NewSpace Index (www.newspace.im) includes microsatellite and smallsat constellations (megaconstellations) as well!
Organization | Launched / Planned size |
First launch |
Field | Image |
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AprizeSat | 12 / 12 | 2002 | IoT / M2M, AIS | |
Orbcomm (OG2) | 51 / 52 | 2012 | IoT / M2M, AIS | |
Planet Labs (Flock, Dove, SuperDove) | 592 / 150 | 2013 | Earth Observation, Optical | |
Spire (Lemur) | 182 / 150 | 2013 | Weather, AIS, ADS-B, Constellation-As-A-Service, GNSS Reflectometry, GNSS Radio Occultation, GNSS-RO, GNSS-R, Hosted Payloads, Microwave Sounder, Earthquake Monitoring | |
AAC Clyde Space (xSPANCION, Kelpie) | 2 / 10 | 2014 | Constellation-As-A-Service, AIS | |
GeoOptics (CICERO) | 9 / 50 | 2017 | Weather, GNSS-RO, GNSS Radio Occultation | |
Helios Wire | 5 / 30 | 2017 | IoT / M2M | |
SpacePharma | 2 / ? | 2017 | Hosted Payloads, Microgravity Experiments | |
ADASPACE (Xingshidai) | 15 / 192 | 2018 | Earth Observation, Optical | |
Aistech (Guardian, DANU, HYDRA) | 4 / 20 | 2018 | Infrared, IoT / M2M, ADS-B, AIS | |
Astrocast | 20 / 80 | 2018 | IoT / M2M | |
Aurora Insight | 3 / 12 | 2018 | RF Spectrum Monitoring, RF Geolocation | |
Fleet Space (Alpha) | 7 / 140 | 2018 | IoT / M2M | |
Guodian Gaoke (Apocalypse) | 17 / 38 | 2018 | IoT / M2M | |
Hedron (Fast Pixel) | 2 / 36 | 2018 | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | |
Kepler Communications (GEN1) | 19 / 140 | 2018 | Store-and-Forward, IoT / M2M, Orbital Data Relay | |
Kuva Space | 3 / 100 | 2018 | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | |
Myriota | 3 / 50 | 2018 | IoT / M2M | |
OHB Italia (EAGLET) | 1 / 20 | 2018 | Earth Observation, AIS, Optical | |
SpaceChain | 6 / ? | 2018 | Blockchain, Internet | |
Sputnix | 2 / ? | 2018 | AIS | |
Swarm Technologies | 189 / 150 | 2018 | IoT / M2M | |
Alba Orbital | 15 / ? | 2019 | Earth Observation, Optical, Night Lights | |
NSLComm | 2 / 264 | 2019 | Internet, IoT / M2M | |
Elbit Systems (NANOVA) | 1 / ? | 2019 | IoT / M2M | |
Fossa Systems | 21 / 80 | 2019 | IoT / M2M | |
Hera Systems | 1 / 50 | 2019 | Earth Observation, Optical | |
Lacuna Space | 6 / 240 | 2019 | IoT / M2M | |
Orbital Micro Systems | 1 / 40 | 2019 | Weather | |
SatRev (STORK / REC) | 9 / 1024 | 2019 | Earth Observation, Optical, Moon | |
Sen (EarthTV) | 1 / ? | 2019 | Earth Observation, Optical, Video | |
Stara Space | 2 / 120 | 2019 | Orbital Data Relay, Data Storage | |
Unseenlabs | 11 / 25 | 2019 | RF Spectrum Monitoring, RF Geolocation | |
ZeroG Lab (Lingque, Magpie, Golden Bauhinia) | 7 / 132 | 2019 | Earth Observation, Optical | |
Kleos Space | 16 / 40 | 2020 | AIS, RF Geolocation, RF Spectrum Monitoring, SIGINT | |
Apogeo Space (PiCo (FEES Cluster)) | 11 / ? | 2021 | IoT / M2M | |
Care Weather | 2 / 50 | 2021 | Weather | |
Elecnor Deimos (NEPTUNO) | 1 / ? | 2021 | AIS, Maritime | |
OQ Technology | 7 / 60 | 2021 | IoT / M2M | |
Sateliot (GroundBreaker) | 5 / 250 | 2021 | IoT / M2M, Satellite-to-Cellphone, Direct-to-Cell | |
Telnet | 1 / ? | 2021 | IoT / M2M | |
WARPSPACE (WarpHub InterSat) | 2 / ? | 2021 | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | |
ARCA Dynamics | 2 / ? | 2022 | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Earth Observation | |
ConstelIR (HIVE) | 1 / 30 | 2022 | Infrared, Earth Observation | |
Cryptosat | 2 / ? | 2022 | In-Orbit Computing | |
Hancom | 1 / 50 | 2022 | Earth Observation | |
Innova Space (Libertadores de América) | 6 / 100 | 2022 | IoT / M2M | |
Lunasonde (Gossamer) | 2 / ? | 2022 | Minerals Prospecting, Subsurface Imaging | |
Omnispace | 2 / 200 | 2022 | IoT / M2M, 5G | |
VariSat (Omniteq) (VariSat) | 3 / ? | 2022 | VHF Radio Communications | |
Orbital Astronautics (Guardian) | 6 / ? | 2022 | Orbital Data Relay, 3D Imaging, SAR | |
OroraTech (FOREST, Walker-Star) | 2 / 100 | 2022 | Weather, Infrared | |
Plan-S | 5 / ? | 2022 | IoT / M2M | |
WISeSat Space | 2 / ? | 2022 | IoT / M2M | |
Grasp (GAPMAP) | 1 / 10 | 2023 | Emissions Monitoring | |
Gravity Space | 1 / ? | 2023 | IoT / M2M, Hosted Payloads | |
Horizon Technologies (Amber) | 1 / 20 | 2023 | RF Spectrum Monitoring, SIGINT | |
Nara Space | 1 / 100 | 2023 | Earth Observation | |
NuSpace | 1 / ? | 2023 | IoT / M2M | |
Open Cosmos (OpenConstellation) | 1 / 25 | 2023 | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral, Constellation-As-A-Service | |
Quantum Generative Materials (GenMat) | 1 / 600 | 2023 | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | |
Saab | 1 / 100 | 2023 | VDES (AIS 2.0) | |
Sternula (MARIOT) | 1 / 50 | 2023 | VDES (AIS 2.0), IoT / M2M | |
Transcelestial | 1 / ? | 2023 | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | |
Wyvern | 3 / 36 | 2023 | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | |
SpeQtral | 0 / ? | 2024 | QKD (Quantum Key Distribution), Laser Communications | |
Absolut Sensing (GESat) | 0 / 24 | 2024 | Emissions Monitoring, Hyperspectral | |
ArkEdge Space | 0 / 7 | 2024 | Constellation-As-A-Service, Hosted Payloads, Orbital Data Relay | |
Astrogate Labs | 0 / ? | 2024 | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | |
Avant Space (Constellation) | 0 / 20 | 2024 | Orbital Display (Advertising) | |
Inovor (Skyris / Hyperion) | 0 / ? | 2024 | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Earth Observation | |
Kawa Space | 0 / ? | 2024 | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | |
Mission Space | 0 / 24 | 2024 | Space Weather | |
NorthStar (Skylark) | 0 / 24 | 2024 | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Earth Observation, Infrared, Hyperspectral | |
Startical | 0 / ? | 2025 | ADS-B, VHF Radio Communications | |
Tropical Weather Analytics (Hurricane Hunter) | 0 / ? | ? | Weather | |
Asteroid Mining Corp | 0 / ? | ? | Asteroid Prospecting | |
Tekever | 0 / 12 | ? | Earth Observation, AIS, ADS-B, IoT / M2M, Optical | |
Artemis Space (BEACON) | 0 / ? | Dormant? | IoT / M2M | |
Blink Astro | 1 / ? | Dormant? | IoT / M2M | |
Bluefield | 0 / 22 | Dormant? | Emissions Monitoring | |
Karten Space | 0 / 14 | Dormant? | Earth Observation, Optical, AIS | |
Koolock | 0 / ? | Dormant? | Earth Observation, Infrared | |
Space JLTZ (Gemini) | 1 / 200 | Dormant? | Earth Observation, IoT / M2M, Optical | |
StartRocket (Orbital Display) | 0 / ? | Dormant? | Space Debris Removal, Orbital Display (Advertising), Active Debris Removal | |
Aerial & Maritime | 0 / 100 | Cancelled | AIS, ADS-B | |
Arqit | 0 / ? | Cancelled | QKD (Quantum Key Distribution), Laser Communications | |
Astro Digital (Landmapper) | 8 / 25 | Cancelled? | Earth Observation, Optical | |
Commsat (Ladybug / Ladybird) | 8 / 72 | Cancelled? | Internet, IoT / M2M, AIS | |
Dauria Aerospace | 2 / 8 | Cancelled | Earth Observation, Optical | |
Dunvegan Space (BitSat) | 0 / 24 | Cancelled | IoT / M2M, Data Storage | |
Eutelsat (CubeSats) | 2 / ? | Cancelled? | IoT / M2M | |
GomSpace | 0 / 10 | Cancelled | IoT / M2M | |
HEO Robotics (ARGUS) | 0 / 12 | Cancelled | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), In-Orbit Inspection | |
Hiber | 4 / 48 | Cancelled | IoT / M2M | |
HyperCubes | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | |
ISISpace (TRITON) | 0 / 16 | Cancelled | AIS | |
ISISpace (Spectrolite BrightSkies) | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Emissions Monitoring | |
L3Harris | 1 / 12 | Cancelled? | Weather | |
ISISpace (AMS) | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Earth Observation, Infrared | |
LaserFleet | 2 / 288 | Cancelled? | Internet, Laser Communications | |
Outernet | 0 / 200 | Cancelled | Internet | |
Planetary Resources | 3 / 10 | Cancelled | Earth Observation, Infrared, Hyperspectral, Optical | |
Privateer | 1 / ? | Cancelled | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), In-Orbit Computing, ? | |
Promethean Labs | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Emissions Monitoring | |
Ragnarok Industries | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Internet, IoT / M2M | |
SEOPS (OmniTeq) (Chameleon) | 0 / 36 | Cancelled | In-Orbit Inspection, In-Orbit Computing, Earth Observation | |
Rupercorp | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Earth Observation, Optical | |
Sky and Space | 3 / 400 | Cancelled? | IoT / M2M | |
SpaceTime | 0 / ? | Cancelled? | Earth Observation, Optical, Video, VR/AR | |
SRT Marine | 0 / 6 | Cancelled? | AIS | |
Terran Orbital | 0 / ? | Cancelled | IoT / M2M | |
Tyvak | 0 / ? | Cancelled | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Astrophotography | |
Vissidus Technologies | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Space Debris Removal, On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal | |
Xoterra Aerospace | 0 / 88 | Cancelled | Earth Observation, Optical |
Personal selection to also show variety. There may be comparable products from multiple companies now. See Ecosystem and Companies for all.
Complimentary reading: NASA Small Spacecraft Technology State of the Art (online version).
Good overview of CubeSat instruments and technology progress by Anthony Freeman from 2016
Planetary Decadal Science Mapping and Nanosat-Compatible Instrument Availability by Caltech from 2016
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.
Organization | Sites active / planned | Status | Bands |
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Amazon (AWS Ground Station) | 2+ / 12 | Operational | S, X |
Astralintu | 1 / ? | Operational | |
ATLAS Space Operations (Freedom) | 13 / 24 | Operational | VHF, UHF, S, X, Ka |
Azure Orbital (Microsoft) (Azure Orbital) | ? / ? | Operational | |
Capricorn Space | 1 / 2+ | Operational | UHF, S, X |
Cingulan Space | 1 / ? | Operational | UHF, S, X |
CM Technology (CMT) | 23+ / ? | Operational | |
CONTEC | 1 / ? | Operational | VHF, UHF, S, X |
Dhruva Space | 13 / ? | Operational | VHF, UHF, S, X |
Emposat | 24+ / ? | Operational | VHF, UHF, S, X |
Goonhilly Earth Station | 1 / 1 | Operational | S, X |
Infostellar | 3+ / 22+ | Operational | UHF |
KSAT (LITE) | 23 / 64 | Operational | VHF, UHF, S, X, Ka, Optical (Laser) |
Leaf Space | 11 / 15+ | Operational | VHF, UHF, S, X, Optical (Laser) |
Libre Space Foundation (SatNOGS) | 500+ / ? | Operational | VHF, UHF |
RBC Signals | 50 / 50+ | Operational | UHF, S, X, Ka, Optical (Laser) |
Spacecomm | 1 / ? | Operational | VHF, UHF, S |
Swedish Space Corporation (Infinity) | 19+ / ? | Operational | S, X, Ku, Optical (Laser) |
TinyGS | 1300+ / ? | Operational | LoRa |
Addvalue Technologies | ? / ? | Operational | L |
Globalstar | 24 / 24 | Operational | S |
Iridium | 77 / 77 | Operational | S |
Arctic Space Technologies | 1 / ? | Development | VHF, UHF, S, X |
BridgeComm | 0 / 10 | Development | Optical (Laser) |
GroundCom | 0 / ? | Development | |
Kratos (OpenSpace) | 0 / ? | Development | |
Quasar | 0 / ? | Development | S, X |
Sfera Technologies | 0 / ? | Development | |
Skygate Technologies | ? / ? | Development | S, X |
Astrogate Labs | 0 / ? | Development | Optical (Laser) |
Aquarian Space | 0 / ? | Development | |
ArkEdge Space | 0 / ? | Development | |
Hedron (Fast Pixel) | 1 / ? | Development | S, X |
Kepler Communications | 0 / ? | Development | Optical (Laser), S |
Skyloom | 0 / ? | Development | |
Space Union | 0 / ? | Development | Ka, S, Optical (Laser) |
Stara Space | 0 / ? | Development | |
WARPSPACE | 0 / ? | Development | Optical (Laser) |
Orbital Astronautics | 0 / ? | Development | Optical (Laser) |
Argotec | 0 / ? | Concept | |
EnduroSat (Space Data Gateway / InnoSpaceComm / Digital Ground Station) | 0 / ? | Concept | |
Lockheed Martin (Verge) | ? / ? | Dormant? | S |
Spaceflight Industries (Networks) | 8 / 12+ | Dormant?, Internal | UHF, S, X |
COMRAY | 0 / ? | Cancelled | |
ConsiNet | 0 / ? | Cancelled | |
Cubehub | 0 / ? | Cancelled | UHF |
Cubersation | 0 / 6 | Cancelled | |
GENSO | 0 / ? | Cancelled | UHF, VHF |
Heliaq | 0 / 50 | Cancelled | |
OrbitLinx | 0 / ? | Cancelled | |
Audacy | 0 / 3 | Cancelled | Ku |
EOS SpaceLink | 0 / 3 | Cancelled | Optical (Laser) |
From commercial services and products to freeware mission control software.
Mission Control System | Type | Status | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Ball Aerospace (COSMOS) | Freeware | Operational | The User Interface for Command and Control of Embedded Systems. |
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. |
D-Orbit (Aurora) | Product | Operational | Cloud-based mission control platform. |
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. |
Kubos (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. Integration with both cloud based ground network providers and on-site hardware. |
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. |
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 | 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. |
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. |
Space Applications Services (Yamcs) | Freeware | Operational | Heritage on ISS and now adding features to communicate spacecraft using CCSDS protocols. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 | Product | Development | Focus on (lunar) mission operations, onboard autonomy, and artificial intelligence. |
NEXT (NCS-1) | Product | Development | Based on the European Ground System - Common Core. Simplified deployment and configuration using Docker. Native Multi Mission functionality. |
Quindar | Product | Development | Quindar provides a cloud hosted, one-stop-shop for spacecraft test and 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. |
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. |
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. |
Click on the keywords to see the list of CubeSats.
Often complete project and whole mission costs with big consortiums. Please read the description carefully to estimate single CubeSat costs.
Project | Organization | Costs | Source | Funded primarily by |
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AeroCube-14 | Aerospace Corporation | $4.1 million for the whole program. | Link | US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center |
AISTECHSAT (DANU) 2U | Aistech | $230,000 for the single CubeSat platform | Link | |
Amber | Horizon Technologies | £4.6 million for a full turn-key solution including two satellites, launches, operations and data delivery. | Link | |
IOD Mission 3 | Horizon Technologies | $1,880,000 for four 3U IOD Mission platforms and $265,000 to upgrade this into 6U | Link | UK Satellite Applications Catapult |
BlackCAT | Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) | $5.8M | Link | |
BRO | Unseenlabs | 43 MSEK or $4.2M for 6 satellites. | Link | |
Buccaneer | Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation | $2.5M | Link | Australian Defence Force |
CatSat | University of Arizona | $450000 for the GomSpace 6U platform. | Link | |
Exoterra CubeSat | Exoterra Resource | $2 million from NASA Tipping Point. | Link | NASA |
CUTE | University of Colorado Boulder | The budget for developing, assembling and operating CUTE through the summer of 2024 is about $5.5 million. | Link | |
DAILI | Aerospace Corporation | $28.5 million for complete project. | Link | NASA |
AISTECHSAT (DANU) 2U | Aistech | $1,570,000 for additional 6 DANU platforms and for AIVT of 10 DANU CubeSats | Link | |
Deorbitsail | EU FP7 consortium | $3,200,000 for the whole project and consortium including platform and launch | Link | EU / European Commission |
Diamond 6U (Sky and Space Global) | Sky and Space | $5,950,000 is the order value for the first batch of 8 CubeSats | Link | |
DOVER | RHEA Group | RHEA Group’s Dover satellite, the company’s first, was co-funded by the UK Space Agency’s investment in the European Space Agency’s Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). | ||
DUPLEX | CU Aerospace | $1.7 million | Link | NASA |
E.T.PACK DMM & EEM | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | €5.5M | Link | EU / European Commission |
Edison | 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 | University College Dublin | €1.5 million | Link | Irish Research CouncilESA (European Space Agency) |
EPICHyper | 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 | Ethiopian Space Science & Technology Institute (ESSTI) | $1.5 million in total funded jointly by the Belt & Road Initiative and Sunny Group. | ||
FACSAT | Colombian Air Force | $770,000 | Link | |
Faraday-1 | In-Space Missions | £4.9 million for this and future validation missions. | Link | |
GEMS (Orbital Micro Systems) | Orbital Micro Systems | $785,000 | Link | UK Space Launch Programme |
GOMX-5 | GomSpace | Over $2 million in total as of 2020. | Link | |
Hellenic Space Dawn | EMTech Space | €4 million | Link | |
HERMES-SP | INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics) | $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 | Inovor | $3.85 million | Link | Australian Defence Force |
Infante | Tekever | $10 million for total costs of the consortium. | Link | EU / European Commission |
Intuition-1 | KP Labs | $1,200,000 for design, manufacturing, launch and early operations. $650,000 is for the platform. | Link | |
Io-1 | Iota Technology | $2.5 million for end-to-end 3-year mission. | Link | |
GEMS (Orbital Micro Systems) | Orbital Micro Systems | $1,880,000 for four 3U IOD Mission platforms | UK Satellite Applications Catapult | |
IOD-6 Hammer | Open Cosmos | £3 million to support the build of the new satellite | Link | UK Space Agency |
Juventas | ESA (European Space Agency) | $13 million to deliver spacecraft and payloads. | Link | |
Kelpie | AAC Clyde Space | $5,900,000 for the manufacturing, launch and long-term operations of two CubeSats | Link | |
TARS (Kepler) | Kepler Communications | $880,000 grant for the mission (actual CubeSat costs unknown) | UK Satellite Applications Catapult | |
Kleos Space - Polar Vigilance Mission (KSF1) | Kleos Space | $2.5 million for the 4 satellite contract | Link | |
Kleos Scouting Mission (KSM1) | Kleos Space | $2.83 million for 4 satellites | Link | |
KSS-BOBCAT | Kawa Spacee | $1.6M | Link | |
KuwaitSat-1 | Kuwait University | $970,000 | Link | Kuwait Foundation for the advancement of Sciences (KFAS) |
LLITED | Aerospace Corporation | $2,520,000 for two spacecraft and mission including launch and operations | Link | NASA |
M-ARGO | ESA (European Space Agency) | $450,000 for Phase-A | Link | ESA (European Space Agency) |
MACSAT | OQ Technology | $2.4 million | Link | ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg |
MANTIS (US) | University of Colorado Boulder | $8.5M | Link | |
MarCO | NASA | $18,500,000 for two spacecraft and all project costs | Link | NASA |
MIR-SAT1 | Mauritius Research Council | $405,00 for platform, operations, ground stations and training. | Link | Mauritius Research Council |
NARSSCube-2 | National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) | $60000 | Link | |
NEPTUNO | Elecnor Deimos | $2.8M is the total budget. | Link | ERDF (European Regional Development Fund)Self-funded |
NSLSat | NSLComm | $1.5 million for the &U satellite, launch and operations plus a ground segment software solution. | Link | |
OPS-SAT | ESA (European Space Agency) | $2.66 million | Link | |
Unknown DARPA CubeSat | DARPA | $4.5 million for the program | Link | US Air Force |
Outernet 1U | Outernet | $1,250,000 for three Outernet CubeSat platforms | Link | UK Space Agency |
PEARLS (Sky and Space Global) | Sky and Space | $5,950,000 is the order value for the first batch of 8 CubeSats | Link | |
Phasma | Libre Space Foundation | €2 million | Link | |
PISAT | Poland’s Armed Forces | $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 | DLR (German Aerospace Center) | $560,000 for the single CubeSat platform | Link | DLR (German Aerospace Center) |
PolSIR | Vanderbilt University | Up to $37 million, not including launch costs. | Link | |
PREFIRE | University of Wisconsin | $33 million | Link | |
RACE (ESA) | ESA (European Space Agency) | $450,000 for the first phase A of two CubeSats for the larger consortium | Link | ESA (European Space Agency) |
SCOUT-1 (EPS-MACCS) | 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 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | $1,680,000 for two CubeSat platforms | Link | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
SEAM | Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) | $3,000,000 for the whole project and consortium including platform and launch | Link | EU / European Commission |
SOAR | The University of Manchester | €5.7 million | Link | EU / European Commission |
SpIRIT | University of Melbourne | AU$7 million. | Link | Australian Space Agency |
SPRITE | University of Colorado Boulder | $4 million | Link | |
SROC | Politecnico di Torino | $4.7 million | Link | ESA (European Space Agency) |
Startical | Startical | €14.5 million for the whole project including 3 spacecraft. | Link | |
SULIS | Northumbria University | $105 million for the whole consortium | Link | UK Space Agency |
SunRISE | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | $62.6 million to design, build, and launch the SunRISE mission. | Link | |
SWARM-EX | Olin College | $4 million | Link | US National Science Foundation (NSF) |
TEMPEST-D | Colorado State University | $8.2 million | Link | |
Tiger-2 | OQ Technology | $2.4 million | Link | ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg |
Tiger-4 | OQ Technology | $2.4 million | Link | ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg |
Tiger-7 | OQ Technology | $2.4 million | Link | ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg |
Tiger-8 | OQ Technology | $2.4 million | Link | ESA (European Space Agency)Luxembourg |
UKube-1 | UK Space Agency | $1,000,000 for CubeSat platform and ground segment | Link | UK Space Agency |
VPM | Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) | $4.5 million for the program | Link | US Air Force |
WindCube | National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) | $6.5 million | Link | NASA Science Mission Directorate Heliophysics Division |
xSPANCION | AAC Clyde Space | $12.1 million from the UK Space Agency together for the first and second phases. | Link | UK Space Agency |
XVI | Viasat | $10 million for the whole project. | Link | |
Ymir | AOS (AAC Clyde Space, Saab, Orbcomm) | $1.94 million | Link | Swedish Transport Administration |
Images of Earth and space taken with CubeSats and other nanosatellites.
Nanosatellite | Launched | U or mass | Photos from space | Source |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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BGUSat | 2017-02-15 | 3U | Link Link Link |
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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 |
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ISARA | 2017-11-12 | 3U | Link Link Link Link |
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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 |
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Corvus-BC (Landmapper-BC) | 2018-12-03 | 6U | Link | |
PW-Sat2 | 2018-12-03 | 2U | ||
SeaHawk | 2018-12-03 | 3U | Link Link Link |
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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 |
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NepaliSat-1 | 2019-04-17 | 1U | Link | |
Raavana-1 | 2019-04-17 | 1U | Link | |
Seeker | 2019-04-17 | 3U | Link Link |
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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 |
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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 | |
NARSSCube-1 | 2019-09-24 | 1U | Link | |
AeroCube-14 | 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 |
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TechEdSat-10 | 2020-02-14 | 3U | Link | |
Quetzal-1 | 2020-03-07 | 1U | Link | |
RAAF M2 | 2020-06-13 | 3U | Link | |
FSSCat | 2020-09-02 | 6U | Link | |
NAPA-1 | 2020-09-02 | 6U | Link | |
CICERO | 2020-09-02 | 6U | Link | |
NetSat | 2020-09-28 | 3U | Link Link Link |
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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 |
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CubeSX-Sirius-HSE | 2021-03-22 | 3U | Link | |
OrbiCraft - Zorkiy | 2021-03-22 | 6U | Link Link Link Link Link |
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RAAF M2 | 2021-03-22 | 6U (1/2 12U) | Link Link Link |
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WildTrackCube | 2021-03-22 | 1U | Link | |
Tyvak-0130 | 2021-05-15 | 12U | Link Link Link Link Link |
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RamSat | 2021-06-03 | 1U | Link | |
NAPA-2 | 2021-06-30 | 6U | Link | |
LICIACube | 2021-11-24 | 6U | Link Link Link Link |
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GASPACS | 2021-12-21 | 1U | Link Link Link Link |
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EarthTV (Sen) | 2022-01-13 | 16U | Link Link Link |
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HYPSO | 2022-01-13 | 6U | Link Link Link |
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Lemur-2 Rohovitsa | 2022-01-13 | 6U | Link | |
STORK | 2022-01-13 | 3U | Link | |
VZLUSAT-2 | 2022-01-13 | 3U | Link Link Link |
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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 |
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NACHOS | 2022-07-02 | 3U | Link | |
TRISAT-R | 2022-07-13 | 3U | Link | |
Geoscan-Edelveis | 2022-08-09 | 3U | Link Link Link Link Link Link Link |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jinta | 2023-04-02 | 4U | Link | |
FACSAT | 2023-04-15 | 6U | Link | |
RoseyCubesat-1 | 2023-04-15 | 1U | Link Link Link Link Link |
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KSAT3U | 2023-05-25 | 3U | Link Link Link |
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MRC-100 | 2023-06-12 | PocketQube 3p | Link | |
KuzGTU-1 | 2023-06-27 | 3U | Link | |
StratoSat-TK1 | 2023-06-27 | 3U | Link Link Link |
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UMKA-1 | 2023-06-27 | 3U | Link Link Link |
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Galassia-2 | 2023-07-30 | 3U | Link | |
Dove (Flock) | 2023-11-11 | 3U | Link |
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