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Sunspace is a provider of small and medium-sized satellites and related systems and solutions to the local and international aerospace market.

SunSpace has its origins in the SUNSAT satellite programme. SUNSAT, South Africa's first satellite, was developed locally, and launched in 1999 by the American space agency NASA.

Microsat Systems Canada Inc. (MSCI) is a privately held Canadian corporation applying dynamics and control technology in the space market for reaction wheels, rate measurement units and complete microsatellites. Formerly the space division of Dynacon Inc., MSCI has been the premiere builder of microsatellites in Canada for over a decade.

MSCI is providing the design, development and delivery of cost-effective, adaptable Multi Mission Microsatellite Buses capable of hosting a wide variety of remote sensing, communications, scientific and military payloads. MSCI is active as well in systems engineering analysis, the development of sophisticated, cost-effective attitude control system solutions and their implementation into flight hardware and software.

GomSpace is a globally leading manufacturer and supplier of cubesat & small satellite solutions for customers in the academic, government and commercial markets. Our positions of strength include systems integration, cubesat platforms, advanced miniaturized radio technology and satellite operations.

Our international team is devoted to understanding our customer’s requirements and to delivering flawlessly. We are more than 150 employees, from many different nationalities, and we serve our customers in more than 60 countries.

We were founded in 2007 and are today a listed company at the Nasdaq stock exchange in Stockholm (GOMX). We have our main headquarters in Aalborg in Denmark, our propulsion technology center in Uppsala in Sweden and our satellite & constellations operations center in Luxembourg. Our American customers are served through our project and business development office in Washington.

Our mission is clear: “We help teams across the globe achieve their goals in space”. We believe nanosatellites should be put to work delivering revenue and/or mission critical services for their owners, and we can deliver the - often complex - products and solutions that enable our customers in doing so.

With more than 13 years of experience in the market and a track record of multiple successful missions accomplished, we have developed profound knowledge and competencies within Radio Technology, Cubesat Platforms, Project Management as well as Innovation. We provide the solutions that enables our customers to succeed in their business - whether this is a product, a subsystem, support or a full customized solution. We deliver these projects based on our strong in-house portfolios of established products and rich capabilities. Our Strengths

GomSpace is centered on our strengths developed over time from being a pioneer in the market and later as a market leader in the commercialization of nanosatellites and New Space. A cornerstone in our philosophy is that “we fly what we sell” and therefore have our internal flight qualification program “GOMX” to demonstrate new products and capabilities in space and ensure flight heritage before, the products are commercialized. In 2016, GomSpace was the first company to deliver to the European Space Agency a flight model satellite, GOMX-3, developed fully under the framework of the ECSS standards based on ESA’s tailoring hereof for nanosatellite projects.

Based in our proven technology in LEO we are now venturing further to proudly deliver to ESA the first European exploration missions based on nanosatellites/Cubesats.

Clyde Space is a supplier of small and micro spacecraft systems.

Clyde Space is specialised in high performance power subsystems, DC-DC Converters, lithium polymer batteries and high efficiency solar panels, typically for small satellite missions, and Attitude Control and Determination Systems.

Clyde Space is a CubeSat vendor, pioneered the CubeSat Shop, and is developing an advanced nanosatellite platform, aiming to be Scotland's first satellite, in conjunction with leading academic and commercial organisations.

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC provides NanoSat and CubeSat space vehicle products and services that target advanced state-of-the-art capabilities for government and commercial customers to support operationally and scientifically relevant missions. 

A CubeSat is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that usually has a volume of exactly one liter (10 cm cube), has a mass of no more than 1.33 kilograms, and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf electronics components. Beginning in 1999, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and Stanford University developed the CubeSat specifications to help universities worldwide to perform space science and exploration.

The majority of development comes from academia, but several companies have built CubeSats, including large-satellite-maker Boeing. The CubeSat format is also popular with amateur radio satellite builders.

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, or SSTL, is a spin-off company of the University of Surrey, now (July 2012) fully owned by EADS Astrium, that builds and operates small satellites.
Its satellites began as amateur radio satellites known by the UoSAT (University of Surrey SATELLITE) name, or by an OSCAR (Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio) designation. SSTL cooperates with the University's Surrey Space Centre, which does research into satellite and space topics.

SSTL has moved into remote sensing services with the launch of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) and an associated child company, DMC International Imaging. SSTL also adopted the Internet Protocol for the DMC satellites it builds and operates, migrating from use of the AX.25 protocol popular in amateur radio. The CLEO Cisco router in Low Earth Orbit, on board the UK-DMC satellite along with a network of payloads, takes advantage of this adoption of the Internet Protocol. The UK-DMC satellite also carries a payload investigating GPS reflectometry.

SSBV is a technology driven organisation, active in the domains of (aero)Space, Remote Sensing & Monitoring, Defence & Security and the development of High-Tech Systems.

Based on in-house technology, engineering, assembly and test skills, SSBV is able to provide system, subsystem and unit level solutions.

Since its establishment as Satellite Services B.V. in 1985, SSBV has evolved into a group of companies operating world-wide.

Alliant Techsystems Inc., most commonly known as ATK, is one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the United States with more than 18,000 employees in 22 states, Puerto Rico and internationally.

ATK is a pioneer in solid rocket propulsion systems, strategic missiles, missile defense, lightweight space deployables, solar arrays and satellite thermal management systems, while developing new technologies for small and micro satellites.

ATK’s human space capability includes solid rocket boosters, engineering services, astronaut tools and solar arrays. Its Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM)  have been propelling the space shuttle since its beginning. In the commercial market ATK offers its Liberty Launch Vehicle, which includes a five-segment solid rocket first stage and liquid fueled upper stage to transport astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). ATK is also developing the launch abort and attitude control motors for the Ares I Orion crew capsule, as well as the circular shape ultra-light solar arrays that will power the capsule.

Propulsion systems for  strategic missiles and missile defense systems is a core capability. ATK provides all three stages for the Minuteman III and Trident II D-5 missiles. In the missile defense arena, ATK also provides all three stages for the Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) system. 

ATK’s involvement with Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) extends from launch vehicles to small and micro satellites. With ATK’s versatile product line of solid rocket motors, multiple launch vehicle configurations can be developed to support specific mission requirements.

The company’s small satellite capabilities include responsive development, constellation solutions, single-string and redundant avionics architectures. ATK also provides commercial boosters for the Delta rockets. The company is teamed with Lockheed Martin to provide the commercial Athena launch vehicle. 

Virgin Galactic is a company within Richard Branson's Virgin Group which plans to provide sub-orbital spaceflights to space tourists, suborbital launches for space science missions and orbital launches of small satellites.

Further in the future Virgin Galactic hopes to offer orbital human spaceflights as well. Virgin Galactic's spacecraft are launched from a large aeroplane, giving the spacecraft more initial speed and altitude than if it were launched from the ground.