news & events



NEW! - Mission Success! - FlyMate in orbit and OSSI-1 deployed!

Mission success! OSSI-1 satellite has been successfully deployed in orbit with the use of FlyMate from BION-M satellite on 20:13 50 sec Moscow Time 19th April 2013. For more information on the OSSI-1 satellite: http://opensat.cc/wiki/ossi1beacon

04-19-2013, Baikonur Cosmodrome

NEW! - Minister of Research praises NovaNano in French Senate

On March 26 during the debate on European Space Policy in the Higher Chamber of French Parliament, French Minister of Research and Higher Education, Ms. Genevieve Fioraso, has praised NovaNano as a successful example of commercial space entrepreneurship initiative.

To see the video: http://videos.senat.fr (See from 22:20 till 24:10)

03-26-2013, Paris

Final Preparations and Final Countdown to the Soyuz Launch!

The launch date of the first NovaNano launch has been scheduled by Soyuz rocket operators to 19 April! NovaNano technical team has travelled on the week of 21-25 March to the Baikonour Cosmodrome to carry out last preparations for the NovaNano 01 Launch Campaign. During this stay, in the presence of Russian specialists, the FlyMate deployment mechanism has successfully passed final compatibility tests with the Soyuz launch vehicle and is officially GO for the launch! The FlyMate is already integrated on the rocket and awaits to board its CubeSat passenger just few days before the launch.

03-25-2013, Baikonur Cosmodrome

Meet NovaNano at Small Satellite Berlin (April 8-11)

NovaNano will be present at the 9th IAA Symposium on Small Satellite for Earth Observation in Berlin, Germany on April 8 - 11. Visit our booth in the exhibition hall to learn about our new products and launch services. Small Satellite Berlin address: Berlin-Brandenburgische Academy of Sciences, Jägerstraße 22/23, 10117 Berlin, Germany

03-15-2013, Lyon

New Launch Opportunities for 2014 - 2015

NovaNano announces new launch opportunities for microsatellites, nanosatellites and CubeSats for 2014 - 2015. Thanks to new partnerships with launch vehicle operators a new range of launch opportunities is offered on LEO and higher orbits. For more information contact us directly at launch@novanano.com

02-01-2013, Lyon

OSSI

NovaNano to launch first customer satellite

Stanislaw Ostoja, NovaNano Chairman, announced today that NovaNano will provide its first launch brokering service to its South Korean customer: the Open Source Satellite Initiative (OSSI). The contract, signed with OSSI director, Mr. Hojun Song, foresees the launch of 1 CubeSat class nanosatellite into low earth orbit on the Soyuz rocket launched from Baikonour cosmodrome. NovaNano provides the access to space for the South Korean customer through a brokering agreement with TsSKB-Progress and with the use of its in-house developed separation mechanism for nanosatellites - the FlyMate. The launch date has been rescheduled to April 2013 due to delays of the Soyuz launch vehicle primary passenger.

01-02-2012, Lyon

TsSKB-Progress

NovaNano to launch FlyMate with TsSKB-Progress on Soyuz

Spas Balinov, NovaNano Chief Executive Officer, announced today that NovaNano will provide in 2013 its first launch brokering service for small satellites on board a Soyuz launch vehicle launched from Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. See the press release. (news updated 7 November 2012)

12-22-2011, Samara (Russia)

Le Bourget

Visit NovaNano at Paris Air Show "Le Bourget 2011": Hall 4 / Booth A144

NovaNano will expose its most recent products and services at the Paris Air Show "Le Bourget 2011" in June 20-26 this year. Le Bourget is the world's biggest international trade fair for the aerospace business and is held in the Paris area. Visit NovaNano alongside its industrial partner CLESSE at the Paris Air Show: Hall 4 / Booth A144.

05-15-2011, Lyon

OSEO

OSEO Innovation grants NovaNano PPA loan.

OSEO Innovation (National Innovation Agency) grants NovaNano the Prêt Participatif d'Ammorçage (PPA) low-interest loan. The PPA loan shall allow NovaNano to prepare the first investment round.

02-01-2011, Lyon

Pecresse & NovaNano

NovaNano award winner of the National Innovation Contest 2010.

NovaNano becomes the award winner of the 2010 National Contest for Innovating SMEs by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research The grant of 300k€ shall allow NovaNano to accelerate the development of NovaSat program - the next generation nanosatellite bus.

On the photo, NovaNano founders with Ms. Valérie Pécresse, French Minister of Research, during the awards ceremony.

06-30-2010, Paris

Reseau Entreprendre

NovaNano founders laureates of RE Innotech Program.

Spas Balinov and Stanislaw Ostoja become laureates of the Réseau Entreprendre Innotech Program. The program aims at supporting the innovative technology companies within the entrepreneurship network.

04-24-2010, Lyon