CubeSat
SpaceX has set a new world record by launching 143 satellites on a single rocket! The US Private Space company beaten the previous record held by the Indian space agency ISRO's of 104 satellites in a single launch in February 2017. The 143 included commercial and government...
"Space" is a valuable commodity when it comes to CubeSats! Engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and the University of Miami have developed an ultra-thin, solid-state battery, which should allow for more instruments to be packed into these tiny satellites, provide power on other planets, in cars or...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created history today by launching a record 104 satellites into the earth’s lower orbit from the ISRO space centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh - this is the highest number of satellites ever launched by a single launch vehicle. Your browser does not...
The AlSat Nano, a CubeSat designed and built at the University of Surrey in just 18 months, has successfully captured and downloaded its first full-colour image. A major step forward in demonstrating the United Kingdom's nanosatellite capability. AlSat Nano (video above) is athe first joint nanosatellite mission...
CubeSats have been a 'big' hit over the last few years - with nearly 564 launched before November last year. This coming February India is looking to smash the current Russian world record of 33 deployed satellites in a single launch by launching 104 satellites of it's own...
The International Space Station (ISS) has been used as a launch platform for a whole range of CubeSats over the last year. But, what do you do if you want your CubeSat to launch above the 400km orbit of the ISS but don't want to spend a fortune...