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Kongsberg NanoAvionics

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NanoAvionics’ MP42 bus is a "50-kilogram-plus" platform that is the company’s largest microsatellite to date as it expands beyond the 10-kilogram-and-under nanosatellite class.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsTechnical ProductMay 18, 2022Kongsberg orders satellites for Norwegian maritime surveillance

NanoAvionics buses are built from multiple standard-sized units measuring 10 x 10 x 0.1 m.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg NanoAvionicsOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2022NanoAvionics’ Solar Sail Selected For NASA’s ACS3 Mission

The NanoAvionics 12U bus shares the same flight-proven subsystems as NanoAvionics’ flagship M6P bus while offering up to 10U of payload volume.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsTechnical ProductMay 11, 2022NanoAvionics’ Solar Sail Selected For NASA’s ACS3 Mission

NanoAvionics’ flagship multi-purpose M6P and M12P are the first preconfigured nanosatellite buses in the sector designed to serve emerging commercial space markets.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsTechnical ProductMay 11, 2022NanoAvionics’ Solar Sail Selected For NASA’s ACS3 Mission

AST acquired a controlling interest in NanoAvionics in 2018 as part of AST’s strategy to establish manufacturing capabilities in Europe and North America.

Mentioned as: nanoavionicsNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2022NanoAvionics’ Solar Sail Selected For NASA’s ACS3 Mission

NanoAvionics was selected to build a 12U nanosatellite bus for an on-orbit demonstration of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3).

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsTechnical ProductMay 11, 2022NanoAvionics’ Solar Sail Selected For NASA’s ACS3 Mission

NanoAvionics will provide Prométhée with testing, integration, launch, licensing, and initial satellite operations for ProtoMéthée-1.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2022Prométhée Contracts NanoAvionics To Build Their 1st EO Smallsat

NanoAvionics achieved six satellite launches on SpaceX Transporter-3 and Transporter-4 that included its MP42 modular microsatellite bus.

Mentioned as: nanoavionicsTechnical ProductApr 28, 2022Prométhée Contracts NanoAvionics To Build Their 1st EO Smallsat

Prométhée contracted NanoAvionics to build the first smallsat for Prométhée’s planned Earth observation constellation and image analysis platform.

Mentioned as: nanoavionicsTechnical ProductApr 28, 2022Prométhée Contracts NanoAvionics To Build Their 1st EO Smallsat

NanoAvionics provided the satellite buses, launch support, and in-orbit operations for the Omnispace Spark program.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsTechnical ProductApr 7, 2022Omnispace And Thales Alenia Space’s New Global Hybrid Network Was Delivered Aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-4

NanoAvionics scheduled a total of 15 satellite launches in 2022, with six satellites successfully deployed already.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg NanoAvionicsNarrative GeneralApr 4, 2022NanoAvionics’ Smallsats Launched To LEO As Part Of The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission

SpaceX Transporter-4 mission included three satellites built by NanoAvionics for multiple customers.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg NanoAvionicsNarrative GeneralApr 4, 2022NanoAvionics’ Smallsats Launched To LEO As Part Of The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission

Two other satellites launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 are dedicated telecommunications and Earth observation missions flying onboard NanoAvionics M12P and M6P smallsat buses.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsTechnical ProductApr 4, 2022NanoAvionics’ Smallsats Launched To LEO As Part Of The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission

NanoAvionics established the GIoT project with consortium partners KSAT and Antwerp Space after receiving dedicated funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020, ESA’s ARTES, and private investments.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg NanoAvionicsOrg RelationshipApr 4, 2022NanoAvionics’ Smallsats Launched To LEO As Part Of The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission

Omnispace’s SPARK 1 satellite was designed and built by Thales Alenia Space in conjunction with NanoAvionics, Syrlinks, and ANYWAVES.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg NanoAvionicsNarrative GeneralApr 1, 2022Exolaunch Rockets To A Milestone — More Than 200 Smallsats Aboard A SpaceX Falcon 9 Sent To Orbit Via The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission Launch From Cape Canaveral

Pixxel successfully retrieved its first hyperspectral satellite images from a camera launched last year aboard a satellite built in partnership with NanoAvionics and Dragonfly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsTechnical ProductMar 30, 2022New Series A Funding For Pixxel For Production Of Hyperspectral Smallsat Constellation

Pixxel successfully retrieved its first hyperspectral satellite images from a camera that was launched last year with partners NanoAvionics and Dragonfly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsOrg RelationshipMar 29, 2022Pixxel announces $25M investment led by Radical Ventures

Gama Alpha is a six-unit cubesat using a spacecraft bus provided by NanoAvionics.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg NanoAvionicsOrg RelationshipMar 26, 2022French startup raises funding to develop solar sails

DEWA launched DEWA-SAT 1 in collaboration with NanoAvionics on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, USA.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg NanoAvionicsNarrative GeneralFeb 23, 2022Dubai’s DEWA-SAT 1 Is Stable Will Improve Operations Of Water And Electricity

NanoAvionics will deliver a 6U nanosatellite bus fully assembled and functionally tested and ready for research and educational purposes.

Mentioned as: NanoAvionicsTechnical ProductFeb 22, 2022U Of South Wales Contracts NanoAvionics For “Harry v2” Nanosatellite Bus
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