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Companies and Organisations in the small satellite industry - North America
These are primarily companies and organisations who design ,build and/or operate all or
significant portions of small satellites. Also included are organisations responsible for
procuring small satellites. There are countless more that are involved in sub-systems, and
it would be impossible to list all of these. A separate page lists universities and educational establishments involved in small
satellite projects.
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 North America- Europe
- Asia
- South America
- Australia
- Africa
 Universities and educational establishments
North America
 Aero-Astro,
Hernan, Va, U.S. - AeroAstro has manufactured the bus for the HETE and is building the bus for the TERRIERS
small satellite program. It has also been involved with the CRO mission. It has also
recently developed the Bitsy
nanosatellite bus.
- More...[AeroAstro]
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- AMSAT, U.S.
- AMSAT is responsible for the AMSAT OSCAR series of
micro and mini satellites, and is dedicated to the amateur small satellite program
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- ARPA (former
DARPA), U.S.
- The Advanced Research Program Agency, responsible for the various DARPA-Microsat
missions. Procured DARPASAT from Ball Aerospace.
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- Ball Aerospace,
U.S.
- Ball Aerospace has been involved with
 QuickStar bus [picture] - BSG bus
- LOSAT-X microsatellite,
July '91 (prototype Quickstar bus)
- DARPASAT
microsatellite, 13 March '94
- CTA, McLean, Va,
U.S.
- CTA, formerly Defence Systems Inc. was involved in many military small satellite
projects, before becoming CTA Space Systems which was acquired by ORBITAL in mid
1997
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- Deskin
Research Group,
U.S.
- Various studies for small satellite design, including that for LEO-1.
More...
[Deskin]
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- DSI,, McLean,
Va, U.S.
- Defence Systems Inc. was involved in many military small satellite projects, before
becoming CTA Space Systems, which was acquired by OSC in mid 1997. DSI has been
responsible for the GLOMR, STACKSAT, MACSAT, MICROSAT, and CRO missions.
- Dynacon Enterprises,
Canada.
- Dynacon Enterprises is involved as the prime for the
CSA sponsored MOST microsatellite mission. Also involved in development of spacecraft
sub-systems most notably micro-reaction wheels and attitude control and dynamics software.
- Final Analysis Inc.,
Greenbelt Maryland, U.S.
- Final Analysis Inc. was founded in 1992 and is
based in Greenbelt Maryland in the U.S. FAI provides design development assembly and
mission analysis services for small spacecraft and launchers. FAI intends to deploy a
26-satellite constellation for data services, and to that
end has launched FAISAT-1 and FAISAT-2
. FAI has abandoned the design of its own, small satellite launcher, ORBEX.
- FAISAT-1 January '95.
- FAISAT-2 October '97.
- Interferometrics
Inc., U.S.
- Interferometrics has bought the commercial rights to produce the AMSAT microsatellite
platform, and has been responsible for the EYESAT microsatellite mission.
- EyeSat (AO-27) August
93
- Los Alamos National
Laboratory, U.S.
- LANL has been involved with
numerous small satellite missions.
- Alexis
- Hete
- Forte
- AMPTE
- Polar Bear
- Mexican Institute of
Communications, Mexico.
- Responsible for the SATEX microsatellite project, consisting of a series of
microsatellites to mobilise human resources in space technology and develop test beds.
multi-institutional project culminating in the launch of SATEX-1.
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- Microsat
Systems Inc., U.S..
- Prime contractor for the TechSat-21 microsatellite formation
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- NASA, U.S.
- Apart from being responsible for countless small satellite missions in the early days of
spaceflight, the U.S. space agency NASA is currently running a number of small satellite
programs. The STEDI program has funded the SNOE, TERRIERS, and CATSAT small satellite
programs. The Small Explorer SMEX series of small satellites include SAMPEX, SWAS, FAST,
WIRE and TRACE. Under the Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative (SSTI) NASA is funding
the Clark and Lewis spacecraft.
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- Naval Research Lab,
Washington, U.S.
- Responsible for various small satellite missions, including
- Clementine-I Lunar
mission
- Primex Aerospace Technology.
- Formerly Olin Aerospace and Rocket Research, Primex is involved in supplying sub-systems
for
- EO-1
- MightySat-II
- One Step Satellite Systems, Utah, U.S
- Commercial arm of Weber State University's Centre for Aerospace Technology
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- ORBIMAGE, U.S.
- ORBIMAGE is dedicated to providing low cost,
state-of-the-art remote sensing products and services to its world-wide customers.
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- Orbital, Dulles, VA, U.S.
- ORBITAL, formerly Orbital Sciences Corp. is a space technology company based in Dulles
VA U.S. It offers design, manufacture, operation and marketing of a broad range of space
products and services. It develops and produces space and sub-orbital launch vehicles
(TAURUS, PEGASUS), spacecraft buses such as the PegStar, MicroStar and PicoStar bus (all
compatible with the Pegasus and Taurus launcher) and systems, sensors and payloads,
support products and services, and Earth observation and orbital research services. It has
been responsible for seven small satellite missions, DATACOMM-X, OXP-1 and OXP-2
microsatellites, and the APEX, and Microlab-1 minisatellites. It has also launched the
first two satellites ORBCOMM-FM1 and ORBCOMM-FM2 as part of its proposed 26-satellite
global digital communication constellation.
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- In mid 1997, ORBITAL acquired CTA space systems, formerly known as Defence Systems Inc.
(DSI), CTA Space systems was involved as a
subcontractor in the STEP program, and responsible for the integration, test and support.
CTA space systems was also responsible for GEMSAT-1, also known as VITASat-1. CTA also was
prime contractor for the NASA Clark SSTI mission.
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- The PicoLab bus is octagonal with 460mm diameter with all solar panels deployed.
The MicroStar bus was used on MicroLab-1 and the ORBCOMM-FM spacecraft.
The USAF APEX used the PegaStar Bus. ORBITAL is also involved together with NASA and
Rockwell with the small reusable launcher, the X-34.
- Phillips Lab,US Air force U.S.
- Has taken part in various small satellite missions, including
- Mightysat program
- Rome Air Force
Laboratory, U.S.
- Has taken part in various small satellite missions, including
- REX program
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- Satelife, U.S.
- Satelife is an humanitarian organisation,
responsible for the HealthNet microsatellite network providing medical information
services. It includes the HealthSat-2 microsatellite, which is operated by SSTL on behalf
of Satellife.
- SMC/TE,US Air force U.S.
- The Space and Missile Systems Centre, Test and Evaluation Directorate is responsible
for procuring and taking part in various small satellite missions, including
- STEP program
- Mightysat program
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- and payload integration for
- REX II
- STEP
- APEX
- DARPASAT
- Mightysat-I
- Clementine-II
- TSX-5
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- Small satellite launchers
- Taurus (responsible
test organisation)
- Pegasus (participating
test organisation)
- More...[SMC]
- SpaceDev, US.
- Spacedev is a mission prime for small satellites, and has launched one
spacecraft for NASA. SpaceDev is also actively involved in the development
of upper stages for small spacecrart.
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CHIPSat (2003)
- Spacequest, U.S.
- A small satellite company involved in the provision of nano/micro
satellites and systems..
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- Spectrum-Astro, Phoenix, Az, US.
- Spectrum Astro, involved with MSTI-1, 2, 3 and Mightysat developed under USAF Phillips
lab and ARPA Advanced Space Technology Program.
- MSTI-1, 2 and 3
- Mightysat-II
Deep Space 1
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- TRW Inc.,
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
- TRW is involved in the R&D and engineering of
spacecraft systems and subsystems, including lightweight satellites (lightsats). It has
been responsible for the STEP-0/TAOS mini-satellite, and many more small satellites:
- Pioneer 1, 5 and 6-11
- Explorer-6
- Able 4, 5A and 5B
- ERS 1-32
- OGO 1-6
- Vela 1-6
- Advanced Vela 1-6
- Intelsat-III F1-F8
- DSP at least 3
- Lunar Particles &
Fields 1,2
- DSCS 1-16
- FLTSATCOM 1-8
- HEAO 1-3
- TDRSS 1-7
- GRO
- STEP 0-4 (subcontracted
to CTA).
- TOMS-EP
- Lewis (SSTI mission)
- ROCSAT-1
- KOMPSAT
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- US Air Force
- Responsible for various small satellite missions. See Phillips lab and Rome labs.
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- US Navy
- Responsible for various small satellite missions. See Naval Research Labs and Naval
Academy..
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- VITA, U.S.
- VITA is a humanitarian organisation, and has been a
pioneer in communication microsatellite networks. It sponsored communication payloads on
UoSAT-2, 3 and 5, and recently sponsored communication payloads on GEMSTAR, and now on
FAISAT-II for launch in early '97
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