NewSpace Constellations

Organization	Launched / Planned network	First launch	Form factor	Field	Funding	Technical and comments
Planet	324 / 150+	2013	3U	Earth observation	$183 million	29 MP sensor taking images with 3.7 m ground resolution and swath of 24.6 km × 16.4 km from 475 km altitude.
Spire	81 / 150+	2013	3U	Weather / AIS / ADS-B	$149.5 million	Measure change in GPS signal after passing atmosphere to calculate precise profiles for temperature, pressure, humidity.
Planet (Terra Bella / Skybox)	13 / 24	2013	Smallsat	Earth observation	Yes, ?	Color and near-infrared imagery (90 cm resolution) in 120 kg package. First-ever commercial high-resolution video from a satellite.
Planetary Resources	2 / 10	2014	12U	Earth observation	$50+ million	Visible-NIR 40 channel hyperspectral imager with 10 m resolution. Midwave infrared imager (MWIR) in 3-5 μm with 15 m resolution. Has been deprioritized for asteroid missions.
Astro Digital (Aquila)	5 / 10+20	2014	6U / 16U	Earth observation	$16.7+ million	6U has 22 m resolution in RGB and NIR. 16U has 2.5 m resolution in RGB, red edge, and NIR using one 70 MP sensor.
BlackSky / Spaceflight	1 / 60	2016	Microsat	Earth observation	$203.5 million	Subsidiary of Spaceflight Industries. Color imagery at a resolution of 1 meter.
GHGSat	1 / 20	2016	Microsat	Emissions monitoring	Yes, ?	Measure CO2 and methane in a FoV of ~12 km × 12 km and resolution of <50 m. Sensors include 2D Wide-Angle Fabry-Perot imaging spectrometer with 15 kg satellite.
Satellogic	3 / 25	2016	Microsat	Earth observation / Hyperspectral	$29 million	NuSat 37 kg satellites are capable of 1 m ground resolution imaging and video.
Beijing Space View Tech	4 / 16	2016	Satellite	Earth observation	?	First commercial 560 kg Chinese high-resolution Earth imaging satellites called SuperView (GaoJing) with resolution of 0.5 m per pixel.
Sky and Space Global	3 / 200	2017	3U	IoT / M2M / Voice	$11.5 million	Plans to use inter-satellite links. Satellites outsourced from GomSpace.
GeoOptics	5 / ?	2017	6U	Weather	$5.15 million	Satellites outsourced from Tyvak.
Aireon	40 / 66	2017	Satellite	ADS-B	$50 million	Hosted payload on Iridum-NEXT satellites for global air traffic surveillance.
Kepler Communications	1 / 140	2018	3U	IoT / M2M	$5 million	Monthly fee based on the data amount. Hope to achieve rates of 1-40 Mbps. Clyde Space will provide at least the first 2 sats.
PlanetiQ	0 / 18	2018	6U	Weather	$5+ million	Based on GPS radio occultation. Will have microwave spectrometer & radiometer. Blue Canyon Tech builds satellites.
Hiber (Magnitude Space)	0 / 48	2018	6U	IoT / M2M	$4.1 million	Send small packets of data (140 characters, accompanied by time‐stamp, identifier and location).
Hera Systems	0 / 48	2018	12U	Earth observation	$4.2+ million	Capable of 1-meter resolution with 22-kilogram form factor.
Fleet Space	0 / 100	2018	12U	IoT / M2M	$3.7 million	Selected Saber Astronautics as the operations provider. Launches planned to be started in 2017.
Astrocast (ELSE)	0 / 64	2018	3U	IoT / M2M	$7.1 million	Demonstration mission in 2018. Targeting L-band. Inter-satellite links. NanoSpace propulsion.
AISTech	0 / 100	2018	6U	IoT / M2M / ADS-B / AIS / IR imaging	$0.31 million	2-way comms, thermal imaging to detect forest fires, aviation tracking (ADS-B). Satellites will be built by GomSpace.
HawkEye360	0 / 30	2018	Microsat	RF spectrum monitoring	$11+ million	Radio frequency (RF) mapping with 15 kg sats to help monitor transportation across air, land, sea and assist in emergencies. Built by GomSpace.
ICEYE	1 / 18	2018	Microsat	SAR	$17+ million	21 launch agreement with Vector Space Systems. 10 platform agreement with York Space Systems.
Axelspace	0 / 50	2018	Microsat	Earth observation	$16 million	Weighs < 95 kg and captures images with a 2.5-meter resolution over a 57-kilometer area.
SpaceX	2 / 4425	2018	Smallsat	Internet	$1.6 billion	400 kg satellites according to FCC filing. First technology demonstration missions planned to fly in 2017.
Capella Space	0 / 40	2018	12U	SAR	$12+ million	Resolutions from 1 m (1600 km²) to 30 m (27,000 km²). Every 3-6 hours globally and 45 min in equatorial regions, improving to every hour in 3-5 years.
OneWeb	0 / 648	2018	Smallsat	Internet	$1.7 billion	Joint venture with Airbus to build the constellation of 125 kg satellites.
Helios Wire	0 / 30	2018	16U	IoT / M2M	$1 million	Uses 30 MHz of S-band spectrum to receive tiny data packages from billions of sensors. First satellites assembled by Astro Digital.
Karten Space	0 / 14	2018	6U	Earth observation / AIS	?	Optical resolution is 3-5 m.
UnSeenLabs	0 / ?	2018	6U	RF spectrum monitoring	?	Satellites outsourced from GomSpace.
Analytical Space	0 / ?	2018	6U	Optical relay / IoT / M2M	$4 million	In-orbit relays receiving radio and downlink to ground with laser communication enabling more data downlink from satellites.
NSLComm (SkyFi)	0 / 60	2018	6U	Internet	$9.25+ million	Up to 1 Gbps anywhere in the world with a novel antenna.
Kaskilo / eightyLEO	0 / 300	2018	Smallsat	IoT / M2M	?	10 Gbps intersatellite laser communication links. Ka-band for ground communications.
Orbital Micro Systems	0 / 40	2018	3U?	Weather	$0.65 million	Utilizes microwave technology to capture temperature and moisture measurements, refreshed and delivered every 15 minutes.
Lacuna Space	0 / ?	2018	6U	IoT / M2M	Yes
SRT Marine	0 / 6+	2019	6U	AIS	?	Scanning technology will enable the detection of vessels without an identification transceiver. Clyde Space will build the spacecraft.
Reaktor Space	0 / 36	2019	6U	Earth observation / Hyperspectral	?	Hyperspectral constellation for smart agriculture with 100's of spectral bands and 20 m resolution.
Aerial & Maritime (partially GomSpace)	0 / ?	2019	3U?	AIS / ADS-B	$12.2 million	Monitoring aircraft (ADS-B) and vessels (AIS) from 37°N to 37°S. GomSpace will develop satellites. Cooperation with Flightradar24.
Rupercorp	0 / ?	2019	6U	Earth observation	?	2U CubeSat to be launched in 2018 will be a precursor for the commercial constellation based on NanoAvionics M6P with “green” chemical propulsion system.
Harris	0 / 12	2019	6U	Weather	Yes, ?	Immediate access to 3D wind data sets from Harris-owned HyperCubes. Utah State University provides the spacecraft.
Earth-i	0 / 15	2019	Microsat	Earth observation	?	First constellation in the world able to provide full-colour video.
Astrome	0 / 150	2019	Microsat	Internet	?	Indian space technology company to provide high speed broadband internet from space.
Scepter	0 / ?	?	Microsat	Air quality	?	Air pollution monitoring precise enough to reveal conditions for individual city blocks.
Audacy Space	0 / 3	2019	?	Relay	$2 million	3 relay satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) for continous communication with satellites.
Cloud Constellation	0 / ?	2019	?	Cloud storage	Yes	Space-based cloud storage. An array of equatorial low earth orbiting data center satellites. Much more secure and in some cases better-performing. 10-gigabit laser communications links between satellites.
Transcelestial	0 / ?	2019	?	Optical relay / comms	Seed	Space data network for terrestrial and satellite applications. Using lasers to transfer data at up to 1000x faster than currently available.
XpressSAR	0 / 4	2020	?	SAR	?	Small-area spotlight images with resolutions under 1 meter. Four satellites in two orbit planes with a 35° inclination.
Astranis	0 / ?	?	Smallsat	Internet	$18 million	Ssmall GEO satellite weighing 300 kg to provide up to 10 Gb/s of bandwidth
Blink Astro	0 / ?	?	3U	IoT / M2M	?
OQ Technology	0 / ?	?	CubeSat	IoT / M2M		World's first universal plug & play IoT device that can provide connectivity leveraging Low-Earth-Orbit satellite infrastructure
Tekever	0 / 12	?	16U	Earth observation / SAR / AIS / ADS-B / IoT	?	Constellation will carry the same observation and telecom payloads as Infante, but with different payloads on different satellites.
NorStar NorthStar	0 / 40	?	Microsat	Earth observation / Hyperspectral / IR	?	First commercial system to combine Hyperspectral and Infrared sensors to observe Earth
Kleos Space	0 / 20	?	Microsat	Geolocation / AIS	?	Rradio data collection spacecraft with our patented In-Space Manufacturing technology, a miniature machine that manufactures enormous composite booms used to deploy antenna.
Trident Space (Magna Parva)	0 / ?	?	Microsat	SAR	?	Breakthrough compact radar technology and onboard machine learning for automated feature extraction and predictive analytics. Innovative light weight reflector.
VEOWARE	0 / ?	?	Satellite	Earth observation	?	Lease satellite time to its customers, providing them with essential imagery capacity.
Laser Light	0 / 12	?	Satellite	Optical comms	?	Optical laser comm constellation in MEO as an Internet infrastructure service.
Koolock	0 / ?	?	CubeSat	IR imaging	?	The most advanced feature set for weather and environmental monitoring.
Myriota	0 / ?	?	?	IoT / M2M	$15+ million
Hypercubes	0 / ?	?	?	Earth observation / Hyperspectral	?	Track not only the chemical output of factories and farms, but also the movement of machines and equipment.
Ursa Space Systems	0 / ?	Cancelled?	Microsat	SAR	?	In parallel developing own constellation to provide priority access, superior revisit frequency, improved resolution and direct downlink.
Earthcube	0 / 10	Cancelled?	CubeSat	IR imaging	$4.5+ million	Might use Exotrail thrusters.
Terran Orbital (Tyvak)	0 / ?	Cancelled?	CubeSat	IoT / M2M	Yes	Building a constellation of best-in-class nanosatellites that will form an unprecedented data infrastructure in space.
ISIS / Innovative Data Services	0 / 16	Cancelled?	3U	AIS	?	AIS payload tested on Triton-1 and network planned for a while, but no recent news. ADS-B, M2M and asset tracking also considered.
Promethean Labs	0 / ?	Cancelled?	CubeSat	Gas emissions	?	Special imager for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, monitoring of water and air quality, forestry and land.
4skies	0 / ?	Cancelled	Microsat	IoT / M2M	?

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