The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), also known as BarcelonaTech, is a public institution in Spain excelling in engineering, architecture, science, and technology. UPC actively contributes to the space industry through its research labs, such as the NanoSat Lab and Space Exploration Lab, focusing on nanosatellite development, multiphase flows, and energy management for space missions. The university collaborates with major players like ESA and NASA, participating in programs such as ESA's "Fly Your Satellite!" and conducting experiments on parabolic flights and drop towers. UPC also fosters space innovation through the ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) Barcelona.
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The Spanish component of ESCA includes Fossa, Satlantis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, MWSE, Alén Space, and the Spanish National Research Council as major suppliers and providers of key technologies.
Open Cosmos leads a consortium for the Spanish ESCA component that includes Fossa, Satlantis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, MWSE, Alén Space, and the Spanish National Research Council.
The Spanish ESCA development consortium includes Fossa Systems, Satlantis, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Alén Space, and the CSIC under Open Cosmos coordination.
Slimop Space's progress is supported by collaborations with technology centers such as CD6 and NanoSatLab from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, IEEC, and Ifcae from Universidad de Vigo.
3Cat-8 from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Spain) is a satellite project that includes an ionic thruster and OWL, and will perform near-simultaneous ionospheric scintillation monitoring using GNSS Radio Occultation and multispectral polarized emission imaging.
3Cat-8 (The CubeCat program, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain) is a student-led mission that includes an ionic thruster and OWL technology and will perform near-simultaneous ionospheric scintillation monitoring using GNSS radio occultation, multispectral polarized emission imaging of the ionosphere, and radio-frequency interference monitoring in L- and K-bands.
The consortium includes major Spanish New Space companies and collaborates with other Spanish companies and universities, such as Microwave Sensors, Sateliot, and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.