NewSpace Constellations

Organization	Launched / Planned network	First launch	Form factor	Field	Funding	Technical and comments
Planet	179 / 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	25 / 100+	2013	3U	Weather / AIS / ADS-B	$69.5 million	Measure change in GPS signal after passing through atmosphere to calculate precise profiles for temperature, pressure, and humidity.
Terra Bella / Skybox	7 / 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.
Astro Digital (Aquila)	2 / 10+20	2014	6U & 16U	Earth observation	?	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	1 / 60	2016	Microsat	Earth observation	$53.5 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	2 / 25	2016	Microsat	Earth observation	$6.5+ million	NuSat 37 kg satellites are capable of 1 m ground resolution imaging and video.
Hera Systems	0 / 48	2017	12U	Earth observation	$4.2+ million	Capable of 1-meter resolution with 22-kilogram form factor.
HawkEye 360	0 / 18	2017	Microsat	RF mapping	$11+ million	Radio frequency (RF) mapping with 15 kg sats to help monitor transportation across air, land, sea and assist in emergencies.
Sky and Space Global	0 / 200	2017	3U	IoT / M2M / Voice	$11.5 million	Plans to use inter-satellite links.
Kepler Communications	0 / 140	2017	3U	IoT / M2M	$5 million	Monthly subscription fee based on the amount of data customers transfer. Hope to achieve data rates of 1 to 40 Mbps.
Fleet Space	0 / 100	2017	12U	IoT / M2M	?	Selected Saber Astronautics as the operations provider. Launches planned to be started in 2017.
Astrocast (ELSE)	0 / 64	2017	3U	IoT / M2M	$3.75 million	Demonstration mission in Q4 2017. 8 satellites in Q4 2018. Targeting L-band. Inter-satellite links. NanoSpace propulsion.
AISTech	0 / 25	2017	6U	IoT / M2M / ADS-B / AIS / IR imaging	$0.31 million	2-way comms, thermal imaging to detect forest fires, aviation tracking (ADS-B). First outsourced to GomSpace.
PlanetiQ	0 / 18	2017	6U	Weather	$5+ million	Based on GPS radio occultation. Will have microwave spectrometer & radiometer. Blue Canyon Tech builds satellites.
Aerial & Maritime (partially GomSpace)	0 / ?	2018	3U?	AIS / ADS-B	$7.2 million	Monitoring aircraft (ADS-B) and vessels (AIS) from 37°N to 37°S. GomSpace will develop satellites. Cooperation with Flightradar24.
ICEYE	0 / 18	2017	Microsat	SAR	$5.6+ million	21 launch agreement with Vector Space Systems. 10 platform agreement with York Space Systems.
Axelspace	0 / 50	2017	Microsat	Earth observation	$15 million	Weighs < 95 kg and captures images with a 2.5-meter resolution over a 57-kilometer area.
SpaceX	0 / 4425	2017	Smallsat	Internet	Yes, ?	400 kg satellites according to FCC filing. First technology demonstration missions planned to fly in 2017.
Aireon	0 / 66	2017	Satellite	ADS-B	Yes, ?	Hosted payload on Iridum-NEXT satellites for global air traffic surveillance.
Capella Space	0 / 40	2017	16U?	SAR	Yes, ?	Resolutions from 1 m (1600 km²) to 30 m (27,000 km²) in different modes. Images every 3-6 hours globally and every 45 minutes 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.
Promethean Labs	0 / ?	2018	3U?	Emissions monitoring	?	Specially developed imager for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Also for agriculture, water and air quality, forestry management and land surveys.
Kaskilo / eightyLEO	0 / 300	2018	Microsat	IoT / M2M	?	10 Gbps intersatellite laser communication links. Ka-band for ground communications.
Harris Corp	0 / 12	2019	6U	Weather	Yes, ?	Immediate access to 3D wind data sets from Harris-owned HyperCubes. Utah State University provides the spacecraft.
Audacy Space	0 / 3	2019	?	Relay	$2 million	3 relay satellites in in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) for continous communication with satellites.
Cloud Constellation Space Belt	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.
XpressSAR	0 / 4	2020	?	SAR	?	Small-area spotlight images with resolutions under 1 meter. Four satellites in two orbit planes with a 35° inclination
SkyFi	0 / 60	?	3U	Internet	$3 million	Up to 1 Gbps anywhere in the world with a novel antenna.
Analytical Space	0 / ?	?	6U	Relay / IoT / M2M	$0.5 million	In-orbit relays receiving radio and downlink to ground with laser communication enabling more data downlink from satellites.
Blink Astro	0 / ?	?	3U	IoT / M2M	?
Magnitude Space	0 / ?	?	3U	IoT / M2M	?	Send small packets of data (140 characters, accompanied by time‐stamp, identifier and location).
ISIS / Innovative Data Services	0 / 16	?	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.
Terran Orbital (Tyvak)	0 / ?	?	?	IoT / M2M	?	Building a constellation of best-in-class nanosatellites that will form an unprecedented data infrastructure in space.
Astranis	0 / ?	?	Microsat	Internet	Yes, ?	Small, low-cost telecommunications satellites.
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.
Ursa Space Systems	0 / ?	?	Microsat	SAR	?	In parallel developing own constellation to provide priority access, superior revisit frequency, improved resolution and direct downlink.
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.
4skies	0 / ?	Cancelled	Microsat	IoT / M2M	?

Upcoming Small Satellite Launchers

Organization	Launcher	Founded	First launch	Cost	Cost per kg	Performance	Launch type	Funding	Country
Rocket Lab	Electron	2006	2017	$4.9M	-	150 kg	Land	Yes	US/New Zealand
JAXA	SS-520-4	1969	2017	-	-	4 kg	Land	Yes	Japan
CASIC / Exspace	Fei Tian 1 / Kuaizhou	1999	2017	-	-	430 kg	Land	Yes	China
LandSpace	LandSpace-1	2015	2017	-	-	400 kg	Land	-	China
Virgin Galactic	LauncherOne	2004	2017	$10M	-	200 kg	Plane	Yes	US
Vector Space Systems	Vector-R	2016	2018	$1.5M	-	50 kg	Land	$4.75M	US
Zero 2 Infinity	Bloostar	2009	2018	$4.0M	-	75 kg	Balloon	Yes	Spain
bspace	Volant	2016	2018	-	-	215 kg	Land	-	US
UP Aerospace	Spyder	1998	2018	$1M	-	8 kg	Land	-	US
Vector Space Systems	Vector-H	2016	2019	$3.0M	-	105 kg	Land	$4.75M	US
Cubecab	Cab-3A	2014	2019	$0.25M	-	5 kg	Jet	-	USA
Rocketcrafters	Intrepid-1	2010	2019	$5.4M	-	376 kg	Land	-	US
CONAE	Tronador II	1991	2019	-	-	250 kg	Land	-	Argentina
Nammo	North Star	1998	2020	-	-	20 kg	Land	-	Norway
PLD Space	Arion 2	2011	2021	-	-	150 kg	Land	$1.3M+	Spain
Relativity Space	-	2016	-	-	-	-	-	$9.6M	US
SpinLaunch	-	2014	-	-	-	-	-	$4M?	US
Bagaveev Corporation	Bagaveev	2013	-	-	-	10 kg	Land	$0.67M	US
Horizon Space Tech	Black Arrow 2	2014	-	$6.3M	-	200 kg	Land	-	UK
Scorpius Space Launch	Demi-Sprite	1984	-	$3.6M	-	160 kg	Land	-	USA
Tranquility Aerospace	Devon Two	2015	-	-	-	4 kg	Land	-	UK
ARCA Space	Haas 2C	1999	-	-	-	400 kg	Land	-	US/Rumenia
MISHAAL Aerospace	M-OV	2010	-	-	-	454 kg	Land	-	US
Orbital Access	Orbital 500	2015	-	-	-	500 kg	Plane	-	UK
SpaceLS	Prometheus-1	2010	-	-	-	250 kg	Land	-	UK
Celestia Aerospace	Space Arrow CM	2014	-	$0.2M	-	16 kg	Jet	-	Spain
VALT Enterprises	VALT	2015	-	$1.7M	-	-	Land	-	US
Lin Industrial	Taymyr-1A	2014	-	$0.5M	-	12 kg	Land	-	Russia
Firefly	Firefly α	2014	Never?	$9.0M	-	200 kg	Land	$21.8M	US
Interorbital Systems	NEPTUNE N5	1996	Never?	$0.5M	-	40 kg	Land	-	US
Open Space Orbital	Neutrino I	2014	Never?	-	-	50 kg	Land	-	Canada
Swiss Space Systems	SOAR	2013	Never?	$10M	-	250 kg	Plane	-	Switzerland

Space Funds and Accelerators

Organization	Type	Level	Funding	Selected Portfolio
Seraphim Space Fund	VC	Series A	£50m fund backed by leading space companies and ESA. Invests in both downstream (software), and upstream (hardware) ‘New Space’, along with space applicable technologies such as drones, IoT, AI, robotics and nanomaterials.
ESA BIC	Incubator	Seed	2 year program to help start up businesses that apply space technology to non-space industrial, scientific and commercial fields in 19+ locations.
Space Angels Network	Angel	Seed	9 years and 40 companies funded. Smallest investment $50,000 and largest investment $1.3 million.	Planet Labs, Astrobotic, Kepler, Nanoracks, Vector, Analytical Space, Accion, Planetary Resource
Silicon Valley Space Center	Accelerator	Seed	SVSC Accelerator Program “LaunchPad” is advising, mentoring, and co-founding new space start-ups.
Delta-V	Accelerator	Seed		Fleet, Obelisk
Starbust Accelerator / Ventures	Accelerator / VC	Seed / Series A	Ventures is new $200 million debut fund to invest in early stage aerospace startups over the next three years. $3 million to $5 million for Series A stage deals, reserving capital for larger follow on rounds as well.	DSI, Phase Four, EnduroSat, EarthCube, Accion, Ursa Space, Astro Digital, Audacy
Airbuz Bizlab	Accelerator	Seed	Six-month tailored acceleration programme. 3 locations - Toulouse (France), Hamburg (Germany) and Bangalore (India).
SpaceStarters	Crowdfunding	Seed	Crowd investing platform for space-based innovations.
UK Space Tech Angels	Angel	Pre-seed	Provide to its investors an inside access into the space industry. Initiative between LBA and Seraphim Capital.
space3ac	Accelerator	Pre-seed	6 week program for space industry startups in the downstream sector in Poland.
MAXQ	Accelerator	Pre-seed	6 month program tailored to companies looking to marketize space-enabled data services in Canada only.

Upcoming Spacecraft

Organization	Name	Launch	Description
SpaceX	Dragon 2	2017	Can land on Mars and on Earth propulsively. Up to 7 persons.
Boeing	CST-100 Starliner	2018	Up to 7 people and reusable up to 10 missions.
Lockheed Martin	Orion	2018	Intended to facilitate human exploration of asteroids and of Mars
Sierra Nevada Corp	Dream Chaser	2019	Reusable automated cargo lifting-body spaceplane.
SpaceX	ITS Spaceship and Tanker	2022	Largest ever rocket. 300 tonnes to Mars surface.
ULA (United Launch Alliance)	ACES (Advanced Cryogenic Evolved Stage)	2024	Refuelable modular upper stage that can can be also used as propellant depot and land on the Moon.
Reaction Engines	Skylon	2025	Single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane.

NewSpace Missions

Organization	Name	Launch	Destination	Description
Deep Space Industries	Prospector-1	2020	Asteroid	50 kg satellite. Map the surface and subsurface of the asteroid, visual and infrared imagery and mapping overall water content, down to meter-level depth. Then will use water thrusters to attempt touchdown on the asteroid, measuring the target’s geophysical and geotechnical characteristics.
Planetary Resources	?	2020	Asteroid	Commercial asteroid prospecting mission.
Astrobotic	Peregrine lander	2010	Moon	Payloads to the Moon orbit and surface.
Part Time Scientists	ALINA lander and Audi lunar quattro	2010	Moon	Land a rover on the Moon in 2017 for 14.5 day mission to the place where mankind last set foot on the moon.

Interesting Companies

Organization	Field	Founded	Description
OffWorld	Asteroid mining	2016	Developing small, smart, semi-autonomous industrial robots to tackle offworld jobs, starting with resource exploration and mining on Earth, Moon, asteroids & Mars.
Axiom Space	Private space station	2016	Intends to build ISS's international, privately-owned successor. Plan to attach Axiom module to ISS in 2020 and later detach.
Made in Space	Additive manufacturing (3D printing) in space	2010	Developing technologies for in-space production and assembly of large structures. One of the projects is manufacturing optical fiber, which could really kickoff orbital industry.
Bigelow Aerospace	Expandable space modules	1999	BEAM is currently attached to ISS. First orbiting prototypes launched in 2006 and 2007.
BridgeSat	Optical ground station network	2015	Small from factor laser communication terminals at a reduced price compared to equivalent RF data throughput solutions. Developing CubeSat 0.3U terminal. Pay per bits.
York Space Systems	Mass manufactured microsat platform	2015	Mass manufactured standardized spacecraft bus platform capable of supporting a wide breadth of applications without redesign. Orders already for 38 platforms.
Astroscale	Space debris	2013	ADRAS 1 is a 90kg microsat carrying a 30kg catcher satellite. Will be used to remediate mid-to-large orbital debris starting from 2018. Has raised $43M+.
Effective Space	In-orbit servicing	2013	Deploying and operating a fleet of small spacecraft with a universal docking system.
Magna Parva	In-space manufacturing	2005	Developing a patented in-Space manufacturing system that will provide a method of producing huge carbon composite 3D structures in space.