Small Satellite
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Press Releases
U-Space selects Skynopy to operate its tw@@@o in-orbit satellites, SOAP and PANDORE, and partners with Skynopy on an ESA programme to pioneer X-band dynamic modulation for small satellites
U-Space, the Toulouse-based next-generation small satellite manufacturer, has selected Skynopy as its ground station service provider for the operation of its two satellites in Low Earth Orbit, SOAP and PANDORE. This dual-satellite contract reflects growing operator confidence in the reliability and technical depth of Skynopy’s service, and marks a significant step in the relationship between the two French companies, who…
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First In-Orbit Test of ATLAS-1 Laser Terminals to Bring Affordable, High-Bandwidth Communication for Small Satellites
Astrolight, a space and defence-tech company pioneering laser communication solutions across space, ground, and maritime domains, is set to demonstrate its low-SWaP ATLAS-1 laser communication terminals in space for the first time. The terminals will enable secure, high-bandwidth space-to-ground communication on two satellites, each carrying ATLAS-1, scheduled for launch this March aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16. The satellites support two separate missions…
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NASA
NASA’s Pandora Small Satellite Launched
In this photo from early January 2026, teams prepare to encapsulate NASA’s Pandora small satellite, NASA-sponsored Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), and the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) CubeSat, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s Pandora small satellite lifted off at 5:44 a.m. PST Sunday, Jan. 11, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg…
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University of Alberta Contracts SFL Missions Inc. to Develop Small Satellite for Study of Space Radiation Impacts on Earth’s Climate
SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a contract by the University of Alberta for development of the RADICALS small satellite to study the transport of space radiation into Earth’s atmosphere and its impact on climate. The RADiation Impacts on Climate and Atmospheric Loss Satellite (RADICALS) mission is being designed by a consortium of Canadian Universities and SFL Missions, led by…
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Tyvak International Completes Test Readiness Review of the Milani Nano Satellite
Tyvak International, European leader in small satellite solutions, today announced together with its project partners the successful achievement of Test Readiness Review of the Milani spacecraft. A critical component of the Hera planetary defense mission, Milani will be the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first deep-space nanosatellite. Milani will also be the first nanosatellite ever to orbit an asteroid. Tyvak International…
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