- The Federation appoints an on-board electronics engineer
As a result of the 2024 call for tenders, during which it was decided to select the proposal of a shared electronics engineer, the Federation is strengthening its team with the arrival of Kouassi Kouassi on 1 April 2025 as an electronics engineer for a period of 13 months. Kouassi Kouassi is an embedded electronics… Read More »The Federation appoints an on-board electronics engineer - Successful launch for UVSQ-Sat NG
On 15 March 2025 at 7.39 am (French time), a Space X Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the Vandenberg military base in California, carrying a myriad of satellites including UVSQ-Sat NG. This nanosatellite, developed by the Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux et observations spatiales (Latmos), is designed to study the Earth’s radiation balance and monitor atmospheric… Read More »Successful launch for UVSQ-Sat NG - Launch of UVSQ-SAT NGOn 10 March 2025 at 7.39am, UVSQ-SAT NG will be launched aboard a Space X Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. See you at 7am at the OVSQ! More information and registration
- A look back at the 2025 workshop
On 29 and 30 January, the Nanosats Federation organised its second workshop at the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris. With attendance on the rise – reflecting the community’s growing interest – this year’s event was rich in discussion, reflecting the effervescent and fast-developing sector. The event was also an opportunity to look back… Read More »A look back at the 2025 workshop - ESA signs with OpenCosmos to develop NanoMagSat
The European Space Agency (ESA) has just signed a contract with OpenCosmos to design, launch and commission the NanoMagSat constellation, marking the start of its realisation. Benefiting from miniaturisation work initiated in France with the support of CNES, then definitively selected by ESA on 21 February 2024 as the Scout mission to explore the Earth,… Read More »ESA signs with OpenCosmos to develop NanoMagSat - IR-COASTER on its way to the ISS
Developed at the Laboratoire interuniversitaire des systèmes atmosphériques (LISA/Campus spatial UPEC), IR-COASTER is a research project launched on November 05, 2024 at 03:29 (French time) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station, from where it will analyze the aging of organic matter caused by exposure to solar radiation. How does organic matter… Read More »IR-COASTER on its way to the ISS - Space’ibles IV, CENSUS et ADÆQUATE win lot no. 1Created in 2017 by CNES, the Space’ibles space foresight observatory has launched its annual call for projects to understand current developments in space in order to building its future strategy. The CENSUS center at Observatoire de Paris | PSL is co-leading the bid won by Adæquate consulting on lot no. 1 “After NewSpace” as an… Read More »Space’ibles IV, CENSUS et ADÆQUATE win lot no. 1
- The need for a specific national program for scientific nanosatellitesNewSpace has radically changed the way space projects are conceived. This new approach, with its emphasis on lower costs, shorter lead-times and faster technological development, facilitates access to space and the diversification of protagonists. However, the majority of scientific nanosatellite project leaders are experiencing staggering difficulties, in total contradiction with the very stakes of NewSpace.… Read More »The need for a specific national program for scientific nanosatellites
- Review of the 1st Federation workshopOn 6 and 7 February, the first workshop of the Nanosats Federation was held at the Observatoire de Paris on the Meudon site. It was an excellent opportunity for 30 of its members to get together, present the progress made by the Federation’s various working groups, report on the progress of their nanosatellite projects and… Read More »Review of the 1st Federation workshop