Alba Orbital is a European pico-satellite company based in Glasgow, United Kingdom specialising in PocketQube satellites technology and launch
Location: United Kingdom, Scotland, Glasgow
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2012
Investors 6
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Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.09.2025 | Report: Glasgow Space Cluster Attracts £208M Enterprise Value | The Digital Economy team at Glasgow City Council has published a new spotlight report on Glasgow’s Space Tech Cluster – the second instalment in its Why Glasgow? series – setting out the city region’s growing strengths across satellite manu... |
| 11.09.2025 | Scotland Risks Losing Space Launch Lead, Warn MPs | Scotland’s ‘first mover advantage’ in orbital launch is in danger of being lost due to fierce international competition and a relative lack of public investment, according to a new report from the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee... |
| 11.09.2024 | Scotland's Space Odyssey: A New Era Begins | Scotland is reaching for the stars. The West of Scotland Space Cluster has launched, marking a pivotal moment in the UK’s space landscape. This new initiative is not just a collection of companies; it’s a vibrant ecosystem. It’s a symphony ... |
| 10.09.2024 | West of Scotland Space Cluster Launches | The West of Scotland Space Cluster, the newest addition to the UK’s ecosystem of regional space clusters, has been launched today. The region is a key hub in the Scottish space sector, operating at the forefront of a European revolution in ... |
| 28.02.2024 | Scottish ‘Rubik’s-cube-sized’ Satellites to Help Global Connectivity | Alba Orbital, the Glasgow-based satellite company, closed a deal with Turkish space startup Hello Space, to launch four ‘rubik’s-cube-sized’ satellites into space via Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket. The collaboration stems from the success of He... |
| 16.05.2022 | Alba’s 3D printed deployers used to launch four more PocketQubes | Alba Orbital, a Scotland-based PocketQube satellite manufacturer, has successfully completed its second launch mission of 2022 with the help of its 3D printed nanosatellite deployers. Hitching a ride on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket, the fir... |
| 15.02.2022 | 3D printed ‘AlbaPods’ deploy satellites in orbit after SpaceX launch | Scottish aerospace firm Alba Orbital has announced the successful use of its PocketQube launchers to fire several miniature satellites into orbit. 3D printed entirely from CRP Technology’s Windform XT 2.0 composite, Alba Orbital’s low-cost ... |
| 24.09.2021 | 5 of the Coolest Space Companies Innovating in Scotland | Scotland has a rich history of manufacturing and engineering, with Glasgow once famed as the ‘Second City of the Empire’ due to its ship building industry. While the city’s glory days in this regard may have passed, Glasgow, and the nation ... |
| 18.08.2021 | Rocket Lab : to Launch Four PocketQube Satellites for Alba Orbital | Rocket Lab, a leading launch provider and space systems company, today announced it has signed a rideshare agreement with Scottish / American PocketQube satellite manufacturer, Alba Orbital, to launch a cluster of small satellites designed ... |
| 13.05.2021 | Alba Orbital’s mission to image the Earth every 15 minutes brings in $3.4M seed round | Orbital imagery is in demand, and if you think having daily images of everywhere on Earth is going to be enough in a few years, you need a lesson in ambition. Alba Orbital is here to provide it with its intention to provide Earth observatio... |
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