India’s state-run space agency ISRO, will launch Adelaide-based space startup Fleet Space Technologies’ first nanosatellite, Centauri I that weighs less than 22 pounds, and is roughly the size of a shoebox. The launch aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will begin Fleet’s planned 100-nanosatellite global constellation. Its first satellite will establish a global network that will connect the world’s sensors and devices, for free. The second nanosatellite will launch on Spaceflight’s SSO-A mission; Spaceflight has a contract to launch a collection of small satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California no earlier than the second half of 2018.
“It’s a huge milestone to have secured our first satellite launches with incredible organizations. We’re thrilled to work alongside some of the world’s leading space innovators to help transform industries down on Earth,” said Fleet Space Technologies’ co-founder and CEO, Flavia Tata Nardini.
Fleet says that nanosatellite technology is ushering in unprecedented connectivity at a fraction of the cost of large scale, multinational space exploration projects, with lean manufacturing capabilities, simpler technologies and smaller payloads.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
