The Spanish Air and Space Force relies on Alén Space technology for the AGASAT project

September 17, 2025

The General Air and Space Academy (AGA) has selected Alén Space technology for its AGASAT project. This initiative marks a milestone for the AGA, with the objective of placing an educational 3U CubeSat into orbit, enabling its students to carry out their first space manoeuvres. The Spanish company’s DARA OBC has been selected as the satellite’s on-board computer (OBC), one of the key components in any space mission. The unit is already in production and is scheduled for delivery in the coming weeks.

The AGASAT project has a strong educational focus and was born within the AGA, the military academy of the Spanish Air and Space Force that trains future officers at the San Javier Air Base (Murcia). The AGA team, in collaboration with the Spanish National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA), is responsible for the satellite design, as well as the assembly, integration, and verification phases.

As part of the Academy’s training programme, a dedicated classroom focused on space has been created, allowing students to take an active role in the construction and deployment of a 3U CubeSat in low Earth orbit (LEO). The launch is scheduled to take place within PLD Space’s Miura 5 PARK initiative.

DARA OBC brings multiple advantages to this type of project: it enables customers to integrate their own on-board software (OBSW), offers highly configurable interfaces, and incorporates an inertial measurement unit (IMU), making it a robust and versatile system.

Alén Space’s participation in the AGASAT project reinforces its presence in programmes that combine innovation, education and technological development, underlining its role in strengthening an increasingly solid space ecosystem in Spain.