Glasgow firm Alba Orbital ready to launch tiny satellite into outer space

A Small Scots start-up company is about to launch its own satellite into space – which is the size of a drinks can. Alba Orbital, based in Glasgow, has created the cuboid shaped satellite to be used to monitor aeroplanes. And after a year’s development, they are ready to see it launched into space on the back of a Russian rocket early next year. The satellite – which is no bigger than a can of Coke – is the smallest of its kind made in the UK, and will be deployed in a pod, before blasting out into the darkness of the solar system. More

(Source: Glasgow Evening Times - Oct 23)