• Sateliot plans to launch its second nanosatellite in October this year for end-to-end service demonstration
• This ‘Growth Line’ complements a first ‘Entrepreneur Line’ that Enisa already granted in the early stages of the company in 2019

BARCELONA (Sateliot PR) — Enisa, the company under the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism dedicated to the alternative financing of innovative business projects, has backed Sateliot, the company that will put into orbit the first commercial constellation of 5G-IoT nanosatellites, with a new loan of 640,000 euros for the launch of its second nanosatellite.

The public body thus revalidates its confidence in the project by contributing to financing the company’s growth, after it already granted it a first line of financing of €200,000 in its early stages in 2019.

CubeSats (Credit: ESA/Medialab)

by Douglas Messier
Managing Editor

On most launches, the small secondary satellites that ride along with the primary payloads garner little attention.

That has begun to change in recent years as CubeSats have become increasingly capable. The importance of these small satellites could be seen in the recent launch of an Indian PSLV rocket, which carried a CartoSat Earth observation satellite and 30 secondary spacecraft from India, Canada, Finland, France, Republic of Korea, UK and the United States.

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ATLANTA, February 1, 2017 (SpasceWorks PR) – SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) announced today the annual update to its nanosatellite and microsatellite market forecast. The report details the latest observations and trends in the nano/microsatellite market.

Projections indicate more than 450 nano/micro satellites will need launches annually in the year 2023 and beyond. The summary is available in presentation form as a free download on the website, https://www.spaceworksforecast.com.

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Members of the NASA Ames Nodes Integration & Test team ready to integrate the Nodes 1 and 2 spacecraft (forefront) into the Nanoracks dispenser.(Credit: NASA)

by Steve Fetter and Tom Kalil
White House OSTP

Today, astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly are visiting the White House to talk to the President about developing innovative new space technologies. One critical area for technology development is making satellites more affordable, adaptable, and adept at providing the sorts of real-time information that will help advance knowledge out in space and on Earth.

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CubeSat

Irvine, CA, July 7, 2015 (Terran Orbital PR) – Terran Orbital announced a new launch and satellite replacement insurance service for customers of Terran Orbital’s launch services and satellite. The risk management and mitigation service provides insurance on major U.S. and international launch vehicles.

Terran Orbital, the industry leader in turnkey nanosatellite systems and solutions, has partnered with Aon Risk Solutions’ International Space Brokers, the world’s only insurance broker dedicated exclusively to the space industry. The partnership will provide customers in the growing, small-satellite community with insurance solutions with minimal paperwork at an affordable price.
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