Global SmallSat & PocketQube National Atlas: 125 Spacecraft Indexed Across 25 Countries and ESA/QB50
nadir lab.’s Global Nations Atlas benchmarks 125 catalogued miniature satellites (93 PocketQubes and 32 CubeSats) across 25 countries plus ESA/QB50—comparing PocketQube vs. CubeSat ratios.
Spanning from the inaugural June 2003 Eurockot CubeSat cohort (Japan’s XI-IV and CUTE-1, Denmark’s AAU CubeSat and DTUsat-1, Canada’s CanX-1, and the United States’ QuakeSat) to the 2013–2025 PocketQube rideshare era (93 picosatellites across 19 launches), miniature spacecraft development has become multipolar.
In the nadir lab. 125-spacecraft reference catalog (93 PocketQubes and 32 CubeSats), European programs account for the largest regional concentration—led by Spain, the United Kingdom, Türkiye, Hungary, Greece, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Portugal—alongside North America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Eurasia, and Latin America across 25 countries plus multilateral ESA/QB50 entries.
The interactive Global SmallSat Nations Atlas (/nations/) provides side-by-side bilateral country comparisons, regional share bars, nominal orbital injection statistics, and institutional dossiers for all catalogued jurisdictions.
Published Proceedings, Open-Access Papers & Primary Dossiers
CELESTRAK SATCAT & TELEMETRY RECORD
Verified Spacecraft Key Facts & Orbital Dossier
| Spacecraft | Class | Operator / Country | Launch & Vehicle | NORAD / COSPAR | Orbit & RF Downlink | Catalog Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
XI-IV | 1U | University of Tokyo (ISSL) JP | Rockot / Breeze-KM | NORAD 27848 2003-031J | LEO, Sun-synchronous 436.8475 MHz, 437.49 MHz (UHF) | Active |
Delfi-PQ | 3P | TU Delft NL | Falcon 9 (Transporter-3) · AlbaPod | NORAD 51074 2022-002CU | 436.65 MHz (UHF) | Decayed |
FossaSat-1 | 1P | Fossa Systems ES | Electron · AlbaPod | NORAD 44829 2019-084F | 436.7 MHz (UHF) | Decayed |
SMOG-P | 1P | BME HU | Electron · AlbaPod | NORAD 44832 2019-084J | UHF | Decayed |
Grizu-263A | 1P | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Univ. TR | Falcon 9 (Transporter-3) · AlbaPod | NORAD 51025 2022-002AT | ≈525 km Sun-synchronous, 97.4° 437.19 MHz, 435.675 MHz (UHF) | Decayed |
POQUITO | 1P | Univ. of Luxembourg (SnT) LU | Falcon 9 (Transporter-12) · D-Orbit ION / AlbaPod | Unassigned | UHF | Unverified |
Catalogued Mission Summaries & Flight Notes
- XI-IV (1U, 2003):
- Member of the first CubeSat launch group and one of the earliest proofs that a 1U can live for decades in orbit. Operational in SatNOGS DB; CW beacon observations reported up to October 2026.
- Delfi-PQ (3P, 2022):
- TU Delft’s first PocketQube: PQ9 bus, three magnetorquers and two IMUs, about 1 W orbit-average power; operated for almost two years.
- FossaSat-1 (1P, 2019):
- Open-source 1P that tested LoRa and RTTY transmissions in the 435–438 MHz amateur band as a step towards low-cost IoT links.
- SMOG-P (1P, 2019):
- Spectrum analyser that mapped man-made electromagnetic emissions from orbit, including the DVB-T band.
- Grizu-263A (1P, 2022):
- Türkiye’s first PocketQube, built by the Grizu-263 Space Team: passive magnetic attitude control, a dual-rate UHF FSK downlink and a digipeater. Re-entered on 2 Oct 2023 (CelesTrak SATCAT) / 3 Oct 2023 00:00 UTC (SatNOGS DB) after 627–628 days (about 9,500 revolutions); the pre-launch expectation was about four years in orbit.
- POQUITO (1P, 2025):
- 185 g 1P PocketQube designed by the University of Luxembourg (SnT) to host a 5 × 5 cm ChipSat payload and test a visible-light optical intra-satellite link, with magnetorquers printed in inner PCB layers. Launched on SpaceX Transporter-12 (14 Jan 2025) aboard D-Orbit ION; specific NORAD catalog object correlation and in-orbit reception status are not yet verified in CelesTrak SATCAT.