Alba Orbital

Satellite manufacturing company Alba OrbitalTypeLimited companyIndustrySatellite ManufactureFounded5 October 2012 Headquarters Glasgow, United KingdomKey peopleTom WalkinshawProductsPocketqube Platforms and ComponentsWebsitewww.albaorbital.com Alba Orbital is a Scottish aerospace company that designs and manufactures PocketQube satellites and satellite deployers. History The company was founded by Tom Walkinshaw in 2012. The company is headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2021, Alba Orbital participated in the startup accelerator program Y Combinator, located in Silicon Valley, United States. They raised US$3.4 million after completing the program. Earth Observation In 2025, Alba Orbital began releasing Earth observation imagery collected by its Unicorn-2 satellite constellation. Products The company has developed two satellite platforms. The Unicorn-1 platform is a 1P (5cm x 5cm x 5cm) PocketQube demonstration satellite. The Unicorn-2 platform, is a 3P Earth observation satellite (5cm x 5cm x 15cm). The company has also developed two spacecraft deployers. The Albapod 6P can carry up to 6 PocketQube satellites. The 96P deployer can carry up to 96 individual satellites supporting