.... It operates in two main business streams: defence contract R&D and nanosatellite technologies. It designs and integrates small satellites using in-house and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware to meet mission requirements through design, build...
... will be launched over the next decade, fostered by growing demand and new entrepreneurs: over 400 satellites (> 50kg) and 1200 small satellites (< 50kg) could be launched. Environmental monitoring, food security and climate change are top priorities...
... chamber. Disrupting the future Miniaturised propulsion systems are set to play an important role in driving the small satellite revolution ThrustMe has combined its thruster technology innovations with in-house expertise in electronics and fluid...
...development since 1996. In the same time frame, thousands of small satellites will have gone into orbit, each no bigger than a ...than a few million dollars. The real challenge for small satellites is getting the data they collect back to Earth While...
... (NOSA) and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) took the initiative in 2006 to begin development of a small satellite. The satellite would collect Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals from ships that could thus be positioned...
..., Alba Orbital and Craft Prospect in Glasgow, along with a vibrant Earth observation ecosystem in Edinburgh. Indeed, more small satellites are built in Glasgow than anywhere in the world outside the US West Coast, and Edinburgh is positioning itself...