Update:2025.04.04
Kyutech is again the World No. 1 academic operator of small satellites for 8 years in a row accoding to the “Smallsats by the Numbers 2025” reported by BryceTech, one of the world-famous analytics and engineering firm for science and technology including space technology.
Kyutech has been a leading institution for academic small satellite projects such as “BIRDS Projects” and “Student Satellite Projects” and industry-academia satellite collaborations; and will continue to endeavor to contribute academic space technology advancement in the world.
In addition, three satellites are scheduled to be launched this year.
| 1st place | Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan) 22units |
| 2nd place | Technical University of Berlin (Germany) 17units |
| 3rd place | Southwestern State University (USA) 14units |
| 4th place | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (USA) 13units |
| 5th place | Boston University (USA) 10units Tsinghua University (China) 10units Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) 10units |
Smallsats by the Numbers 2025
The number of smallsats operated by academic institutions
