Startup · Spain
Alén Space
HQ Nigrán, SpainFounded 201951-200 employeesUpdated
We provide services for the development of end-to-end missions and cutting-edge technology for the manufacturing of small satellites.
Funding2 rounds · ~$1.1M
- Equity raised
- ~$1.1M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- ~$1.1MSeries A · Dec 11, 2019
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2019 | Series A | ~$1.1M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- Series A~$1.1MDec 11, 2019
- GrantUndisclosedMar 14, 2019
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems9
- GS-KITS-band ground-station equipment kit for low-Earth-orbit satellite communications.
- Mission Control Software (MCS)Software for satellite commanding, telemetry, and ground-station scheduling.
- Multi-App PayloadTOTEM payload configuration combining multiple applications on a software-defined radio platform.
- S-Band TransceiverSatellite feeder-link transceiver based on Alén Space software-defined radio technology.
- SDR-RACK S-BANDS-band ground-station transceiver system for satellite communications.
- SDR-RACK UHF, VHF AND S-BANDGround-station transceiver system for UHF, VHF, and S-band communications.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Provides end-to-end mission development and small satellite manufacturing with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Provides end-to-end mission development and small satellite manufacturing with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Aarón Nercellas | co-founder |
| Guillermo Lamelas Nogueira | CEO & Co-founder |
| Alberto González | CTO |
| Diego Nodar | COO |
| Guillermo Lamelas | CEO |
Sources14
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Profile3
- 1
Alén Space · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“We provide services for the development of end-to-end missions and cutting-edge technology for the manufacturing of small satellites.”
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PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 81)”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Spain", "hq_iso2": "ES", "id": "ab029d23-6c7a-424e-9472-4b53a7efa6da"}”
Systems8
- 4
Alén Space · Supports System
“Small Satellite Platforms The platforms developed by Alén Space reflect the extensive experience of our team in the **manufacture of small satellites under the CubeSat standard.**”
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Alén Space · Supports System
“TOTEM](https://alen.space/products/totem-sdr/) Software Defined Radio”
- 6
Alén Space · Supports System
“The GS-Kit (S-Band) from Alén Space brings together all the elements needed to **set up your own ground station for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites**.”
- 7
Alén Space · Supports System
“The SDR-Rack UHF, VHF and S-Band is developed as a **ground station transceiver for the VHF and UHF bands**, as well as it integrates the SDRs and frontends necessary for communications with small satellites in these bands.”
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Alén Space · Supports System
“The SDR-Rack S-Band is a ground station transceiver **for different space operation frequency bands**, which integrates the SDR and the frontends necessary for **communications with satellites in these bands**.”
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Alén Space · Supports System
“Alén Space’s **Mission Control Software (MCS)** is a powerful, user-friendly platform that enables you to telecommand your satellite, receive telemetry, plan passes, and book ground stations, all in one place.”
- 10
Alén Space · Supports System
“The TOTEM Multi-App payload configuration can include **several applications (ADS-B, AIS, feeder link, spectrum monitoring…)** on a single SDR motherboard, with multiple piggyback frontends.”
- 11
Alén Space · Supports System
“The high data rate (S-Band) transceiver, **based on Alén Space’s SDR technology**, is a **feeder link** transceiver for small satellites.”
Funding1
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LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role
“funding round: Series A, 2019-12-11, EUR 1,000,000”
People2
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Alén Space · Supports Role
“Aarón Nercellas, co-founder of Alén Space, has presented this Friday the first results of TOTEM, the communications payload designed and developed by the Alén Space team, currently at space on board of the Lume-1 nanosatellite.”
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