From Desk to Orbit — And Beyond!
FloatSat (Floating Satellite) is a comprehensive training and development platform designed for both academic institutions and professional organizations. It provides a complete, hands-on environment to simulate the full lifecycle of a satellite mission, enabling you to gain real-world experience in the design, integration, and operation of small satellite systems.
Space Technology Training
We are developing hands-on training programs in space technologies, enabling students, researchers, and professionals to gain the skills needed to design, build, and operate real satellite systems. Our programs are supported by custom-designed training kits and hardware, allowing participants to learn using real-world components and systems.
Open Satellite Platform
Our open, modular platform builds on space-proven hardware and software. It enables rapid satellite development, making it easier for academic and commercial teams to bring their missions to life. Whether you’re prototyping in the lab or preparing for orbit, our platform is built for accessibility, scalability, and collaboration.
From Desk to Orbit
Our vision is to support your journey from idea to launch. Whether you’re building your first CubeSat or planning a scalable mission — our concept combines tools, knowledge, hardware, and mentorship to help take you all the way to orbit — and beyond!
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Space Technology Training
Online Seminars
Satellite Development Hardware
Custom Solutions
FloatSat Solutions
Development Kit
The FloatSat development kit provides a powerful, hands-on learning experience in satellite design and operations. Equipped with sensors, actuators, and subsystems modeled after real satellites, the platform allows users to modify ready-made code, write their own code, control satellite behavior, and simulate mission scenarios. The included software stack forms the basis of actual flight-proven satellite missions, ensuring realistic and industry-relevant training.
Complete Guide and Seminars
Each FloatSat kit is accompanied by a full suite of professional-grade teaching materials — including detailed lecture content and presentation slides — designed for immediate use in classrooms and workshops. Our experienced instructors are also available to deliver live or virtual seminars, offering in-depth guidance and support to educators and learners alike.
Space Proven System
Backed by deep experience in satellite research and academic–industry collaboration, we are developing end-to-end hardware concepts for small satellite missions. Whether you’re prototyping or preparing for launch, our space-proven components and software systems — envisioned for future purchase or rental — are designed to help take your CubeSat from your desk to orbit.
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Join the global FloatSat community today!
Our educational FloatSat kit is already empowering students and young professionals across six continents by providing practical, hands-on training in satellite mission development.
About Us
We are focused on making satellite development accessible, educational, and scalable. Our mission is to bridge the gap between the lab and space by offering modular development platforms, expert-led training and hardware kits that make real satellite missions possible for everyone.
Atheel Redah
is the creator of the FloatSat concept and has been developing educational platforms for aerospace applications for more than a decade. His work includes lecturing, supervising student research projects and theses, and leading various aerospace-related projects, primarily in the field of autonomous satellite rendezvous and docking.
Muhammad Faisal
is an electrical engineer specializing in reliable real-time systems. He has contributed significantly to the FloatSat concept. He is heavily involved in teaching and supervises students in lectures, exercises, and their final theses. Currently, he is working on artificial intelligence–based attitude control for small satellite
Tom Baumann
is a satellite systems engineer specializing in attitude determination and control systems (ADCS). He has been involved in several small satellite missions as project manager and systems engineer with particular focus on the implementation, verification and test activities of ADCS systems.
Alexander Hilgarth
is an electrical engineer and works now for more than a decade in the field of aerospace information technologies. He set up a prototyping lab which was later also used by the INNOcube-team for satellite integration. His research interests are structural health monitoring and femto-satellites.
Sergio Montenegro
is professor of Aerospace Information Technology and launched the FloatSat concept for university teaching. His research interests include real-time operating systems and dependable systems. His real-time operating system RODOS is used in numerous real space missions.