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This is Alén Space's blog for small satellites and space content. If you want to put your business idea in space and you are interested in the functionalities and potentials of nanosatellites and microsatellites, this is your place. 

Q&A on SDR for Small Satellites: Preconfigured vs. Customised Solutions

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?

Q&A on CubeSat Payloads: What Can You Put in a Small Satellite?

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.

Q&A: 15 Critical Questions before Hiring a Nanosatellite Provider

When we need a computer or a car, we all know more or less what questions we should ask. It is not the same with small satellites. Although CubeSats have opened up space to startups and companies of different sizes, they are still far from being an everyday investment.