Alba Orbital is a European pico-satellite company based in Glasgow, United Kingdom specialising in PocketQube satellites technology and launch
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2/9 Oxford House, 71 Oxford Street
Glasgow, Scotland G5 9EP, GB
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Presentation done at NASA Kennedy - Smallsat Education conference! Very busy booth with more PQ fitchecks in our flight proven Albapod And a Falcon 9 starlink launch to finish off the day.
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Arrived in Flordia for the Space Education conference at NASA Kennedy. Stopby the booth to chat PocketQube launch and fitcheck your PocketQube in Albapod!
🛰️✅ PocketQube Deployers integrated - check! Mission update: This week we integrated two AlbaPod Deployers in Italy with D-Orbit's ION Satellite Carrier ahead of our 8th launch campaign this November 🚀 On board this sold-out flight we have 7️⃣ pocket-sized satellites from 6️⃣ countries! These missions are dedicated to providing commercial IoT services, in-orbit tech-demos and STEM education. With PocketQubes, you can launch your own satellite to orbit for 25K EURO. Book your next mission with Alba Orbital today ▶️ https://buff.ly/3vRjFut
Thrilled to announce Interstellar Communication as our latest PocketQube Rideshare Customer 🛰️ HADES-ICM, developed by Hydra Space Systems, will be Interstellar Communications 1st satellite launching with us on our SOLD-OUT Q1 2025 flight with #SpaceX 🚀 ▶️ https://buff.ly/4dRec7J This flight marks our 9TH orbital launch campaign, showcasing our commitment to affordable, regular & reliable access to space. Book your next mission with us today by emailing contact@albaorbital.com.
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Theres a lot of misinformation about PocketQube tracking and trackability out there in the small satellite industry. The team at Wurzburg Univesity have successfully been able to image a Unicorn PocketQube from the ground in this amazing video below. Hopefully this will end the myth that pqs cannot be seen by tracking networks on the ground.
Today we show some satellite tracking footage we captured during a recent observation for the KI-SENS Project. The goal was to test the limits of our telescope optical train. For this we attempted to track very small satellites. The first successful capture was UNICONRN-2N built by Alba Orbital (https://lnkd.in/eZvaB8BN) UNICORN-2N is a 3p Pocketcube, with the main body measuring 5x5x15cm with solar panels increasing the maximum surface area to roughly the size of a sheet of A4 paper. In the #KISENS project, intelligent optical sensors for space observation are being developed, which will be able to detect approaches and contribute to collision avoidance. Further Info can be found on https://lnkd.in/ezXu54GV The project is funded by the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK; FKZ 50RU2227) More tracking footage will follow in the next days!
Awesome footage of our Unicorn-2N PocketQube being tracked in space by WüSpace e. V., great work guys! 🦄🛰
Today we show some satellite tracking footage we captured during a recent observation for the KI-SENS Project. The goal was to test the limits of our telescope optical train. For this we attempted to track very small satellites. The first successful capture was UNICONRN-2N built by Alba Orbital (https://lnkd.in/eZvaB8BN) UNICORN-2N is a 3p Pocketcube, with the main body measuring 5x5x15cm with solar panels increasing the maximum surface area to roughly the size of a sheet of A4 paper. In the #KISENS project, intelligent optical sensors for space observation are being developed, which will be able to detect approaches and contribute to collision avoidance. Further Info can be found on https://lnkd.in/ezXu54GV The project is funded by the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK; FKZ 50RU2227) More tracking footage will follow in the next days!
We're back from another great Smallsat Conference in Utah, where we hosted the biggest PocketQube event in US history! We held 12 compelling talks from BME University, TU Berlin, Twiggs Space Lab and many more, to an oversubscribed sold out room at the world's premier Small satellite conference 🛰️ Missed out? We're hosting the next PocketQube conference in Glasgow from March 25 - 27th 2025 - get your tickets while they last! ▶️ https://buff.ly/48lBcKm
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Having a great time in Utah! If you're at Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) tomorrow, come by to the PocketQube Meet-up! If you want to learn about starting your own Pocket-sized satellite missions, come by *TSC 335 @ 9.45am*. We'll have speakers from the world over presenting on their missions 🛰 The room is overbooked, so if you want a guaranteed space, sign up now before its too late ➡ https://lnkd.in/eXFEzTd5 #cubesat #smallsat #STEM #smallsatellite
Catch us at the Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) at the Fieldhouse Booth 232 - Last year, our PocketQubes made it on local TV with Fox! 🛰️📺 Looking to launch a satellite or learn more about our EO data services? Schedule a meeting us here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gXxP7e9t We're also hosting a meet-up for PocketQube builders, filled with flash talks and satellite models. Sign up today and don't miss out➡️ https://lnkd.in/gdTdvNR2
Thrilled to announce that Alba Orbital is now a licensed sponsor under the 'Skilled Worker Route' 🎉 This means we're now able to hire talented individuals from around the world to join our innovative team working on cutting-edge PocketQube satellites in Scotland 🌍🚀 We're currently hiring for the following positions: 🛰️ Electronics Design Engineer 🛰️ Satellite Manufacturing Manager 🛰️ Proposal Writer If you have a passion for space technology and are eager to contribute to ground-breaking projects, we want to hear from you! Apply now and be a part of the Alba Orbital journey. 🔗 https://buff.ly/3tJ61sx #Hiring #JobOpportunities #SkilledWorkerVisa #SpaceTech #PocketQube #EngineeringJobs #AlbaOrbital