NewSpace Constellations

2024-12-31

• UNIO went bankrupt.
• Added Interstellar Technologies.
• Added NordSpace.
• Added 4iG Space and Defence Technologies.
• Added Iota Technology.
• Added Logos Space.
• Added LUMIR.
• Added Matter Intelligence.
• Added Plan-S separate Earth observation constellation.
• Added Pramatra Space.
• Added SpaceRISE (Space Consortium for a Resilient, Interconnected and Secure Europe).
• Added Lonestar Data Holding.
• Added Spacecoin (Space Telecommunications, Inc.).
• Starlink has launched 388 V2-Mini DTC (Direct-to-Cell) satellites.
• Starlink has launched 2530 V2-Mini's, excluding DTC satellites.
• SpaceX has launched about 114 Starshield satellites.
• OneWeb launched 20 more satellites.
• SatRev raised approximately $3.6M.
• Shanghai Gesi Aerospace Technology, also known as Genesat, announced the more than 1 billion yuan (approximately $137 million) funding round
• E-Space likely launched Protosat-1 in November 2024.
• Kineis launched 5 more satellites.
• Yunyao Aerospace launched 6 more satellites.
• HawkEye 360 launched 3 more satellites (Cluster 11).
• 8 more PIESAT satellites have been launched.
• Stellar raised approximately $9.6M.
• Two O3b mPower satellites were launched.
• Pixxel raised $24M as Series B extension.
• Kuva Space raised approximately $8.3M.
• OroraTech closed €25 million Series B.
• OQ Technology has secured a convertible loan investment as part of its Series-B round from the Luxembourg Space Sector Development Fund (LSSD).
• ICEYE has announced a $65M extension of our earlier growth funding round of $93M, announced in April 2024.
• Myriota raised approximately $31 million USD.
• Astranis launched 4 GEO satellites, 2 of which are for Anuvu (NuView) and 1 for Orbits Corp.
• Satellogic secured $10M un funding.
• Warpspace raised Series B.
• Sateliot got $32 million loan from European Investment Bank.
• ONDO Space launched 10 0.5U CubeSats on Bandwagon-2.
• Synspective went public.
• SITRO-AIS has launched 52 CubeSats.
• Guodian Gaoke launched 4 more Tianqi satellites.
• Guowang launched launched likely 10 first spacecraft.
• Thousand Sails (G60) has launched 54 satellites.
• Tomorrow.io launched 2 more CubeSats on Bandwagon-2.
• ICEYE launched two satellites on Bandwagon-2.
• Xplore launched first satellite on Bandwagon-2.
• Spacecoin (Space Telecommunications) launched first satellite on Bandwagon-2.
• Constellations moved to 2025 (many are on early-January Transporter-12 mission): Akula Tech, Almagest Space, Alya Space, Climavision, PierSight, COMN Technologies, EarthDaily Analytics, EchoStar, EOI Space (Earth Observant), HyperSat, HySpecIQ, Absolut Sensing, Inmarsat (Viasat), EnduroSat, Inovor, Kawa Space, LatConnect 60, LusoSpace, Mangata Networks, Rhea Space Activity, SatSure, Skyloom, SpaceAble, TelePIX, Tianjin Satcom Geohe Technologies Co, Vyoma Space, Xairos, 4pi Lab, Orbital Astronautics (Orb Astro, OrbAstro), Berkelyn, Laser Light, Methera, Metrea Orbital Effects, Astrome, Cloud Constellation, Ingenu, Hanwha Systems, Launchspace Technologies

2024-09-30

• Kineis has launched 10 microsatellites.
• AST launched first 5 operational satellites.
• Apogeo Space launched 9 more picosatellites.
• Tomorrow.io launched first 2 operational satellites. Previous in 2023 were demonstrations.
• Sateliot launched first 4 operational satellites. Previous were demonstrations.
• Plan-S launched first 4 operational satellites for the constellation. Previous were demonstrations.
• Unseenlabs launched 2 more CubeSats.
• Hubble launched a third satellite built by Spire.
• HawkEye launched 3 more satellites.
• PlanetiQ launched fifth satellite.
• ICEYE launched 3 more satellites.
• Umbra launched 2 more spacecraft.
• iQPS launched one more QPS-SAR satellite.
• Loft Orbital launched 1 spacecraft but with single Hydrosat payload.
• Planet launched first Tanager hyperspectral satellite, which is also counted under Carbon Mapper.
• Capella launched 2 more spacecraft.
• Maxar launched 2 more WorldView-Legion spacecraft.
• Synspective launched 1 more spacecraft.
• Starlink has launched 233 Direct-to-Cell satellites.
• Starlink has launched 2115 V2 Mini satellites.
• Added Star Catcher.
• Added Anduril.
• Added DeepSat.
• Added Grahaa Space (Akshath Aerospace).
• Added KappaZeta.
• Added Kapta Space.
• Added Craft Prospect.
• Added ORiS (Orbital Recharge in Space).
• Added Shifang Xinglian,
• Added NTT.

2024-06-15

• Starlink has launched 1835 V2-Mini's excluding DTC satellites.
• Starlink has launched 64 V2-Mini DTC satellites.
• Satellogic raised $30M.
• Hawkeye360 raised $40M in debt for a total of over $400M.
• ICEYE raised $93M for a total of $438 million.
• Skyloom raised $30 million.
• PierSight raises $6 million.
• Albedo raised $35 million.
• Telesat gets C$2.14 Billion loan from Government of Canada.
• Xona raises $19 million Series A.
• Iridium acquired Satelles.
• Privateer raised $56M and acquired Orbital Insight, but own constellation plans still likely cancelled.
• Sateliot secured €13.5 million in funding in the last year.
• Unseenlabs raised $92 million.
• Orbital Sidekick launched 2 satellites on Transporter-10.
• Muon Space launched second satellite on Transporter-10.
• Loft Orbital launched YAM-6 satellite on Transporter-10.
• Hubble launched 2 satellites built by Spire.
• NorthStar launched 4 satellites built by Spire.
• Canon launched second satellite, 7 years after first and 4 years after previous failed launch.
• Axelspace launched 1 Pyxis test satellite.
• Satellogic launched one satellite.
• A second test satellite Marafon-D part of Sfera constellation has been launched.
• Capella launched 1 Acadia satellite.
• IQPS launched one satellite.
• ICEYE launched 3 satellites.
• Sidus Space launched first satellite.
• Quantum Space launched first satellite.
• CONTEC launched first satellite.
• Satlantis launched second satellite.
• Unseenlabs launched 2 satellites.
• ONDO Space launched 2 first satellites.
• WorldView launched first 2 Legion satellites.
• HawkEye360 launched 6 more satellites.
• OQ Technology launched 2 satellites.
• Sitronics (majority shareholder of Sputnix) launched 20 more SITRO-AIS CubeSats.
• OrbAstro launched 1 more CubeSat.
• Geespace launched 20 more satellites.
• Fleet Space launched first 12U CubeSat.
• Aerospacelab launched 1 VHR high-resolution EO satellite and 3 RFS SIGINT satellite. Currently keeping them under a single entry.
• 4 more Tianmu-1 satellite have been launches.
• SPUTNIX (subsidiary of Sitronics) launched 3 Zorkiy-2M 12U CubeSats.
• Increased Tianqi satellite to 28.
• Increased Yunyao-1 satellites to 8.
• MinoSpace launched first Taijing-4 03 SAR satellite.
• Lynk launched 2 satellites.
• Spire has launched 8 LEMUR-2 satellites in the first half of 2024.
• Added SPACEVLEO.
• Added Lumen Orbit, which raised $2.4 million.
• Added "Orbital Data Relay" service to Starlink.
• Added Akula Tech.
• Added CAVU Aerospace.
• Added Connected.
• Added Constellation Technologies & Operations.
• Added GUMUSH.
• Added LEOBLUE.
• Added MicroOrbiter (Micro Orbiter).
• Added Hongqing Technology (Shanghai Lanjian Hongqing Technology Company).
• Added Volta Space Technologies.
• Many more in waitlist.

2023-12-31

• FOSSA Systems raised an undisclosed round.
• Amini raised $4 million.
• iQPS went public and raised $23.7 million.
• PlanetiQ launched fourth GNOMES-4 satellite.
• NorthStar raised $20 million Series D for a total of over $119M+.
• Skykraft raised $120 million AUD, which is about $81 million USD:
• Axelspace raised $44 million Series D.
• Added AcTLAbS and Angkasa-X.
• Added AS23.Space (Autonomous Science).
• Added Chascii.
• Added COMN Technologies.
• Added Concert Technologies.
• Added Delta Space Leonis.
• Added Globalstar Third Generation.
• Added Huawei.
• Added iMetalx Space Systems.
• Added Infinity Space (OrbitalX).
• Added Marble Imaging.
• Added ODIN.
• Added ONDO Space.
• Added OrbitGuardians.
• Added Patriot Infovention.
• Added Phantom Space.
• Added PTS (Planetary Transportation Systems).
• Added QSpace Technologies.
• Added Rapid Cubes.
• Added Sixiang Technology (Skysight).
• Added Spin.Works.
• Added TALOS.
• Added Telepix.
• Added ToSpace.
• Numerous delays to 2024.
• Marked Eutelsat ELO as Cancelled?
• Kawa Space ordered a spacecraft from AAC Clyde Space.
• Kepler Communications launched 2 small satellites and separated the constellation.
• Apogeo launched 9 spacecraft.
• Planet launched 36 SuperDoves.
• Planet launched Pelican-1 demonstrator.
• Cryptosat launched a satellite.
• Quub launched a satellite.
• Sateliot launched 4 spacecraft, but presumably still on D-Orbit ION as of late 2023.
• Lunasonde launched a second satellite.
• OrbAstro launched two more spacecraft.
• Plan-S launched two more spacecraft.
• NARA Space launched first satellite.
• Patriot Infovention launched first satellite.
• Prométhée launched first satellite.
• TrustPoint launched second satellite.
• Alba Orbital launched 2 Unicorn satellites in November and 3 in December 2023.
• OQ Technology has launched 7 satellites or hosted payloads plus GOMX-4 experiments.
• UnseenLabs launched 2 more CubeSats.
• ICEYE launched 4 satellites in November on Transporter-9.
• Umbra launched 2 satellites in November on Transporter-9.
• GHGSat launched three 16U CubeSats built by Spire.
• Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corporation, SNC) launched 4 CubeSats on Transporter-9.
• 8 more Tianmu-1 spacecraft were launched in December 2023.
• Aerospacelab has launched 3 satellites, but the first VHR spacecraft is planned for 2024.
• iQPS launched sixth spacecraft in December 2023.
• Privateer Space launched first hosted payload, but does not seem to be a constellation anymore.
• Spire launched 11 satellites on Transporter-9.
• SpaceX has launched 895 V2-Mini spacecraft.

2023-10-31

• AIRMO raised $5.7 million including $4.1 million ESA contract.
• constellr raises 17 million euros
• Pixxel has closed $36 million in funding.
• EnduroSat has raised a 10m USD Series A.
• Tomorrow.io raised $87 million in a Series E.
• Open Cosmos raised $50 million Series B.
• Kuva Space raises $17.7M.
• Hawkeye 360 raised $10M Series D-1 round, bring the company’s Series D-1 funding round to $68 million.
• Skykraft launched 4 more satellites plus deployer in June 2023.
• ICEYE launched 4 spacecraft in June.
• Orbital Sidekick launched a GHOst satellite in June.
• Tomorrow.io launched a second satellite in June.
• iQPS launched a satellite in June.
• Satellogic launched 4 satellites in June.
• Turion Space launched first satellite in June.
• Muon Space launched first spacecraft in June.
• AAC Clyde Space launched second CubeSat for Wyvern in June.
• AAC Clyde Space has launched 2 Kelpie satellites, which they own and operate exclusively for Orbcomm. Trying to avoid double counting.
• A second CubeSat for Eutelsat was launched in June.
• Alba Orbital launched another PocketQube in June.
• Hello Space launched first PocketQube in June.
• Innova Space launched 2 satellites in June.
• Satlantis launched first GEI-SAT Precursor in June, but had previous spaceflight experience.
• Aurora Insight launched third CubeSat in June.
• OQ Technology launched 1 CubeSat in June and 1 in October.
• Fossa Systems launched 4 new type of flat CubeSats in June.
• Xiyong Microelectronics Park launched 4 more meteorological satellites in July.
• HEAD Aerospace launched 5 more satellites in August.
• Capella launched 1 spacecraft in August and 1 in September, but the latter failed.
• Spacety launched 4 more Tianqi satellites in September.
• Jilin-1 has launched 40 more satellites, 39 made to orbit, if counting correctly.
• Swarm (SpaceX) launched 12 more CubeSats in June.
• Spire launched 3 Lemur's in June and 2 Lemur's in July
• Telesat launched a demonstration satellite.
• Amazon launched first two KuiperSats.
• Starlink has launched 4714 test, V1 and V1.5 spacecraft (https://planet4589.org/space/con/star/stats.html)., but Space-Track counts 60 less when excluding 2 test satellites.
• Starlink has launched 708 V2 Mini's (https://planet4589.org/space/con/star/stats.html).
• Added Amini.
• Added EnduroSat.
• Added G60 Starlink.
• Added LusoSpace.
• Added Meraki Space Systems.
• Added PierSight.
• Added Psionic.
• Added Sitronics.
• Added NUVIEW.

2023-06-01

• Satellite Vu raised $15.8M as Series A-2.
• Fleet Space raised $33M to expand mineral prospecting business.

2023-04-30

• Kepler raised $92M Series C for a total of over $200M.
• Astrocast raised $17.5 million from Thuraya as a convertible loan.
• Orbital Sidekick raised $10 million in funding for a total of over $46 million.
• Transcelestial raised $10 million Series-A2 round for a total of $24 million.
• Hydrosat raised $20 million including $15 million Series A.
• Capella Space raised $60 million.
• NorthStar raises $35 million.
• Sidus Space raised $5.2 million for LEO constellation.
• Mino Space raised $60 million.
• iQPS raised about $7.3 million for a total of over $67 million.
• Terran Orbital seems to have cancelled plans for its own SAR constellation in October 2022.
• Lynk launched 2 satellites on Transporter-6.
• Umbra launched 2 satellites on Transporter-6.
• EOS-Sat1 launched 1 satellite on Transporter-6.
• Loft Orbital launched 1 satellite on Transporter-6.
• ICEYE launched 3 satellites on Transporter-6 but 1 was not separated,
• Skykraft launched 4 satellites on Transporter-6.
• Satellogic launched 4 satellites on Transporter-6.
• Astrocast launched 4 satellites on Transporter-6.
• AAC Clyde Space launched 1 CubeSat for Orbcomm on Transporter-6.
• Innova Space launched 2 satellites on Transporter-6 but were stuck inside Launcher Orbiter SN1.
• Alba Orbital launched 2 satellites on Transporter-6 but were stuck inside Launcher Orbiter SN1.
• Kleos Space launched 4 satellites on Transporter-6.
• Planet launched 36 Dove CubeSats on Transporter-6 for a total of 555 Dove's.
• Spire launched 6 satellites on Transporter-6.
• Swarm (SpaceX) launched 12 satellites on Transporter-6.
• UnseenLabs launched 1 satellite on Transporter-6 and 1 on Transporter-7.
• Open Cosmos launched 1 CubeSat on Transporter-6.
• BeetleSat (NSLComm) launched 1 CubeSat on Transporter-6.
• Scanway launched first CubeSat on Transporter-6.
• Sternula launched first CubeSat on Transporter-6.
• Digantara launched first satellite, a hosted payload on Guardian-Alpha, on Transporter-6.
• Plan-S launched 1 satellite on Transporter-6 and 1 on Transporter-7.
• OrbAstro launched 1 satellite on Transporter-6 and 1 on Transporter-7.
• Transcelestial had a payload on JANUS-1 CubeSat.
• SpeQtral had a payload on JANUS-1 CubeSat.
• Horizon Technologies launched 1 AMBER CubeSat on failed LauncherOne mission.
• SatRev launched 1 STORK CubeSat on failed LauncherOne mission.
• VariSat launched 2 satellites on failed ABL RS1 first launch.
• HawkEye 360 launched 3 satellites on Electron and 3 on Transporter-7.
• Kepler launched 2 more CubeSats on transporter-7.
• TrustPoint launched first CubeSat? on Transporter-7.
• Grasp Global launched first satellite on Transporter-7 as part of the Spire ADLER-2 CubeSat.
• Satellogic launched 4 satellites on Transporter-7.
• Sateliot launched first CubeSat on Transporter-7 as part of EnduroSat Platform-3.
• Orbital Sidekick launched 2 satellites on Transporter-7.
• Wyvern launched first satellite on Transporter-7.
• Tomorrow.io launched first satellite on Transporter-7.
• GHGSat launched 3 satellites on Transporter-7.
• Added separate constellations for SpaceX Starlink V2 Mini and V2.
• Added separate entry for Kepler Communications new small satellite constellationl.
• SpaceX launched 42 V2 Mini spacecraft on 2 launches.
• SpaceX launched 6 more Starlink V1 missions.
• OneWeb launched 3 more missions.
• There were 6 more Jilin-1 satellites launched.
• O3b launches 2 more mPower satellites.
• Astranis launched their first MicroGEO satellite.
• BlackSky launched 2 more satellites in March 2023.
• Capella Space launched 2 more satellites in March 2023.
• Guodian Gaoke launched 1 more Tianqi spacecraft.
• Added BAE Systems Azalea cluster.
• Added Crescent Space (Lockheed Martin).
• Added EchoStar and Skeyeon.
• Added Space Compass.
• Added SR Space (Success Rockets).
• Added UNIO (UN:IO).
• Added Xplore.
• Added Xiyong Microelectronics Park's Tianmu-1 constellation with 6 satellites launched.
• Added GALAXIA MÖBIUS constellation.
• Satlantis bought SuperSharp and marking it as Cancelled? and their own constellation was never clearly announced.

2023-01-01

• Astrocast and Hiber deal failed.
• SpaceLink was closed down due to being unable to attract new investors.
• Plus Ultra Space Outposts was shut down.
• Arqit drops plan to operate quantum satellites.
• Changguang Satellite announced they are expanding from 138 satellites to 300 by 2025.
• Xona raises $15 million for a total of $25 million.
• OroraTech raised $15.4 million.
• ConstelIR raised $10.7M.
• OQ Technology raised $14M Series A.
• GalaxEye raised $3.5M Seed.
• NSLComm rebranded to BeetleSat but previous websites are still online.
• Albedo raised $48M Series A.
• Sternula raised $0.23M.
• Digantara Research and Technologies first launch delayed to 2023.
• High Earth Orbit Robotics (HEO Robotics) first launch delayed to 2023.
• Metrea Orbital Effects first launch delayed to 2023.
• Astrome first launch delayed to 2023.
• Sidus Space first launch delayed to 2023.
• Horizon Technologies first launch delayed to 2023.
• NuSpace first launch delayed to 2023.
• AT&T first launch delayed to 2023.
• SpeQtral first launch delayed to 2023.
• Inovor first launch delayed to 2023.
• Scanway first launch delayed to 2023.
• Astrogate Labs first launch delayed to 2023.
• LatConnect 60 first launch delayed to 2023.
• Trident Space first launch delayed to 2023.
• Skykraft first launch delayed to 2023.
• Cloud Constellation first launch delayed to 2023.
• Space JLTZ first launch delayed to 2023.
• ISISpace (Innovative Solutions In Space) first launch delayed to 2023.
• Maxar first launch delayed to 2023.
• Gravity Space first launch delayed to 2023.
• PredaSAR (Terran Orbital) first launch delayed to 2023.
• StartRocket first launch delayed to 2023.
• ROVIAL first launch delayed to 2023.
• Astra Space first launch delayed to 2023.
• Privateer Space first launch delayed to 2023.
• Turion Space first launch delayed to 2023.
• Tianjin Satcom Geohe Technologies Co first launch delayed to 2023.
• Inmarsat (Viasat) first launch delayed to 2023.
• SpaceFab first launch delayed to 2023.
• SCOUT first launch delayed to 2023.
• Modularity Space first launch delayed to 2023.
• EOI Space (Earth Observant) first launch delayed to 2023.
• Climavision first launch delayed to 2023.
• Startical first launch delayed to 2023.
• D-Orbit (InOrbit NOW) first launch delayed to 2023.
• Laser Light first launch delayed to 2023.
• Skyloom first launch delayed to 2023.
• Avant Space (AvantSpace) first launch delayed to 2023.
• Launchspace Technologies first launch delayed to 2023.
• SatSure first launch delayed to 2023.
• Rogue Space Systems first launch delayed to 2023.
• Saab first launch delayed to 2023.
• LyteLoop first launch delayed to 2023.
• Exodus Orbitals first launch delayed to 2023.
• EOS Data Analytics first launch delayed to 2023.
• Sternula first launch delayed to 2023.
• Xona Space Systems first launch delayed to 2023.
• SpaceAlpha Insights first launch delayed to 2023.
• Methera first launch delayed to 2023.
• Wyvern first launch delayed to 2023.
• Marked Bitling and Chandah as Dormant? as websites have been offline.
• Marked Bluefield and Karten Space as Dormant?
• Added Absolut Sensing.
• Added Acme AtronOmatic (MyRadar).
• Added AIRMO.
• Added Aquarian Space.
• Added ARCA Dynamics.
• Added ArkEdge Space.
• Added Blue Skies Space (Twinkle).
• Added Celestial Space Technologies.
• Added Cryptosat.
• Added CShark.
• Added EllipSpace.
• Added Esper Satellite Imagery.
• Added Grasp Global.
• Added HANCOM inSPACE.
• Added Hello Space Systems.
• Added Hunan Hangsheng Satellite Technology.
• Added Hydra Space.
• Added Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace.
• Added NARA Space.
• Added Open Cosmos.
• Added Quantum Generative Materials (GenMat).
• Added Quantum Space .
• Added Rivada Networks.
• Added SARsatX (CubeSat Arabia).
• Added SES.
• Added Sierra Space.
• Added Stellar.
• Added Terra Space Lab.
• Added Tropical Weather Analytics (TWA).
• Added Xenesis.
• Added Yunyao Yuhang (Yunyao Aerospace).
• SpaceX has launched 3580 Starlink satellites.
• 2 Pleiades-Neo were destroyed during failed launch.
• Two first O3b mPower satellites were launched.
• OneWeb resumed launches, 36 and 40 satellites.
• Astrocast launched 4 satellites.
• Pixxel launched second satellite.
• Russia launched a prototype for the Skif/Sfera constellation.
• 2 QPS SAR satellites were on the failed Epsilon launch.
• Synspective launched third satellite and first of the operational constellation.
• AST SpaceMobile launched first prototype satellite.
• Fossa Systems launched 1 more satellite but second Firefly Alpha mission orbit was lower than planned.
• Future Navigation launched 4 CentiSpace/Xiangrikui 4 satellites since last update.
• HEAD Aerospace launched 2 satellites since last update.
• Tianqi launched 1 satellite since last update.

2022-08-01

• Astrocast bought Hiber.
• Muon Space $25M for a total of $35M.
• Geespace (Geely) launched 9 more satellites.
• Globalstar launched one satellite after 9 years.
• Starlink had 6 launches.

2022-06-01

• Synspective raised $100M.
• Sidus Space plans first LizzieSat launch in Q4 2022.
• Pixxel raises $25 million.
• E-Space raised $50 million in seed.
• ICEYE raised $136M Series D for a total of $304M.
• Wyvern raised $4.5M seed and got $4M grant.
• SpaceLink reduced satellite size for initial constellation from about 1000 kg to 500 kg.
• Removed KP Labs after being informed constellation is currently not planned.
• Sateliot raises $11.4M Series A.
• ConstelIR acquired Scanworld.
• Planet released many details about the Pelican constellation.
• Satellogic raises $150M helping to close the SPAC merger.
• Aerospacelab raises 40 million euros in Series B.
• Capella Space raises $97M Series C.
• Xona launched first hosted payload.
• SATLANTIS launched first 16U CubeSat.
• GeoOptics launched 2 more CubeSats.
• Aistech launched their next CubeSat.
• PlanetiQ launched another GNOMES spacecraft.
• Omnispace launched second CubeSat.
• Plan-S launched first 3U CubeSat for IoT.
• E-Space launched first 3 satellites.
• VariSat launched first CubeSat.
• Fleet Space launched one more CubeSat.
• Planet has now launched 519 Flock's, Doves and SuperDoves.
• Spire has now launched 160 CubeSats.
• BlackSky launched 2 more satellites.
• Kepler launched 4 more CubeSats.
• GHGSat launched 3 more satellites.
• Swarm has launched 56 more for a total of 177 0.25U CubeSats.
• ICEYE has launched 7 more microsatellites since last update.
• HawkEye has launched 6 more satellites.
• Capella launched 2 more SAR spacecraft.
• Lynk launched their first operational satellite for a total of 6 missions.
• Alba Orbital has launched 5 more PocketQubes.
• Synspective launched second spacecraft.
• UnseenLabs has launched 3 more CubeSats.
• SpaceX has now launched 2619 Starlink satellites.
• Fossa Systems launched 13 more PocketQubes.
• WiSeSat launched two first PocketQubes as part of Fossa Systems.
• Innova Space and PION Labs launched first PocketQubes.
• Findus Venture launched first CubeSats as part of Spire constellation.
• Pixxel launched first technology demonstration CubeSat.
• OroraTech launched their first payload onboard Spire satellite.
• OmniSpace launched 2 demonstration spacecraft.
• OneWeb launched one batch for a total of 428 spacecraft.
• Globalstar announced order for 17 satellites to replenish and extend the life.

2022-01-01

• First launches of dozens of companies delayed from 2021 to 2022 or beyond.
• Spire finished exactEarth acquisition for $161.2M in cash and stock.
• Myriota to expand its global satellite constellation and achieve near real-time connectivity through Spire’s Space-as-a-Service capabilities
• Fleet Space raised $26.4 million Series B at $126 million valuation.
• Hiber cancelled plans for their own IoT constellation.
• Hydrosat raises $10 million.
• HySpecIQ raises more than $20 million to launch 2 satellites in 2023.
• SpeQtral raised US$8.3m funding round.
• Reaktor Space Lab was renamed to Kuva Space and raised $4.85M.
• Analytical Space was renamed to Hedron and raised $17.8M Series A.
• HawkEye 360 raised $145 million in Series D.
• Skycraft raised $3.5 million.
• Loft Orbital raised $140 million.
• Satlantis raised $18.7 million.
• Xona Space Systems raised $8 million for a total of $10 million.
• SatRevolution rebranded to SatRev.
• TrustPoint secured $2 million in seed funding.
• Virgin Orbit acquired 17.5% stake in Hypersat.
• Satellite Vu raised $20 million Series A and plans 7 spacecraft constellation.
• MinoSpace raised $47M Pre-B round.
• Vyoma closed seed round of unknown amount and pushed first light back to 2023.
• Kleos Space raised $12.6M more during tading halt.
• HEO Robotics raised $0.12M from YCombinator and later unknown seed.
• WARPSPACE finalized Series A fundraising and total funding is now $9M.
• Geespace (Geely) launched first two spacecraft, but Kuaizhou-1A launch failed.
• SatRevolution got investment from Virgin Orbit and expects Series B total round to close at $30 million.
• ICEYE raised $25M from Seraphim Space.
• ADASpace raised about $55M Series-B and has about 15 Xingshidai spacecraft in orbit.
• Fossa Systems launched 2 PocketQubes on Firefly Alpha, but the launch failed.
• GP Advaced Projects launched second 0.3U CubeSat.
• BlackSky has launched 6 spacecraft since the last update.
• HEAD Aerospace launched 2 spacecraft.
• Jilin-1 constellation saw 2 spacecraft being launched.
• Beijing Zero G Lab launched 3 spacecraft for a optical constellation, but sizes are unknown. One may be 8U CubeSat and second is microsatellite.

2021-08-25

• Astrocast went public and raised $44 million.
• SatelliteVu raised $5 million.
• Arqit is going public via SPAC and raising $400M, but waiting for the deal to close in Q3 2021.
• Albedo raised $10 million seed.
• WARPSPACE raised additional $3.6M, which should be $6.6M in total.
• Alba Orbital raised $3.4M.
• UnseenLabs raised $24M.
• Astranis raised $250 million for a total of over $350 including debt financing.
• Aurora Insight launched 6U Bravo satellite.
• Eutelsat launched first CubeSat.
• Spire launched 8 more Lemur.
• BlackSky lost 2 satellites on Electron flight.
• Tianqi launched 4 more satellites.
• Capella launched 2 more microsatellites.
• Airbus launched first two Pleiades-Neo spacecraft.
• Axelspace raised $23.8 million Series-C.
• Orbital Sidekick finalized $16 million Series-A, which was also condition for $16 million Air Force funding.
• HyperSat awarded study contract to QinetiQ and plans to launch first spacecraft in 2023.
• OroraTech raised $7 million Series A.
• Added Modularity Space, Climavision and Startical.
• Hydrosat raises $5 million in seed funding.
• OneWeb has launched a total of 254 satellites.
• OneWeb raises $500M more from Bharti.
• GHGSat added $15M to Series B bringing round to $45M and total to $70 million.
• First Amazon Kuiper satellites might launch in 2023.
• SpaceX to acquire Swarm.
• Kepler raised $60M series B.
• Added RAL Space, which might be developing a weather constellation.
• Added SSTL TripleSat constellation that was launched in 2015.
• Added Findus Venture.
• Added Anuvu.
• Added Muon Space.
• Added Rovial.
• Added LEOcloud.
• Added Nebula Space.
• Added Plus Ultra Space Outposts.
• Added Moonscape.
• Added Fugro.
• Added Xairos.
• Added Starmesh.
• Added Gemini Space.
• Added Inmarsat.
• Added Super-Sharp Space Systems.
• Added Carbon Mapper.
• Added WISeSat Space.
• Added EarthDaily Analytics.
• Added DDK Positioning.
• Added GalaxEye.
• Added PION Labs.
• Added Berkelyn.
• Added Modularity Space.
• Added Climavision.
• Added Startical.
• Added PIESat.
• Hanwha Systems buys an 8.8% share in OneWeb for $300 million. Unknown what happens to their own constellation plans.
• PlanetiQ launched second satellite on Transporter-2.
• Kleos Space launched 4 more CubeSats on Transporter-2.
• Umbra launched first satellite.
• Loft Orbital launched first 2 satellites.
• OQ Technology launched first satellite.
• Elecnor Deimos launched first satellite.
• Orbital Sidekick launched first dedicated satellite.
• Aerospacelab launched first satellite.
• Lynk launched one more spacecraft.
• UnseenLabs launched 1 more 6U CubeSat.
• Fleet launched one more spacecraft.
• HawkEye 360 launched 3 spacecraft.
• Astrocast launched a second batch of 5 spacecraft.
• Satellogic launched 4 spacecraft.
• ICEYE launched 4 spacecraft.
• EchoStar (Helios Wire) launched 1 spacecfraft.
• SatRevolution launched first 2 satellites of the STORK constellation.
• Jilin-1 launched 4 spacecraft.
• Swarm launched 28 satellites.
• 5 more Ningxin / Zhongi spacecraft launched.
• Starlink has launched 1740 spacecraft.

2021-04-04

• OneWeb raises $400 million.
• Wyvern contracted AAC Clyde Space xSPANCION data-as-a-service for 3 spacecraft.
• Added Tomorrow.io (ClimaCell) which raised $77 million.
• Umbra raised $32 million.
• Telesat selected Thales Alenia to build constellation and received funding from goverment.
• Commsat raised $15.3 million.
• Sateliot raised $1.2 million convertible note.
• EOS Data Analytics announced 7 satellite constellation by 2024.
• SatRevolution is planning to go public in Poland on Warsaw Stock Echange.
• Spire and Blacksky going public via SPACs.
• LyteLoop raised $40 million.
• Omnispace raises $60 million.
• ConstelIR raises $1.2M seed round.
• Pixxel raised $7.3 million seed and announced focus on hyperspectral imagery.
• Xingyun raises $404 million.
• Qiansheng raised $15+ million.
• Alba announced night lights constellation.
• Hiber raised $30.5 million.
• Added Array Labs.
• Added Space JLTZ.
• Added Trustpoint.
• Added Precursor SPC.
• Added Albedo Space.
• Added SatSure.
• Added MDA, which is building a commercial SAR constellation.
• Added Alpha Insights.
• Added Rogue Space Systems.
• Separated BlackSky from Spaceflight entry.
• Added Promethee (Prométhée).
• Added CurvaNet (AirSpace IX, Curvalux, Saturn Satellite, NovaWurks).
• Added Aurora Insight.
• Added Agrotec.
• Added Orbit20.
• Added LinkSure.
• Added Hanwha Systems.
• Set Transcelestial launch date to unknown, because website has changed, but constellation still seems planned based on job opportunities.
• Set Kawa Space status to cancelled? for the lack of updates.
• Planet launched 48 more CubeSats on Transporter-1.
• Capella launched 2 satellites on Transporter-1.
• iQPS launched second satellite on Transporter-1.
• ICEYE launched two more satellites on Transporter-1.
• HawkEye launched 3 satellites on Transporter-1.
• GHGSat launched 1 satellite on Transporter-1.
• Aurora Insight launched their second satellite on Transporter-1.
• Hiber launched 1 satellite on Transporter-1 and 1 satellite on Sojuz.
• Kepler launched 8 satellites on Transporter-1 and 2 satellites on Sojuz.
• Astrocast launched 5 spacecraft on Transporter-1.
• Axelspace launched 4 spacecraft on Sojuz for a total of 9 throughout history.
• Lacuna launched 1 satellite on Sojuz.
• Telnet launched first satellite on Sojuz.
• Sateliot launched first satellite on Sojuz.
• Fleet launched 1 spacecraft on Electron.
• BlackSky launched 1 satellite on Electron.
• Myriota launched 1 satellite on Electron.
• Care Weather launched their first satellite on Electron.
• OneWeb launched 36 more satellites in March 2021.
• Spire launched 8 spacecraft on Transporter-1.
• Swarm should have launched 93 SpaceBEEs in total.
• Starlink has now launched 1383 satellites plus 2 prototypes.

2021-01-01

• Added Totum Labs.
• Added Vyoma Space.
• Added Hydrosat.
• Added Orbital Sidekick.
• Added SPUTNIX.
• Added AAC Clyde Space.
• Added Launchspace Technologies.
• Added Gravity Space.
• Added Future Navigation.
• Added Saab.
• Removed DcubeD (Deployables Cubed, D3).
• Spacety launched first SAR smallsat.
• Synspective launched first SAR microsat.
• R2 Space changed named to Orbital Effects.
• OneWeb came back from bankruptcy and launched 36 more satellites.
• Astro Digital launched 1 more 6U spacecraft, but has not announced future plans and social media has been quiet.
• UnseenLabs launched 2 more satellites.
• Guodian Gaoke has launched 3 more spacecraft in different sizes.
• Kleos Space launched first 4 satellites after long launcher delays.
• Satellogic launched 10 spacecraft on a dedicated rideshare launch.
• Spire launched 6 more CubeSats since the last update.
• Planet launched 9 more SuperDoves since the last update.
• Swarm has launched 45 picosatellites in total.
• Kepler launched 3x6U spacecraft since the last update including 2 of GEN1 constellation.
• SpaceX has launched 953 Starlink satellites in total.
• Lacuna Space launched 1 more multiple payload satellite with NanoAvionics.
• UrtheCast delayed UrtheDaily launch to 2022.
• VEOWARE seems to have pivoted to making hardware.
• XpressSAR now planned to launch in 2024 instead of 2022.
• LunaSonde will be launching first demo CubeSat in 2021 with Momentus.
• Marked LaserFleet, VEOWARE, HyperSat SpaceTime, Commsat as potentially Cancelled or Dormant.
• Marked Vesta Space as Cancelled because it seems to have been a scam or lie.
• Changed many constellations from "Prototypes launched" to "Being launched" as operational constellation have started to be rolled out.
• Beijing Smart Satellite launched first CubeSat, but not yet the SAR spacecraft.
• First launches for about 20 constellation delayed from 2020 to 2021, many of them could be dormant.
• Tekever Infante project changed from CubeSat to a microsatellite and seems to be in study stage.
• Kleos Space raised $13.8 million.
• NorthStar Earth and Space selected Thales Alenia (LeoStella) to build first 3 satellites.
• Spire raised $24 million form the European Investment Bank.
• Added GW, which I have been told stands Guó wang (国网) or National grid),
• Changguang Satellite raised $375 million.
• Synspective is now aiming for 30 satellites, up from 25.
• Virgin Orbit might buy a $2 million stake in Sky and Space.
• NASA objected to AST & Science SpaceMobile constellation.
• Orbital Sidekick raised $16 million contract by AFVentures.
• Added SpaceLink, which follows from Audacy.

2020-10-04

• Xona Space Systems raised $1 million.
• BlackSky Global has launched 2 more microsatellites.
• Xingyun launched 2 first satellites of the IoT constellation.
• HEAD launched 2 more satellites.
• PlanetiQ launched first GOMES small satellite.
• Transcelestial raises $9.6M Series A.
• Pixxel raised $5 million Seed round.
• Capella launched their second satellite on Rocket Lab.
• Planet lost 5 CubeSats on Electron and launched 26 on Vega.
• Aerial & Maritime was shut down.
• Astranis first MicroGEO now launching in 2021.
• Hawkeye 360 is planning 7 sets of 3 satellites.
• Lacuna Space long-term goal is to launch 240 satellites compared to previously announced 36.
• GHGSat raises $30 million Series B.
• Jilin-1 should have launched a total of 27 microsatellites.
• Commsat pivoted from IoT to Broadband and raised $38 million series B.
• R2 plans first SAR satellite launch on Falcon 9 Transporter-1 in 2020.
• ICEYE raised $87 million Series C and launched 2 spacecraft.
• Facebook launched first Maxar-built Athena satellite.
• GHGSat launched their second satellite for a total of 2.
• Satellogic launched another satellite for a total of 11.
• Kepler is expanding constellation from 140 to 360 in May 2020 FCC filing.
• SpaceX is seeking authorization for 30000 2nd Gen constellation.
• Telesat is now seeking authorization for a total of 1671 satellites.
• Lacuna Space launched their second satellite.
• Blacksky has no immediate plans to go beyond 24 satellites, aimed for 60 before.
• Kepler launched third prototype and 2 first GEN1 constellation CubeSats.
• Spire launched 8 on Vega and 4 on Sojuz.
• Guodian Gaoke launched another satellite.
• Golbriak Space payloads are on FSSCat CubeSats.
• Added SpacePharma.
• Added WARPSPACE.
• Added Hypergiant - SEOPS (Satellite & Extraterrestrial Operations & Procedures).
• Added DcubeD (Deployables Cubed, D3).
• Added Astrogate Labs.
• Swarm launched their first 12 SpaceBEE constellation satellites.
• Starlink should be at 713 plus 2 satellites.
• CICERO together with Orbital Solutions Monaco launched another CubeSat.
• Added LatConnect 60.
• Added Mangata Networks.
• Added Earth Observant.
• Added Apogee Networks.
• Added Telnet.
• Added Care Weather.
• Added 4pi Lab.
• Added EOS.
• Added VestaSpace.
• Added Ligado.
• Added HorizonX.
• Added Celestial Communication.
• Added MISSION.SPACE.
• Added Viasat.
• Added Photonicity.
• Added Scanworld (SpaceBel).
• Added GP Advanced Projects.
• Added New Spectrum Satellite.
• Added ProXops.

2020-04-19

• Sen announced 5 EarthTV 16U CubeSat constellation built by NanoAvionics to start launching in 2021.
• SpaceX has launched 362 satellites in total.
• OneWeb has launched 74 satellites in total, but now has risk of bankruptcy.
• Satellogic launched 2 more microsatellites.
• Kineis raised $112M to build 25 satellite constellation.
• Orora Technologies first launch delayed to 2021.
• Hiber got a grant from European Innovation Council Accelerator and has raised a total of $8 million.
• Sateliot will start launches in 2020 with at least the first one built by Open Cosmos.
• SatRevolution got a $8.1 million grant from the Polish government.
• Astranis raised $90 million in debt and equity and has raised a total of $108 million.
• Added SATLANTIS.
• Added AST&Science SpaceMobile constellation.
• Added BHDynamics.
• Added Bitlinq Space.
• Added Airbus Pleiades Neo.
• Added Innova Space.
• Added 8th Continent Technologies.
• Added PredaSAR.
• Added Elecnor Deimos.
• Kleos Space is now planning 40 satellites instead of 20 all in clusters of 4. Borrowed $3.7 million.
• Mino Space raised $14.2, but unknown whether they are developing their own constellation.
• Galaxy Space launched Yinhe-1 satellite in January.
• Myriota raises $19 million.
• Details emerge for Sternula VDES constellation.
• Swarm is asking FCC permission to launch (additional) 450 UHF 0.25U CubeSats.

2020-01-03

• Added Spacety SAR and Earth Observation constellations.
• Added SatelliteVu.
• Added Space Forms.
• Added Sateliot.
• Added Elbit Systems.
• Added SpaceChain.
• Added Sen.
• Added Planet Labs Pelican constellation, which have up to 0.29m ground resolution.
• Added Live Earth.
• Added HySpecIQ.
• Added two new constellation prototypes from ISIS, BrightSkies for air quality monitoring and AMS with MWIR imager, which might be commercialized by another company.
• Added Ningxia Jingui Information Technology, which launched 5 Ningxia SIGINT satellites in November.
• Added HEAD aerospace, which launched 2 more satellites for a total of 3.
• Added D-Orbit, which is developing SAR satellite as part of NOCTUA consortium, which might lead to constellation.
• Helios Wire now owned by Echostar ordered two satellites from Tyvak.
• BlackSky secured $50 million loan from Intelsat.
• Satellogic raised $50 million.
• Kineis will not be a CubeSat constellation, but instead small microsats.
• SpaceFab has changed their plans from 12U CubeSat to 150 smallsat with 50cm optics.
• Some Spire satellites are also called Minas according to FCC filing, but technically identical to Lemur-2.
• Hera Systems launched their first CubeSat.
• SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites.
• KLEO launched 2 satellites ordered from China in November.
• One more Jilin-1 high resolution satellite was launched.
• iQPS launched the first SAR satellite.
• Guodian Gaoke launched two Tianqi CubeSats in December.
• Analytical Space launched their second prototype satellite Meshbed.
• LaserFleet launched another laser communication hosted payload on Spacety CubeSat.
• Fossa Systems launched their first PocketQube.
• Stara Space launched first 2 satellites built by Alba Orbital.
• Eutelsat first CubeSat launch delayed to 2020.
• Kleos Space first launch delayed to 2020.
• UrtheCast UrtheDaily constellation start delayed to 2021 according to website.
• XpressSAR first launch planned in 2022.
• Start Rocket plans first launch in 2021.
• Inovor is probably too busy with Buccaneer to launch Skyris or Hyperion satellites in 2020.
• Cloud Constellation SpaceBelt selected LeoStella to build satellites and launch them in late 2021.
• Laser Light aims for full service already in 2022.
• B612 Foundation plans for asteroid tracking satellites do not seem to be progressing very fast.
• SRT Marine constellation plans seem to be on hold.
• Astro Digital constellation plans seem to be on hold.
• EarthNow plans seem to be cancelled.
• Audacy shut down in 2019 even with $100M in MoUs.

2019-10-30

• Hiber constellation will be 3U.
• Fleet raised $7.3 million more for a total of over $11 million.
• Fleet plans likely 6U form factor for the next 4 satellites in late 2020.
• Helios Wire is likely dormant and for sale as the founders have moved on to new opportunities.
• Astrocast raises $9.2 million for a total of $16.7 million and plans 80 satellites instead of 64.
• NSLComm is now aiming for 80 satellites for the constellation instead of 60.
• Ubiquitilink changed named to Lynk and raised $5.2 million for a total of $12 million. Plans for thousands of satellites starting from 2020.
• Planetiq raised $18.7 million for a total of $23.9 million and now plans 20 satellites with initial launch pushed from 2016 to 2020.
• Umbra Lab came out of stealth and plans first satellite for 2020. New website with more details.
• Kineis increased constellation size from 20 to 25 and pushed first launch to 2022.
• NorthStar also plans to monitor objects in space with first launch expected in 2021.
• Hawkeye360 raised $70 million Series B.
• GHGSat was awarded $2.5 million grant.
• UrTheCast received $2 million grant.
• Kepler received $750,000 grant and has raised almost $22 million.
• GHGSat latest publications states 10 satellite constellation instead of 20.
• Echostar bought Helios Wire and revelead that SIRION Global is a subsidiary of Helios. Removed SIRION as separate entry.
• Golbriak Space first launch delayed to 2020 due to Vega delays.
• Hera Systems does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Space Systems Engineering does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• SRT Marine does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Aerial & Maritime does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Earth-i does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Karten Space does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• SpaceTime Enterprises does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Astrome does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Cloud Constellation does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Transcelestial Technologies does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• GalaxySpace (Galaxy Space) does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Bluefield does not seem to have the first launch in 2019, delaying to 2020, but exact status is unknown.
• Added Space Union.
• Added ExoTerra (Imaging).
• Added Alén Space (Alen Space).
• Added Orbitare.
• Added SaraniaSat.
• Added Sternula.
• Added ConnectX.
• Added Xona Space Systems.
• Added Chandah Space Technologies.
• Added Channel Logistics.
• Added PointView, which is rumored to be Facebook subsidiary for global laser communication constellation.
• Added Jilin-1 constellation from Chang Guang, which launched first satellite in 2015 and which I had previously missed.
• Added EOS SAR constellation.
• Added iQPS SAR constellation.
• Added Wyvern hyperspectral CubeSat constellation.
• Swarm launched 2 more CubeSats.
• UnseenLabs launched their first CubeSat.
• ICEYE launched two more microsatellites.
• BlackSky launched one more microsatellite.
• Spire launched 8 more CubeSats
• Audacy constellation has been likely cancelled.
• Guodian Gaoke launched 1 more CubeSat.
• ADASPACE (ADA Space, Guoxing Aerospace) launched 1 more nanosatellite.
• Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace launched 5 more satellites.
• NSLComm launched their first CubeSat.

2019-06-06

• Planet Labs has launched a total of 379 CubeSats.
• Spire has launched a total of 103 CubeSats.
• SpaceX launched 60 satellites in a single batch.
• Astrocast launched their second CubeSat.
• AISTech launched their second CubeSat.
• OneWeb launched 6 constellation pathfinder spacecraft.
• Axelspace has launched 1 GRUS spacecraft in 2018, RAPIS-1 in 2019 and 2 WNISAT in previous years.
• Orbital Micro Systems launched their first 3U CubeSat.
• Lacuna Space and Blink Astro launched their first hosted payloads aboard M6P.
• SatRevolution launched their first constellation prototype spacecraft.
• Harris launched their first CubeSat at the end of 2018.
• Ubiquitilink had hosted payload on Cygnus NG-10
• Added High Earth Orbit Robotics (Argus) SSA constellation.
• Added SpaceAble SSA constellation.
• Added SpeQtral QKD constellation.
• Added Horizon Technologies SIGINT constellation.
• Added Eutelsat LEO constellation with CubeSats for IoT.
• Added Amazon Project Kuiper constellation.
• Added ZeroG Lab CubeSat constellation for Earth observation.
• Added LyteLoop constellation for data storage.
• Added Skyloom constellation for GEO optical data relay.
• Added ConstelIR constellation for IR imaging.
• Added QEYnet QKD constellation.
• Added Pixxel constellation for Earth observation.
• Added Solar.Space constellation to provide wireless energy to other satellites. Stealth mode and very early stage.
• Sky and Space Global switched to 6U and first constellation launch now planned for 2020.
• Synspective first launch now in 2020.
• OneWeb launch 6 satellite and raised $1.25 billion for a total of $3.4bn.
• Added NanoAvionics IoT constellation.
• Added Guodian Gaoke IoT constellation with 2 CubeSats already launched.
• Myriota plans 50 CubeSat constellation built by Tyvak.

2019-01-19

• Iridium launched final 10 spacecraft for a total of 75, which all included Aireon ADS-B hosted payloads.
• Satellogic constellation size increased to 90 from 25.
• Added Strata Space, which plans first 2 PocketQube missions.

2018-12-31

• Planet added 31 Flock/Dove spacecraft for a total of 355 CubeSats.
• Spire launched 18 more CubeSats for a total of 103 of which 72 are active Lemur-2.
• Planet launched 2 more SkySats.
• Astro Digital launched 1 more Corvus BC4.
• BlackSky launched 2 more satellites.
• GeoOptics launched 2 more CubeSats.
• Helios Wire / SIRION launched their second CubeSat.
• Swarm added three 1U CubeSats.
• Kepler launched their second 3U CubeSat CASE.
• ICEYE launched their second satellite.
• Hiber launched 2 first spacecraft.
• Fleet launched 2x 1.5U and 2x 3U CubeSats.
• Astrocast launched their first satellite.
• AISTech launched their first satellite.
• Capella launched their first satellite.
• HawkEye360 launched first 3 spacecraft.
• Reaktor Space launched their first spacecraft.
• Audacy Space launched their first CubeSat demonstration mission.
• Astranis has launched a CubeSat demonstration mission.
• Myriota launched their first spacecraft.
• LaserFleet launched their first satellite with Spacety.
• Hongyan (CASC) launched their first spacecraft.
• Hongyun / Xingyun (CASIC) launched their second larger spacecraft. First one was a CubeSat test.
• Planetiq first launched changed to 2019.
• Blink Astro first launch changed to 2019 on Nanoavionics M6P.
• OneWeb, Axelspace, Kaskilo first launches delayed to 2019.
• Karten Space, UnSeenLabs, NSLComm, Lacuna Space, SatRevolution and Orbital Micro Systems first launches delayed to 2019.
• Rupercorp constellation is likely not happening.
• Swarm FCC applications ask permission for 150 satellites.
• Increased AISTech satellites from 100 to 150 as per new website.
• Cloud Constellation raised $100 million for Space Belt.
• Added Telesat, Iridium-NEXT, Globalstar, LunaSone, AprizeSat, Orbcomm, Galaxy Space, UrTheCast, O3b.

2018-10-28

• Reduced Astro Digital constellation size from 30 to 25.
• Kepler raised $16 million Series A.
• Helios Wire satellite was on a failed launch a year ago.
• Fleet first satellites will be 3U most likely.
• Added BitSat (Dunvegan Space Systems) in a cancelled status.
• Added Outernet in a cancelled status.
• Added Ubiquitilink IoT/M2M constellation.
• Added Orora Tech weather constellation.
• Added Kineis IoT/M2M constellation.
• Added Dauria (SatByul) 6U constellation.
• Kleos Space will launch in 2019.
• Added ExactEarth AIS constellation, was one of the first.
• Capella spacecraft are not CubeSats.
• Trident Space is planning 48 300 kg spacecraft with first launch in 2021.
• HawkEye 360 raised additional $5.3 million.
• Capella Space closed $19M series B
• GHGSat has raised over $20 million to date.
• Added HyperSat hyperspectral constellation.
• Added Commsat Ladybug IoT constellation
• Added LaserFleet optical communications constellation.
• Added ArQit QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) constellation.

2018-08-18

• Added Canon.
• Added Space Systems Engineering.
• Added B612 Foundation asteroid tracking constellation.
• Added Methera.
• Added Synspective.
• Space View launched another satellite.
• Added Elfir
• Added Hongyan
• Added Xingyun

2018-08-04

• Added Swarm Technologies.
• Planetary Resources constellation has been cancelled some time ago.
• Sky and Space Global upcoming PEARL nanosats are 8U (4x2U) instead of 3U.
• Hera Systems planned satellites were increased from 48 to 50 as stated on website.
• Hiber got $2.1 million grant from Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
• Added Kleos Space to Nanosats, because they are planning a multi-nanosatellite system.
• Transcelestial revealed of having raised $2 million in seed funding in a documentary.
• Audacy got $4 million venture loan.

2018-05-24

• ICEYE raised $34 million Series B.
• Added Umbra Lab SAR constellation.
• Added Galaktika IoT constellation.
• Added Alba Orbital PocketQube Earth observation constellation.
• Added EarthNow continous real-time video of Earth constellation.
• Added SatRevolution 2U Earth observation constellation.
• Hera Systems is now planning to launch first satellites in 2019.
• Analytical Space launched their first demonstration mission.
• Blink Astro will launch their first payload in 2018 with NanoAvionics, likely a multiple payload hosting mission.
• Lacuna Space is planning a 32-satellite constellation.
• Reaktor Space is planning to launch their first satellite in 2018.
• Spire launched 4 more satellites for a total of 85.

2018-04-08

• Updates to Astranis small GEO Internet constellation.
• SpaceX launched 2 first demonstration satellites.
• Added Scepter air quality monitoring constellation.
• Added Astrome constellation to provide Internet.
• ICEYE launched their first microsatellite.
• Increased Earth-i planned constellation from 5 to 15.
• Beijing Space View Tech launched 2 additional SuperView satellites.
• Spaceflight / BlackSky has raised $150 million for a total of $203.5 million.
• Increased Hawkeye360 constellation size from 18 to 30.

2018-03-31

• Added Myriota and Lacuna Space.
• Spire has launched a total of 81 satellites.
• Planet has now launched a total of 324 CubeSats.
• Astro Digital launched one more CubeSat.
• GeoOptics launched one more CubeSat.
• Kepler launched their first CubeSat.
• NSLComm raised $6.25 million Series B plus a grant.
• Aerial & Maritime will now launch their first satellites in 2019.
• Transcelestial is on track to launch their first CubeSat in 2019
• Spire is now aiming for a constellation of 150+ CubeSats for a persistent view.

2017-12-30

• Planet bought Terra Bella (Skybox) from Google which has launched a total of 13 microsatellites.
• Planet has launched a total of 322 CubeSats.
• Spire raised $70 million Series C for a total of $149.5 million.
• Astrocast raised an additional $1.1 million for Seed round.
• Bluefield has raised a round, but the amount is unknown.
• Added SRT Marine constellation.
• Added Reaktor Space constellation.
• Added Rupercorp constellation.
• Added Tekever constellation.
• Added OQ Technology constellation.
• Orbital Micro Systems had raised $0.65 million in 2015.
• Satellogic has launched 3 satellites and raised $27 million Series B.
• ICEYE first launch now in 2018 and has raised over $17 million.
• SpaceX first launch in 2018.
• 40 Iridium-NEXT satellites have been launched and Aireon should be hosted payload on all of them.

2017-12-11

• Magnitude Space is now Hiber and will lauch first satellites in 2018.
• PlanetiQ is now expected to launch their first satellites in 2018.
• Hera Systems is now expected to launch their first satellites in 2018.
• Kepler will launch their first satellites in 2018.
• Spire has launched a total of 71 satellites, but not all of them made to orbit.
• Planet has now launched a total of 318 CubeSats.
• Promethean Labs has removed references to plans about developing their own constellation.
• Sky and Space Global constellation will now consist of 6U CubeSats.
• Earthcube raised €3 Million seed funding in addition to previous €1 Million grant.
• Aerial & Maritime has raised an additional $5 million for a total of $12.2 million.
• Hiber has raised an additional €2.5 million for a total of about $4.1 million.
• Analytical Space has raised an additional $3.5 million and plans to launch first satellite in 2018.
• Helios Wire has raised an additional $4 million for a total of $5 million.

2017-07-28

• GeoOptics launched 3 more on 2017-07-14.
• Astrocast will now launch first CubeSats in 2018.
• Capella Space counter on website is now counting to 2018-01-31.
• Added Orbital Micro Systems constellation.
• Added Transcelestial constellation.
• Planetary Resources constellation has been deprioritized.
• Astro Digital launched 2 CubeSats on 2017-07-14.
• Spire has now launched a total of 53 CubeSats.
• Planet has now launched a total of 315 CubeSats.

2017-06-22

• Added UnSeenLabs 6U constellation.
• Increased Spire launched CubeSats to 41.
• Fleet Space will now launch first CubeSat in 2018.
• Fleet Space has raised $5 million.
• Astrocast will now launch first CubeSat in 2018 and got an additional $2.1M from ESA.
• Sky and Space Global has launched their first 3 CubeSats
• Capella Space has raised $12 million Series A round.
• AISTech will launch first 10 CubeSats in 2018 and signed Memorandum of Understanding with GomSpace for the delivery of 100 platforms.
• Magnitude Space has raised $1 million and plans to launch first 6U CubeSat already in 2017 and a total of 48 by 2021.
• NSLComm (SkyFi) is planning first launch in 2018.
• Earthcube is planning to launch first CubeSat in 2018

2017-03-19

• Increased Planet Labs launched satellites to 267.
• Increased Spire launched satellites to 33.
• Capella Space will likely have 12U CubeSats.
• Added Astro Digital investment.
• Added Bluefield company.