Deutsch: Nanosatellit / Español: Nanosatélite / Português: Nanossatélite / Français: Nanosatellite / Italiano: Nanosatellite /
A nanosatellite (nano satellite, nanosat) is a small satellite with a weight between 1 and 10 kg.
Over 3,400 nanosatellites have been launched as of August 2022 according to nanosats.eu
A CubeSat is a common type of nanosatellite, built in cube form based on multiples of 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm, with a Mass of no more than 1.33 kilograms per unit.
Example nanosatellites:
Nanosatellite developers and manufacturers include
- Dauria Aerospace,
- EnduroSat,
- GomSpace,
- NanoAvionics,
- NanoSpace,
- NovaWurks,
- Planet Labs,
- Reaktor,
- Spire,
- Surrey Satellite Technology,
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