Ground		Remos delivers software-defined baseband solutions for satellite ground operations.
Spacecomm	1 / ?	Operational	Ground	VHF, UHF, S	GSaaS is a scalable service thats allows You follow Your satellite dream without building, operating and maintenance costs.
Swedish Space Corporation (Infinity)	19+ / ?	Operational	Ground	S, X, Ku, Optical (Laser)	As of 2020 only company to have supported lunar missions. Working on adding optical space-to-Earth ground stations.
TinyGS	1300+ / ?	Operational	Ground	LoRa	Open Source Global Satellite Network.
UniClOGS	1 / ?	Operational	Ground		An open source ground station project focused on amateur radio satellites!
Addvalue Technologies (IDRS)	? / ?	Operational	Space	L	Developed the IDRS terminal with Inmarsat to send data through the satellite fleet operator’s L-band constellation.
Globalstar	24 / 24	Operational	Space	S	Connects people every day through reliable satellite communications over an exceptionally clear and secure satellite network.
Inmarsat (ELERA)	? / ?	Operational	Space		Our reliable, resilient, and technologically advanced L-band satellite network.
Iridium	77 / 77	Operational	Space	S	Iridium is a global satellite communications company, providing access to voice and data services anywhere on Earth.
Astralink (ACRI-ST)	0 / ?	Development	Ground		Connect your Satellite Constellation with turnkey Ground segment solution.
BridgeComm	0 / 10	Development	Ground	Optical (Laser)	Optical comm network on a price per delivered bit basis.
ColliMate Space	0 / ?	Development	Ground		AI-driven satellite data and communication solutions that transform hours into seconds, saving time, lives, and resources.
GroundCom	0 / ?	Development	Ground		We bring supplementary connection for the existing space missions, reserved and dedicated connection for new missions.
Kratos (OpenSpace)	0 / ?	Development	Ground		A dynamic ground system will help you keep pace with changes your world with speed, capacity and flexibility.
Northwood	0 / ?	Development	Ground		Northwood is expanding access to space by rethinking shared infrastructure for satellite backhaul.
Quasar	0 / ?	Development	Ground	S, X	Space Data as a Service.
Sfera Technologies	0 / ?	Development	Ground		HomePort is a virtual ground segment infrastructure.
Skygate Technologies	? / ?	Development	Ground	S, X	Skygate is a cloud ground station for satellite operators and constellation players.
Skynopy	? / ?	Development	Ground		Skynopy offers an end-to-end connectivity solution for satellite operators to communicate with their satellites in LEO.
Astrogate Labs	0 / ?	Development	Ground, Space	Optical (Laser)	Intend to build entire chain of optical communication system.
IQ spacecom (Go.BIC)	? / ?	Development	Space	L	Go.BIC is a highly flexible service that allows LEO operators to request L-Band capacity within Viasat's GEO satellite network.
Kepler Communications	0 / ?	Development	Space	Optical (Laser), S	Our products will expand your mission potential and provide solutions to access your space assets in real-time, all the time.
Skyloom	0 / ?	Development	Space		High-capacity bidirectional connections for satellite-to-satellite and satellite-to-earth transmissions.
Space Union	0 / ?	Development	Space	Ka, S, Optical (Laser)	Creating a secure, responsive and scalable data relay network for a new age of satellite communications.
Stara Space	0 / ?	Development	Space		Securely relay gigabytes of data per orbit, run compute models in space, and reliably store petabytes worth of data.
WARPSPACE	0 / ?	Development	Space	Optical (Laser)	WARPSPACE shall provide the LEO satellite operators with optical communication service. We assure real time communication.
Orbital Astronautics	0 / ?	Development	Space, Ground	Optical (Laser)	The Guardian Network is composed of ground stations, data centres, and a small constellation of 6U-class OrbAstro satellites.
ArkEdge Space	0 / ?	Development	Space, Moon		Building an Earth-to-moon communication system.
Argotec (Andromeda, Mars Comm Nav)	0 / ?	Concept	Space		ANDROMEDA is Argotec's lunar constellation. Mars Comm Nav is a communication and navigation infrastructure for Mars.
EnduroSat (Space Data Gateway / InnoSpaceComm / Digital Ground Station)	0 / ?	Concept	Space, Ground		EU grants for InnoSpaceComm project and Space Data Gateway projects.
Lumen Orbit	0 / ?	Concept	Space		A constellation of VLEO satellites to provide high-performance edge processing for other satellites.
Lockheed Martin (Verge)	? / ?	Dormant?	Ground	S	Each Verge antenna costs under $20,000 and uses common COTS hardware.
CREAN	0 / ?	Dormant?	Space, Moon		Our mission is to deliver the interplanetary communications infrastructure.
Spaceflight Industries (Networks)	8 / 12+	Dormant?, Internal	Ground	UHF, S, X	Has been removed from the website? Provides a list of satellite radios that are compatible.
COMRAY	0 / ?	Cancelled	Ground		Deep space communications array with distributed smaller antennas.
ConsiNet	0 / ?	Cancelled	Ground		Won place in SpaceTango accelerator in 2014.
Cubehub	0 / ?	Cancelled	Ground	UHF	Compact automated ground stations to receive UHF.
Cubersation	0 / 6	Cancelled	Ground		Dedicated ground services to nano/micro satellite operators, with its global network.
GENSO	0 / ?	Cancelled	Ground	UHF, VHF	Educational network of ground stations. No longer operational according to ESA website as of 2020.
Heliaq	0 / 50	Cancelled	Ground		Ultra-low-cost zero-maintenance mechanical design.
OrbitLinx	0 / ?	Cancelled	Ground		A Global Decentralised Space Communications Network by Spacebit and Goonhilly.
Audacy	0 / 3	Cancelled	Space	Ku	Space-based system for continuous connectivity. Bought by EOS in 2020 to create EOSLink constellation.
Hedron (Fast Pixel)	1 / ?	Cancelled	Space	S, X	Space-based RF data relay.
EOS SpaceLink	0 / 3	Cancelled	Space	Optical (Laser)	Maximize the value of your on-orbit assets with the high-capacity data relay.

Last update: 2025-04-30 | Changelog

Mission Control Systems (MCS) for Nanosatellites

From commercial services and products to freeware mission control software.

Mission Control System	Type	Status	Description	Flight heritage
Ball Aerospace (COSMOS)	Freeware	Operational	The User Interface for Command and Control of Embedded Systems.	NASA, Blue Canyon Technologies, STF-1
Bright Ascension (MCS, HELIX)	Product	Operational	HELIX suite of products offers a highly-integrated end-to-end space software solution – from flight software to ground operations and data-insights applications.	Used on UKube-1, many Clyde Space satellites, and many more.
CONTEC (Satellite Operation System, SOS)	Product	Operational	We provide ground infrastructure tailored to customer requirements.
D-Orbit (Aurora)	Product	Operational	Cloud-based mission control platform.	D-Orbit ION
Emposat	Product	Operational	Emposat TT&C software oftware system is based on cloud computing plus micro-service architecture design, with automatic task planning, system automatic operations, multi-target parallel TT&C capabilities, and has been tested in actual use.
Epsilon3	Product	Operational	Epsilon3 is the future of spacecraft operations software.
GMV (Hifly)	Product	Operational	Hifly® is the GMV satellite monitoring and control system that guides all the leading satellite platforms, with a combined total of 1,000 years of operational experience.
GomSpace (HOOP)	Internal	Operational	ESA contracts for Hands-Off Operations Platform (HOOP) to enable autonomous satellite operations for single satellites and constellations. HOOP is today fully flight proven and operationally deployed in customer projects.	GomSpace satellites
Libre Space Foundation (Dashboard)	Freeware	Operational	Dashboard and Data Warehouse for decoded telemetry.
NASA AMMOS (Advanced Multi-Mission Operations System)	Product ,Freeware	Operational	The Advanced Multi-Mission Operations System, or AMMOS, is a set of mission operations and data processing capabilities for robotic missions through an "Ops in a Box" approach.
NASA Open MCT	Freeware	Operational	Mission control framework for visualization of data on desktop and mobile devices.	NASA Ames and JPL
OpenC3	Product	Operational	OpenC3 COSMOS brings all of our your hardware together - command and control everything from test equipment to satellites to whole constellations.
Qwaltec (OrbitCmd)	Product	Operational	Developing mission control software to make it easier for CubeSat missions to perform ground system development and integration and reduce the cost to orbit.	LunaH-Map
Solenix (Elveti )	Product	Operational	Complete, cost effective solution for operating and monitoring nano and small satellites. Multi-satellites and multiple ground station capability. Scripts for simplified operations. Leverage key aerospace standards.	Based on SwissCube Satellite Control System.
Space Applications Services (Yamcs)	Freeware	Operational	Heritage on ISS and now adding features to communicate spacecraft using CCSDS protocols.	Payload operations for the ISS.
Spaceit (MCS)	Product	Operational	MCS as a service, cloud based solution. ESA contract to develop operations simulator aimed at advancing cybersecurity and satellite communication systems.
Spaceteq (MCS)	Product	Operational	Complete management solution for small satellite missions.	ZACube-1, ZA-AeroSat, nSight-1
Spire (Constellation Management Platform)	Product ,Internal	Operational	Spire’s Constellation Management Platform (CMP) is a tool for streamlining satellite control for our customers; automating operations, simplifying tasks and enabling direct communication with space assets.	Spire constellation
Nominal Systems	Product	Development	Digital-twin products to give our customers confidence that their system will work in space.
TERMA (CCS5)	Product	Operational	CCS5 is the spacecraft monitor and control product. A multi-user application that can support single and multiple satellite configurations.	ArgoMoon and numerous larger satellites.
TinyGS	Freeware	Operational	TinyGS is an open network of Ground Stations distributed around the world to receive and operate LoRa satellites, weather probes and other flying objects, using cheap and versatile modules.
Xplore (Major Tom)	Product	Operational	Full-Stack Flight Software for Satellites. Introducing a space-grade flight system with ongoing support. Cloud based mission operations and data analytics service.
Aerospace Corporation (Prairie)	Freeware	Development	Prairie will give users the ability to train for space engagement by fusing architecture, technology and space operations together in a unique, open-source package.
AIKO (gifted_GENE)	Product	Development	Your ground software application for satellite predictive maintenance and real time analysis.
Antaris	Product	Development	Antaris is the world’s first software platform that dramatically simplifies the design, simulation and operation of satellites.
Basalt Tech (Dispatch)	Product	Development	We build software that brings clarity to constellation operations, and enable our partners to act faster in orbit.
Cognitive Space (CNTIENT)	Product	Development	A software framework that can be maintained, improved, diagnosed and reconfigured easily to allow for autonomous satellite operations.
Emergent Space Technologies (Autopilot, Commander)	Product	Development	The Autopilot application suite provides for semi-autonomous clustered spacecraft guidance and control.
EMSISTI	Product	Development	Web platform for Data Center and Mission of a space project with use of SQL database features and accessibility for mobile devices.	NANOSATC-BR1
EnduroSat (Digital Mission Control)	Internal	Development	Our satellites come with a unique OS, accessible through our AWS-based service. Access and control your satellite on-demand.	EnduroSat-1
Exotrail (spacetower)	Product	Development	spacetower™ is Exotrail's software for streamlining satellites and constellations operations. Its monitoring, control and flight dynamics capabilities greatly enhance the productivity and value of your operations teams.
Interstel (COSMOS )	Product	Development	Spin-off company of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Primary purpose is to market iCOSMOS™ and adapt it for specific and more proprietary applications.	NEUTRON-1
JAOPS	Product	Development	One-stop Shop for Mission Operations Design, Tools, Training and Support for Mission Success.
KSAT	Service	Development	A dedicated group will perform satellite and mission adapted satellite and payload services for the entire life span of the spacecraft.
Kythera (Kythera Operating System, KOS)	Product	Development	SATCOM Operating System that manages satellite payload, coordinates it with the rest of in-orbit and ground-based assets, and autonomously optimizes entire fleet.
Leanspace	Product	Development	Gain full control of your mission planning, satellite control and flight dynamics systems. Natively integrate them together and automate your constellation operations.
Mission Control Space Services (Spacefarer)	Product	Development	Focus on (lunar) mission operations, onboard autonomy, and artificial intelligence.	undefined
NEXT (NCS-1)	Product	Development	Based on the European Ground System - Common Core. Simplified deployment and configuration using Docker. Native Multi Mission functionality.
Quantum Generative Materials (Mission Control Software)	Product	Development	Quantum Generative Materials (GenMat) brings you the next generation of Mission Control Software for your ever evolving satellite constellation demands.
Quindar	Product	Development	Quindar provides a cloud hosted, one-stop-shop for spacecraft test and operations.
Ragnarok Industries (Heimdallr)	Product	Development	Heimdallr features automated Command and Control Software to reduce the human resources required for Mission Operations.
S.A.T.E. (CASTeC)	Product	Development	CASTeC (Context Aware Spacecraft Telemetry Checking) constellation monitoring tool.
Saber Astronautics (PIGI )	Product	Development	Mission control software for the modern age. A video-game quality interface allows you to reach any point of the spacecraft or environment, while world class data mining gives operational intelligence to the meaning of the data.	Selected by Fleet Space as operations provider.
sat:io	Product	Development	The solutions of sat:io enable reliable and extensible satellite operations and tasking.
Smallspark (S4 MMS, Mission Management Suite)	Product	Development	SmallSpark's cloud-based Mission Management Suite (MMS) leverages proprietary optimization and machine learning technologies to streamline deep-space mission planning, constellation development, and spacecraft communication.
Telespazio Germany (Ease, Enable Space)	Product	Development	Creating a complete new platform for the operations of space missions. We are inventing the next generation of ground software.	ESA missions
True Anomaly (Mosaic)	Product	Development	Mosaic is rooted in decades of combined space operations experience to deliver the first integrated software platform for every aspect of space domain awareness and security.
Audacy (Quindar )	Freeware	Cancelled	Aims to create a modern, browser based, real time data visualization platform to monitor and operate complex engineering systems in a spaceflight mission operations setting. Commercially backed by Audacy to maintain it for free.
CubeSat Data (CubeSat Data)	Product	Cancelled	CubeSat Data can manage the entire data pipeline of your cube or small satellite mission.

Last update: 2024-12-31 | Changelog

CubeSat Keywords

Click on the keywords to see the list of applicable CubeSats and nanosatellites.

Keyword	Description
ADS-B	Nanosatellites with known ADS-B (aviation, airplane) missions and receivers.
AIS	Nanosatellites with known AIS (ships, boats) missions and receivers.
Additive manufacturing	Nanosatellites with additively manufactured (3D printed) components.
Android	Nanosatellites leveraging Android operating systems or devices.
Asteroid prospecting	Nanosatellites with the missions of asteroid detection, mineral analysis, and resource prospecting.
Beyond Earth orbit	Nanosatellites intended for missions beyond Earth orbit, including lunar and interplanetary.
Beyond LEO orbit	Nanosatellites operating in orbits higher than LEO, such as Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) and GEO.
Chipsats-Sprites	Extremely small nanosatellites, often the size of a coin or a small PCB.
Constellation-As-A-Service	Satellites multi-client use, providing shared communication, Earth observation, or data collection services.
De-orbit device	Nanosatellites equipped with subsystems like drag sails and solar sails for de-orbiting at mission end.
Deployable antenna	Satellites featuring antennas that can be stowed during launch and deployed in space.
Deployable boom	Satellites equipped with extendable booms.
Deployable parabolic antenna	Satellites utilizing deployable parabolic antennas for high-gain communication.
Deployable telescope	Nanosatellites with compact telescopes that can deploy in space.
Docking	Nanosatellites designed with systems for docking with other satellites in orbit.
Earthquake ELF prediction	Satellites monitoring Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) signals for potential earthquake prediction research.
Fast spin-up	Satellites with the goal to achieve very high spin rates for mission-specific needs.
First CubeSat of country	The inaugural CubeSat launched by a specific country.
Formation flying	Nanosatellites designed to operate in coordinated formations.
Free-Flying Inspector	Satellites equipped for autonomous inspection of other spacecraft.
GTO or GEO orbit	Nanosatellites designed for missions in Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) or Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO).
Globalstar or Iridium or Inmarsat	Nanosatellites integrated with communication networks like Globalstar, Iridium, or Inmarsat for 24/7 connectivity.
High Performance Computing	Nanosatellites leveraging advanced computing capabilities for data processing directly in orbit.
Hosted Payloads	Satellites carrying payloads provided by external entities, allowing shared use of orbital assets.
Hyperspectral	Satellites equipped with hyperspectral sensors for detailed imaging and analysis across multiple spectral bands.
Intersatellite links	Satellites featuring communication links to directly exchange data with other satellites.
Ka-band	Nanosatellites operating in the Ka-band frequency range for high-data-rate communications.
Ku-band	Nanosatellites utilizing the Ku-band frequency for communication.
Laser transmitter	Satellites equipped with laser communication systems for high-speed data transfer.
License Plate Identification Tag	Satellites carrying unique identification systems, enabling tracking and recognition in orbit.
LoRa	Satellites using LoRa (Long Range) technology for low-power, long-range communication applications.
MEO orbit	Nanosatellites deployed in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).
Machine Learning AI	Satellites employing machine learning and AI algorithms.
Mission-As-A-Service	Providing complete CubeSats and nanosatellite mission services, from design to operation.
Open-source	Nanosatellites known to use open-source software or hardware designs.
Optical communications	Satellites with optical communication systems.
Passive mass dummy	Non-functional satellites where the mass dummy had to fly to space instead.
Picosatellite deployer	Nanosatellites and CubeSats serving as the role of picosatellite or PocketQube deployer.
Propulsion	CubeSats featuring onboard propulsion systems for maneuvering, orbit adjustment, or de-orbiting.
QB50	A network of nanosatellites designed to study the lower thermosphere as part of an international collaboration.
QKD-Quantum Key Distribution	Satellites using or demonstrating Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technologies.
Re-entry capsule	Satellites incorporating capsules designed to return samples to Earth.
Reflectarray	Satellites equipped with reflectarray antennas for compact, high-gain communication.
Robotic arm	Nanosatellites featuring robotic arms for tasks like manipulation, repair, or docking.
SSA-Space Situational Awareness	Satellites designed for monitoring and tracking objects in space to enhance space situational awareness.
Software-defined satellite	Nanosatellites claimed to be software-defined even though most of them are reprogrammable.
Solar sail	Satellites equipped with solar sails for propulsion using radiation pressure from sunlight.
Space-As-A-Service	Offering space infrastructure and capabilities to clients as a service, removing the need for dedicated missions.
Steerable Solar Arrays	Satellites with solar arrays that can be rotated for optimal sunlight exposure.
Tether	Satellites utilizing tethers for stabilization, propulsion, or energy generation.
Tracking Enhancement Device	Satellites carrying devices to enhance tracking and visibility from ground stations.
V-band	Nanosatellites operating in the V-band frequency range for advanced communication.
VDES
VLEO (Very Low Earth Orbit)	Satellites designed specifically for sustained operation in Very Low Earth Orbit, typically below 350 km.
W-band	Satellites utilizing W-band frequencies for high-capacity communication or experimental applications.
Wooden	Satellites incorporating wooden components as part of structural design or experimental material studies.

Last update: 2025-04-30

CubeSat Launch Providers / Brokerers / Mission Integrators

New launchers will be added here when they are very close to commercial missions because there are too many small rockets in development as seen from NewSpace Index.

Provider	CubeSats launched	First launch	Launch cost	Additional information
Space Flight Laboratory	10+	2003		Arranged the launch of first CubeSats.
Terran Orbital	121+	2003		CubeSat integrator for many US Gov. missions. Launches include organized by Cal Poly.
ISISpace	700+	2009	$210,000 - 270,000 for 3U LEO
NASA CSLI and ELaNa	100+	2011	Free	For US educational, NASA and non-profit CubeSats. Different rockets used.
ESA Fly your Satellite!	10	2012	Free	European educational CubeSats. Used to be with Vega. ISS orbit from now on.
JAMSS / JAXA	10+	2012
Nanoracks	250+	2012	$85,000 for 1U since 2017.	Previously only deployed from ISS and now 1 polar orbit mission brokered.. Now up to 12U.
GAUSS	12+	2013		PocketQubes and CubeSats.
Spaceflight Industries	200+	2013	$145,000 for 3U LEO, $295,000 for 6U LEO, $595,000 for 12U LEO. GTO and Lunar also listed.
CST	49+	2014		Provides services for the brokerage, management, and organisation of international launches.
Exolaunch	100+	2017	undefined	Have their own 12U and 16U deployers.
GK Launch Services	50+	2017		Offering Lunar mission rideshare planned to launch in October 2021.
KiboCUBE	3+	2018	Free	Provide ISS launches for educational or research institutions from developing countries.
Rocket Lab	90+	2018	$70,000 - 80,000 for 1U LEO, $200,000 - 250,000 for 3U LEO, was public on the website in 2016.	Dedicated and rideshare launches.
TriSept	11+	2018		One of the NASA ELaNa launch integrators.
Alba Orbital	20+	2019	PocketQube 1p $30,000, PocketQube 2p $47,000, PocketQube 3p $70,000	First provider for regular PocketQube launches. As low as 25K Euro for a 1p PocketQube.
OHB Cosmos	?	2019		We are offering Rideshare flight opportunities with OHB payloads on Indian Launchers scheduled for 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Parsons	8+	2019		We deliver the full range of hardware and system integration services.
SEOPS	10+	2019		Deployer attached to Cygnus hatch and Equalizer rideshare deployment system.
Space BD	10+	2019		Selected by JAXA for Kibo.
Adaptive Launch Solutions	7	2020		ALS is the launch service provider for Firefly Alpha Flights 2 and 3, planned for launch in 2021
Arianespace	10+	2020		Solutions dedicated to the smallest satellites. Vega SSMS debut in 2020.
D-Orbit	20+	2020		First launch was on Vega VV16 in 2020.
SAB Launch Services	30+	2020		Vega VV16 rideshare completed in 2020. Developing GEO-HEX to offer access to GEO and lunar orbits.
Firefly	5+	2021		Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research Education Accelerator Mission) program.
HelioX Cosmos	1	2021		Launch Consulting and Planning
impulso.space	4+	2021		Via its integrated logistics solutions, impulso.space leads the transformation for the delivery of global space launch services.
Maverick Space Systems	10+	2021		Broker launches with all major US and international LV providers.
SpaceX	50+	2021	$1M per up to 200 kg. $275K for 50 kg.	No single CubeSat slots, but possible to attach CubeSat deployers to ESPA ports.
Astra	30+	2022		Dedicated, low-cost, orbital launch services for small satellites.
Dhruva Space	2	2022		Enabling rapid satellite deployment for multiple platform sizes and from various launch vehicle providers.
Fossa Systems	13+	2022	Starting at 18,000€ per 1P.	We put your satellites in orbit.. Own satellite deployer.
Momentus	5+	2022	$120,000 - $260,000 for 3U, $230,000 - $500,000 for 6U, $430,000 - $960,000 for 12U depending on inclination	Delivery service provides point-to-point transportation and deployment of the Customer payload in the desired orbit.
NASA Rideshares	10+	2022		LaunchPortal: Potential Rideshare Opportunities
Precious Payload	?	2022		Global launch reservation system for small satellites.
Exotrail	1	2023	3U: 75k€, 6U, 6UXL: 120k€, 8U: 175k€	spacedrop™ is an end-to-end launch and deployment service dedicated to nano, micro and small satellites.
Mitsui-Spaceflight	3+	2023		Selected by JAXA for Kibo.
Astrobotic	0	2024	$1.2M per kg to Lunar orbit or surface
RIDE	2+	2024		Launch provider platform, Launch-as-a-Service.
Geometric Space	0	2025		Integration services provided by Maverick Space.
Intuitive Machines	0	2025	undefined	Our lunar transfer orbit delivery services can accommodate up to 1000 kg of payload and deliver customers into high-energy orbits.
Responsive Access	0	2025		End-to-end, 'one stop shop' launch service, enabled by our tools and partnerships.
UARX Space	0	2025		We provide reliable in-space logistics, rideshare and dedicated launch services for Small Satellites, from LEO to the Moon and beyond.
Astreos	0	?		Streamline your launch experience by taking care of every aspect of your mission.
CGWIC	?	?		Long March Launch Vehicles Piggyback Launch Opportunities
Launcherscanner	0	?		We match payloads without launchers and launchers without payloads.
NOAA	0	?		Rideshare to GEO.
Sidus Space	0	?		Will integrate Dhruva Space's CubeSat deployer with their Phoenix Deployer and will be launched using Sidus Space's SSIKLOPS from the ISS.
Space Machines Company	0	?
ULA (United Launch Alliance)	0	?	Free	6 units planned for now. Only for U.S. colleges and universities.
Circle Aerospace	0	Cancelled		Agreement for ten dedicated launches aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.
GeoJump	0	Cancelled?		Payloads to GEO.
Pandion Orbital	0	Cancelled	$15,000 / U	Orbital delivery to Earth, the Moon, and beyond, at the lowest prices in the solar system.
PT Scientists	0	Cancelled	$0.9M per kg to Lunar orbit was public on the website in 2018.
LAUNCHER	6+	Cancelled?	Starting from $20,000 per U.	With Orbiter, Launcher combines cost-effective rideshare with the flexibility of a dedicated launch.
Virgin Orbit	0	Cancelled	Assuming $10 million and 40 CubeSats gives $250,000 per 3U.	Sky and Space has contract for 4 launches.

Last update: 2025-04-30 | Changelog

Technology	Some applications	Organization or instrument	Description	Status and additional information
Visible and near-IR cameras	Determine asteroid’s shape, rotational properties, spectral class, local dust and debris field, regional morphology and regolith properties.	Planet Scope PS2	29 MP detector capable of taking images with 3.7 m ground resolution and swath of 24.6 km × 16.4 km from 475 km altitude.	4 Band imager with Two-Stripe NIR filter. Can be a single RGB or a split-frame (RGB half and a NIR half).
Hera Systems	1-meter resolution imaging satellite is built on a 12U cubesat, 22-kilogram form factor.	First launch now expected in 2020. Delayed from 2016.
Astro Digital (Aquila)	6U has 22 m resolution in RGB and NIR. 16U has 2.5 m resolution in RGB, red edge, and NIR using 70 MP sensor and butcher block filter.
Malin Space Systems	ECAM C-50 imager uses the Aptina MT9P031 sensor certified for deep space. 5 MP (2592 x 1944) CMOS.
JPL IntelliCam	20 MP, 15 deg FOV. 10 cm/pix at ~800 m. Asteroid (~5-12 m) detection from ~50K km. Science and optical (autonomous) naviation.	Flight on NEA Scout. Based on Mars 2020 rover EECAM and OCO-3.
SATLANTIS iSIM 90	Imager for 12U/16U with up to 1.1 m GSD @ 500 km altitude and 11 km swath width. Dimensions 210 x 250 x 155 mm.
Simera Sense xScape100	2U imager for 3/6U with 94 mm aperture.
Microwave radars	Precipitation profiling	NASA KaPDA Ka-band antenna	KaPDA parabolic deployable Ka-band antenna with 0.5 m diameter, 1.5U stowed size, 1.2 kg mass and 42.5 dB gain.
Radiometers	Greenhouse gases measurement. Atmosphere humidty and temperature profiling.	Boulder (BEST) 150 and 183 GHz Radiometers	150 GHz radiometer has 2 channels between the 118 GHz oxygen absorption line and the 183 GHz water vapor absorption line.	Consumes less than 1 W of power and its weight is about 100 grams.
NASA Laser Heterodyne Radiometer (Mini-LHR)	4U occultation-viewing passive radiometer that measures methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O) in the limb.	Will be flying on Mini-Carb in 2020.
Infrared imagers	Characterize volatiles and minerals. Measure temp and water vapor in atmosphere. Night-imaging, temperature mapping.	NASA BIRCHES	1.5U, 2.5 kg, 5 W. Spectral resolution (5 nm) to characterize volatiles (water etc) and minerals (oxides etc). Micro-crycooler to keep <140 K.	Will fly on Lunar IceCube. Compact version of the volatile-seeking spectrometer on New Horizons.
Thoth Argus 1000	Infrared Range: 1000 nm - 1700 nm. Spectral resolution: 6 nm. 15 mm aperture, 0.15° FoV. Envelope: 45 × 50 × 80 mm. Mass < 230 g.	First flown in space in 2008.
MWIR Grating Spectrometer (CIRAS)	Spatial: 13.5 × 0.32 km. Spectral: 4.8-5.1 μm. 625 Channels. HOT-BIRD detectors comparable to HgCdTe at much reduced cost.	Will fly on 6U CubeSat also called CIRAS in 2020. Cryocooler by Lockheed Martin is smallest available.
Planetary Resources MWIR	Midwave infrared imager (MWIR) in 3-5 μm with 15 m ground resolution.	Arkyd-100 is cancelled. Status unknown.
Hyperspectral imagers / spectrometers	Material detection, crop identification, soil moisture, oil spill concentrations, monitoring pollutatns, hazardous gases.	Harris Fourier Spectrometer (CubeSat-FTS)	4 cm aperture, MWIR band only (5.7-8.3 um). Cooled to ~120K using an AVHRR-based passive cooler. Hundreds of hyperspectral bands.	Flight in 2020. More affordable and efficient 3D wind data sets. Utah State University provides spacecraft.
Planetary Resources VNIR	Visible-NIR 40 channel hyperspectral imager with 10 m resolution.
Planetary Resources CHAP	Visible, NIR, IR and far-UV (90-140 nm) possible, 400 channels. Co-registration of spatial and spectral information.	NASA SBIR Phase II contract.
VTT VISION	Tunable spectral imager operating in the visible and near-infrared spectra (430 – 800 nm) for ozone vertical profile measurement.	Based on VTT Fabry-Perot Interferometer technology and Aalto-1 spectral imager.
ESA Mini-TMA	90 m ground resolution, 565 km swath, 400-800 nm range, 300 channels, 15 nm spectral resolution, 150 g, 60 × 50 × 30 mm.
Snow and Water Imaging Spectrometer (SWIS)	4U, 1.9 kg, 350-1700 nm region with 5.7 nm sampling, 10 deg FoV, 160 m resolution from 500 km.
cosine HyperScout	1U, 1.1 kg, 11W, 400-1000 nm in 45 bands, 40 m resolution and 164 km swatch from 300 km.	Flown on GomX-4B CubeSat in 2018.
Neutron spectrometers	Map hydrogen (and water) abundances	NASA Mini-NS (Neutron Spectrometer)	2.5U detector using Cs2YLiCl6:Ce (CLYC) scintillator material to detect epithermal neutrons at spatial scales below 10 km.	Flight on LunaH-Map to understand the relationship between hydrogen and permanently shadowed regions.
X-ray	Chemical composition, pulsar navigation	Amptek X-123SDD	7 × 10 × 2.5 cm, 180 g, 2.5 Watts, solar SXR spectral measurements in the 0.5-30 keV range (0.04-2.5 nm) with 0.15 keV energy resolution.	Flew on MinXSS 3U CubeSat. Planned for 6U CubIXSS plus X123-CdTe. XR-100SDD flies on OSIRIS-REx.
REDLEN M1770	Precise measurement of the cosmic (diffuse) X-ray background in the 20 – 50 KeV range.
Lobster Eye X‐ray telescope	Wide‐field optical system for X‐ray monitoring in range 3 ‐ 40 keV, based on Lobster Eye optics and Timepix detector
Mass spectrometer	Elemental composition	Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (QIT-MS)	2.5 kg, 2U, isotopic accuracy <1%.	Leverages foldable edge-connected electronics.
Gamma ray spectrometer	Sub-surface composition	Miniaturized SrI2 Gamma Ray Spectrometer	1U, 0.5 kg, 3 W. Europium-doped strontium iodide (SrI2) crystal is 15 × 15 × 10 mm.

CubeSat Costs

Commonly complete project and whole mission costs with big consortiums. Please read the description carefully to estimate single CubeSat costs.

Project	Size	Organization	Manufactured (AIVT) by	Costs	Source	Funded primarily by
AeroCube-15	3U	Aerospace Corporation	In-house	$4.1 million for the whole program.	Link	US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
AISTECHSAT (DANU) 2U	2U	Aistech	GomSpace	$230,000 for the single CubeSat platform	Link
Amber	6U	Horizon Technologies	AAC Clyde Space	£4.6 million for a full turn-key solution including two satellites, launches, operations and data delivery.	Link
IOD Mission 3	6U	Horizon Technologies	AAC Clyde Space	$1,880,000 for four 3U IOD Mission platforms and $265,000 to upgrade this into 6U	Link	UK Satellite Applications Catapult
BlackCAT	6U	Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)	NanoAvionics	$5.8M	Link
BRO	6U	Unseenlabs	GomSpace	43 MSEK or $4.2M for 6 satellites.	Link
Buccaneer	6U	Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation	Inovor	$2.5M	Link	Australian Defence Force
CatSat	6U	University of Arizona	In-house	$450000 for the GomSpace 6U platform.	Link
Exoterra CubeSat	12U	Exoterra Resource	In-house?	$2 million from NASA Tipping Point.	Link	NASA
CUTE	6U	University of Colorado Boulder	In-house	The budget for developing, assembling and operating CUTE through the summer of 2024 is about $5.5 million.	Link
DAILI	6U (1x6U)	Aerospace Corporation	In-house	Cost to completion was $3.2M.	Link	NASA
AISTECHSAT (DANU) 2U	2U	Aistech	GomSpace	$1,570,000 for additional 6 DANU platforms and for AIVT of 10 DANU CubeSats	Link
Deorbitsail	3U	EU FP7 consortium	SSTL	$3,200,000 for the whole project and consortium including platform and launch	Link	EU / European Commission
Diamond 6U (Sky and Space Global)	6U	Sky and Space	GomSpace	$5,950,000 is the order value for the first batch of 8 CubeSats	Link
DOVER	3U	RHEA Group	Open Cosmos	Co-funded by the UK Space Agency’s investment in the European Space Agency’s NAVISP.
DUPLEX	6U	CU Aerospace	NearSpace Launch	$1.7 million	Link	NASA
E.T.PACK DMM & EEM	12U	Universidad Carlos III de Madrid	?	€5.5M	Link	EU / European Commission
Edison	8U	Space Inventor	Space Inventor	$0.96M million for spacecraft, launch and operation.	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)The Danish MInistry of Higher Education and Science
EIRSAT-1	2U	University College Dublin	In-house	€1.5 million	Link	Irish Research CouncilESA (European Space Agency)
EPICHyper	6U	AAC Clyde Space	AAC Clyde Space	$12.1 million from the UK Space Agency together for the first and second phases.	Link	UK Space Agency
ET-SMART-RSS	6U	Ethiopian Space Science & Technology Institute (ESSTI)	Smart Satellite	$1.5 million in total funded jointly by the Belt & Road Initiative and Sunny Group.
FACSAT	6U	Colombian Air Force	GomSpace	$770,000	Link
Faraday-1	6U	In-Space Missions	In-house?	£4.9 million for this and future validation missions.	Link
GEMS (Orbital Micro Systems)	6U	Orbital Micro Systems	AAC Clyde Space	$785,000	Link	UK Space Launch Programme
GOMX-5	8U	GomSpace	GomSpace	Over $2 million in total as of 2020.	Link
HAMMER (IOD6)	6U	Open Cosmos	Open Cosmos	£3 million to support the build of the new satellite	Link	UK Space Agency
Hellenic Space Dawn	8U	EMTech Space	?	€4 million	Link
HERMES-SP	3U	INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics)	Politecnico di Milano	$3,950,000 for the whole consortium including 6 spacecraft (HERMES-SP, HERMES-TP) with launches and operations	Link	EU / European CommissionItalian Space Agency (ASI)
Hyperion 1	12U	Inovor	Inovor	$3.85 million	Link	Australian Defence Force
Infante	16U	Tekever	In-house	$10 million for total costs of the consortium.	Link	EU / European Commission
Intuition-1	6U	KP Labs	AAC Clyde Space	$1,200,000 for design, manufacturing, launch and early operations. $650,000 is for the platform.	Link
Io-1	4U	Iota Technology	AAC Clyde Space	$2.5 million for end-to-end 3-year mission.	Link
Startical	16U	Startical	GomSpace	€14.5 million for the whole project including 3 spacecraft.	Link
GEMS (Orbital Micro Systems)	3U	Orbital Micro Systems	AAC Clyde Space	$1,880,000 for four 3U IOD Mission platforms		UK Satellite Applications Catapult
IonSat	6U	Ecole Polytechnique	In-house	Budget total estimate: 1.4 M€.	Link
Juventas	6U	ESA (European Space Agency)	GomSpace	$13 million to deliver spacecraft and payloads.	Link
Kelpie	3U	AAC Clyde Space	AAC Clyde Space	$5,900,000 for the manufacturing, launch and long-term operations of two CubeSats	Link
TARS (Kepler)	6U	Kepler Communications	AAC Clyde Space	$880,000 grant for the mission (actual CubeSat costs unknown)		UK Satellite Applications Catapult
Kleos Space - Polar Vigilance Mission (KSF1)	6U	Kleos Space	ISISpace	$2.5 million for the 4 satellite contract	Link
Kleos Scouting Mission (KSM1)	6U	Kleos Space	GomSpace	$2.83 million for 4 satellites	Link
KSS-BOBCAT	6U	Kawa Space	AAC Clyde Space	$1.6M	Link
KuwaitSat-1	2U	Kuwait University	NanoAvionics	$970,000	Link	Kuwait Foundation for the advancement of Sciences (KFAS)
LLITED	1.5U	Aerospace Corporation	In-house	$2,520,000 for two spacecraft and mission including launch and operations	Link	NASA
LusoSpace	8U	LusoSpace	In-house	AAC Clyde Space won a GBP 4.3 M order for 11 satellite kits from LusoSpace.	Link
M-ARGO	12U	ESA (European Space Agency)	GomSpace	$450,000 for Phase-A	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)
MACSAT	6U	OQ Technology	NanoAvionics	$2.4 million	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg
MANTIS (US)	12U	University of Colorado Boulder	In-house?	$8.5M	Link
MarCO	6U	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory	In-house	$18,500,000 for two spacecraft and all project costs	Link	NASA
MH-1 (AEROS)	3U	CEiiA	?	Investment of €2.8 million funded by PT2020.	Link
MIR-SAT1	1U	Mauritius Research Council	AAC Clyde Space	$405,00 for platform, operations, ground stations and training.	Link	Mauritius Research Council
NanoMagSat	16U	Open Cosmos	Open Cosmos	€34.6M	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)
NARSSCube-2	1U	National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS)	In-house	$60000	Link
NEPTUNO	3U	Elecnor Deimos	In-house	$2.8M is the total budget.	Link	ERDF (European Regional Development Fund)Self-funded
NSLSat	6U	BeetleSat (NSLComm)	AAC Clyde Space	$1.5 million for the &U satellite, launch and operations plus a ground segment software solution.	Link
OPS-SAT	3U	ESA (European Space Agency)	Graz University of Technology	$2.66 million	Link
OPS-SAT VOLT	16U	Craft Prospect	AAC Clyde Space	$2.5 million	Link
ORCA-8	6U	DARPA	In-house	$4.5 million for the program	Link	US Air Force
Outernet 1U	1U	Outernet	AAC Clyde Space	$1,250,000 for three Outernet CubeSat platforms	Link	UK Space Agency
PEARLS (Sky and Space Global)	8U	Sky and Space	GomSpace	$5,950,000 is the order value for the first batch of 8 CubeSats	Link
Phasma	3U	Libre Space Foundation	?	€2 million	Link
PIAST	6U	Poland’s Armed Forces	Creotech	$18 million, of which about 40 percent will be allocated to Creotech Instruments to finance its share of the work.	Link	Poland's National Center for Research and Development
PIXL-1	3U	DLR (German Aerospace Center)	GomSpace	$560,000 for the single CubeSat platform	Link	DLR (German Aerospace Center)
PolSIR	12U	Vanderbilt University	Blue Canyon	Up to $37 million, not including launch costs.	Link
LusoSpace	3U	LusoSpace	In-house	AAC Clyde Space won a GBP 4.3 M order for 11 satellite kits from LusoSpace.	Link
PREFIRE	6U	University of Wisconsin	?	$33 million	Link
RACE (ESA)	6U	ESA (European Space Agency)	GomSpace	$450,000 for the first phase A of two CubeSats for the larger consortium	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)
SCOUT-1 (EPS-MACCS)	12U	GomSpace	GomSpace	Contract value is EUR 24,000,000. GomSpace revenue impact is EUR 10,000,000, whereof direct GomSpace revenue share will be EUR 7,000,000.	Link
SeaHawk	3U	University of North Carolina Wilmington	AAC Clyde Space	$1,680,000 for two CubeSat platforms	Link	Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
SEAM	3U	Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	GomSpace	$3,000,000 for the whole project and consortium including platform and launch	Link	EU / European Commission
SOAR	3U	University of Manchester	GomSpace	€5.7 million	Link	EU / European Commission
SpIRIT	6U	University of Melbourne	Inovor	AU$7 million.	Link	Australian Space Agency
SPRITE	12U	University of Colorado Boulder	In-house	$4 million	Link
SROC	12U	Politecnico di Torino	Terran Orbital	$4.7 million	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)
SULIS	12U	Northumbria University	?	$105 million for the whole consortium	Link	UK Space Agency
SunRISE	6U	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory	$62.6 million to design, build, and launch the SunRISE mission.	Link
SWARM-EX	3U	Olin College	In-house	$4 million	Link	US National Science Foundation (NSF)
TEMPEST-D	6U	Colorado State University	Blue Canyon	$8.2 million	Link
Tiger-2	6U	OQ Technology	NanoAvionics	$2.4 million	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg
Tiger-4	6U	OQ Technology	NanoAvionics	$2.4 million	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg
Tiger-7	6U	OQ Technology	NanoAvionics	$2.4 million	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg
Tiger-8	6U	OQ Technology	NanoAvionics	$2.4 million	Link	ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg
UKube-1	3U	UK Space Agency	AAC Clyde Space	$1,000,000 for CubeSat platform and ground segment	Link	UK Space Agency
VPM	6U	Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)	In-house	$4.5 million for the program	Link	US Air Force
WindCube	6U	National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)	In-house?	$6.5 million	Link	NASA Science Mission Directorate Heliophysics Division
xSPANCION	6U	AAC Clyde Space	AAC Clyde Space	$12.1 million from the UK Space Agency together for the first and second phases.	Link	UK Space Agency
XVI	12U	Viasat	Blue Canyon	$10 million for the whole project.	Link
Ymir	3U	AOS (AAC Clyde Space, Saab, Orbcomm)	AAC Clyde Space	$1.94 million	Link	Swedish Transport Administration

Nanosatellite	Launched	U or mass	Source
XI-V	2005-10-27	1U
MEPSI 2	2006-12-09	1.1 kg	Link
AeroCube-2	2007-04-17	1U	Link
CSTB-1	2007-04-17	1U	Link
CUTE-1.7+APD-2	2008-04-28	3 kg	Link
AeroCube-3	2009-05-19	1U	Link
BEESAT 1	2009-09-23	1U	Link
SwissCube	2009-09-23	1U	Link
ZDPS 1A	2010-09-22	3.5 kg	Link
PSSC-2	2011-07-20	3.7 kg	Link
MaSat-1	2012-02-13	1U	Link
AeroCube-4	2012-09-13	1U	Link
BEESAT 2	2013-04-19	1U	Link Link Link
Dove-2	2013-04-19	3U	Link
Dove-1	2013-04-21	3U	Link
PhoneSat 1.0	2013-04-21	1U	Link
NEE-01 Pegaso	2013-04-26	1U
ESTCube-1	2013-05-07	1U	Link
Vermont Lunar Cubesat	2013-11-20	1U	Link
NEE-02 Krysaor	2013-11-21	1U
OPTOS	2013-11-21	3U	Link
ZACUBE-1	2013-11-21	1U	Link
IPEX	2013-12-06	1U	Link Link
LituanicaSAT-1	2014-01-09	1U
LightSail	2015-05-20	3U	Link
LilacSat-2	2015-09-19	10 kg	Link
TW-1A	2015-09-25	3U	Link
Athenoxat-1	2015-12-16	3U	Link
BEESAT 4	2016-06-22	1U	Link
AlSat Nano	2016-09-26	3U	Link Link Link
BGUSat	2017-02-15	3U	Link Link Link
nSIGHT	2017-04-18	2U	Link
Aalto-1	2017-06-23	3U	Link
CICERO	2017-06-23	6U	Link
Ursa Maior	2017-06-23	3U	Link
ASTERIA	2017-08-14	6U	Link Link Link
ISARA	2017-11-12	3U	Link Link Link Link
Buccaneer	2017-11-18	3U	Link
Arkyd 6	2018-01-12	6U	Link
CICERO	2018-01-12	6U	Link
Tyvak-61c (GEOStare)	2018-01-12	3U	Link
GOMX-4B	2018-02-02	6U	Link
Juvenile	2018-02-02	3U	Link
TRICOM 1R Tasuki	2018-02-03	3U	Link
MarCO	2018-05-05	6U	Link
CP7 (Dave)	2018-09-15	1U	Link
CubeBel-1	2018-10-29	2U	Link
CICERO	2018-11-11	6U	Link
IRVINE01	2018-11-11	1U	Link
MYSAT-1	2018-11-17	1U	Link
CICERO	2018-11-29	6U	Link
Reaktor Hello World	2018-11-29	2U	Link Link Link Link
Corvus-BC (Landmapper-BC)	2018-12-03	6U	Link
PW-Sat2	2018-12-03	2U
SeaHawk	2018-12-03	3U	Link Link Link
Suomi 100	2018-12-03	1U	Link
Delphini-1	2018-12-05	1U	Link
AeroCube-11 (TOMSat, R3)	2018-12-16	3U	Link
STF-1	2018-12-16	3U	Link
ZACUBE-2-5	2018-12-27	3U	Link
Astrocast 0	2019-04-01	3U	Link
AeroCube-10	2019-04-17	1.5U	Link Link Link
NepaliSat-1	2019-04-17	1U	Link
Raavana-1	2019-04-17	1U	Link
Seeker	2019-04-17	3U	Link Link
Światowid	2019-04-17	2U	Link
Uguisu	2019-04-17	1U	Link
Xiaoxiang-1 04	2019-06-05	6U	Link
CP9	2019-06-25	2U	Link Link
LightSail	2019-06-25	3U	Link
Painani-1	2019-06-29	3U	Link
BEESAT 9	2019-07-05	1U	Link
Lucky-7	2019-07-05	1U	Link
BRO	2019-08-18	6U	Link
Taurus-1 (Jinniuzuo-1)	2019-09-12	10 kg	Link Link
NARSSCube-1	2019-09-24	1U	Link
AeroCube-15	2019-11-02	3U	Link
HARP	2019-11-02	3U	Link
HuskySat-1	2019-11-02	3U	Link
Xiaoxiang-1 08	2019-11-03	6U	Link
OPS-SAT	2019-12-18	3U	Link Link Link Link Link
TechEdSat-10	2020-02-14	3U	Link
Quetzal-1	2020-03-07	1U	Link
RAAF M2	2020-06-13	3U	Link
FSSCat	2020-09-03	6U	Link
NAPA-1	2020-09-03	6U	Link
CICERO	2020-09-03	6U	Link
NetSat	2020-09-28	3U	Link Link Link
Yarilo	2020-09-28	1.5U	Link
ET-SMART-RSS	2020-12-22	6U	Link
RSP-01	2021-02-20	1U	Link
Tsuru	2021-02-20	1U	Link
CubeSX-HSE	2021-03-22	3U	Link Link Link
CubeSX-Sirius-HSE	2021-03-22	3U	Link
OrbiCraft - Zorkiy	2021-03-22	6U	Link Link Link Link Link
RAAF M2	2021-03-22	6U (1/2 12U)	Link Link Link
WildTrackCube	2021-03-22	1U	Link
Tyvak-0130	2021-05-15	12U	Link Link Link Link Link
RamSat	2021-06-03	1U	Link
NAPA-2	2021-06-30	6U	Link
LICIACube	2021-11-24	6U	Link Link Link Link
GASPACS	2021-12-21	1U	Link Link Link Link
EarthTV (Sen)	2022-01-13	16U	Link Link Link
HYPSO	2022-01-13	6U	Link Link Link
Lemur-2 Rohovitsa	2022-01-13	6U	Link
STORK	2022-01-13	3U	Link
VZLUSAT-2	2022-01-13	3U	Link Link Link
SUCHAI 3	2022-04-01	3U	Link
MyRadar-1	2022-05-02	PocketQube 1p	Link
Zhixing-3 A	2022-05-09	6U	Link
AMS (Agile MicroSatellite)	2022-05-25	6U	Link
CICERO-2	2022-05-25	6U	Link
Connecta T1	2022-05-25	3U	Link
Platform-1	2022-05-25	6U	Link
SelfieSat	2022-05-25	2U	Link Link Link Link
NACHOS	2022-07-02	3U	Link
Slingshot-1	2022-07-02	12U	Link
TRISAT-R	2022-07-13	3U	Link
Geoscan-Edelveis	2022-08-09	3U	Link Link Link Link Link Link Link
SXC3-217 SIREN	2022-08-09	3U	Link
SXC3-2111 RESHUCUBE	2022-08-09	3U	Link
LINUSS	2022-11-01	12U	Link
ArgoMoon	2022-11-16	6U	Link
EQUULEUS	2022-11-16	6U	Link Link Link Link
LunaH-Map	2022-11-16	6U	Link
OPTIMAL-1	2022-11-26	3U	Link
Lunar Flashlight	2022-12-11	6U	Link
Connecta T1	2023-01-03	3U	Link Link Link
KuwaitSat-1	2023-01-03	2U	Link
Menut	2023-01-03	6U	Link
NSLSat	2023-01-03	6U	Link
Star Sphere	2023-01-03	6U	Link
ScanSAT	2023-01-03	6U	Link Link Link Link
Jinta	2023-04-02	4U	Link
EPICHyper	2023-04-15	6U	Link Link Link
FACSAT	2023-04-15	6U	Link
Lemur-2 (Adler-2)	2023-04-15	6U	Link
RoseyCubesat-1	2023-04-15	1U	Link Link Link Link Link
VIREO	2023-04-15	3U	Link
Dalian-1 Lianli	2023-05-10	12U	Link
KSAT3U	2023-05-25	3U	Link Link Link
GEI-SAT	2023-06-12	16U	Link
MRC-100	2023-06-12	PocketQube 3p	Link
KuzGTU-1	2023-06-27	3U	Link
StratoSat-TK1	2023-06-27	3U	Link Link Link
UMKA-1	2023-06-27	3U	Link Link Link
Galassia-2	2023-07-30	3U	Link
ANSER	2023-10-09	3U	Link
Proba-V Companion CubeSat	2023-10-09	12U	Link
Dove (Flock)	2023-11-11	3U	Link
Intuition-1	2023-11-11	6U	Link
IRIS-C2	2023-11-11	3U	Link
MANTIS	2023-11-11	12U	Link Link Link Link
Observer-1	2023-11-11	16U	Link Link Link
Veronika	2023-11-11	1U	Link
Ymir	2023-11-11	3U	Link Link Link
Lilium-1	2023-12-01	3U	Link Link Link Link
SpIRIT	2023-12-01	6U	Link Link Link
Unicorn-2	2023-12-01	PocketQube 2p	Link
Zorkiy-2M	2024-02-29	12U	Link Link Link Link
HAMMER (IOD6)	2024-03-04	6U	Link Link Link Link
IRIS-F1	2024-03-04	3U	Link
MH-1 (AEROS)	2024-03-04	3U	Link
RROCI-2	2024-03-04	12U	Link
KASHIWA	2024-03-21	1U	Link
iCUBE-Q	2024-05-03	6.5 kg	Link
Dove (Flock)	2024-08-16	3U	Link
Hyperfield-1	2024-08-16	6U	Link
Lemu Nge	2024-08-16	6U	Link
Phi-Sat-2	2024-08-16	6U	Link
HyperView-1G	2024-11-04	3U	Link
Polytech Universe-4	2024-11-04	3U	Link
SITRO-AIS	2024-11-04	3U	Link
ONGLAISAT	2024-11-05	6U	Link
HYPE	2025-01-14	PocketQube 1p	Link
IRIS-F2	2025-01-14	3U	Link
IRIS-F3	2025-01-14	3U	Link
SATurnin-1	2025-01-14	12U	Link
Startical	2025-03-15	16U	Link

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CubeSat Commercial Constellations

Ground Station Networks for Small Satellites

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CubeSat Keywords

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State-of-the-art CubeSat Technologies

CubeSat Instruments

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CubeSat Costs

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CubeSat Photos From Space

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