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The intrinsic fear of losing connection with objects launched into space has been with agencies and companies since the space race was launched in 1957. Thanks to advances in space technology, especially with the revolution of New Space, communications for a satellite mission have taken giant steps towards full development.

One thing is clear. If you are going to put a small satellite into orbit, you need an on-board computer (OBC). In the same way that you can't drive a car without an engine, an OBC is a must for any CubeSat mission.

More and more missions require a Software Defined Radio (SDR) solution. Is your company working on putting a CubeSat (or a constellation) into orbit in order to capture, process and send data?

The advent of New Space and small satellites has facilitated access to space for all sectors. The tracking of ships and the communications of the naval sector are one of the areas where the use of CubeSats constellations may have the greatest impact in the near future

VDES services are set to transform maritime satellite communications. In the maritime sector, there is major interest in making the connection between ships and ports as seamless as possible.

The correct coordination and management of a small satellite constellation is the key to its success. It is not necessary to think about mega-projects like Starlink, the SpaceX communications constellation that expects to have up to 42,000 satellites, since even in smaller missions there are some common challenges.

CubeSat payloads are the heart of missions in space. Without payloads, there would be no point in launching a small satellite, since from a practical point of view it would become an object orbiting the Earth with no function to perform.

Innovation forms an integral part of the DNA of the space industry. In the New Space age, every year new advances and discoveries arise that open up opportunities of all kinds for governments and companies of different sizes and sectors.

Bigger doesn’t always mean better. When we talk about businesses in space, it is important not to become obsessed with size, because the advantages of CubeSats over conventional satellites can also be considerable, depending on the type of project.

When we talk about small satellite applications, we are basically answering this question: What are they for? It may seem like a simple and straightforward question, but books on the subject could be written.

If we talk about major trends in the use of small satellites, then we have to talk about asset tracking. Geolocation has long been a part of our lives. When we make any kind of purchase on the Internet, we are used to knowing the status and location of our order practically in real time.

When we talk about the New Space age, every second counts. If a few decades ago there was talk of the “space race” between the United States and the Soviet Union, today there has been no change in the need to be the first... or to reach space earlier than the competition.