Prince Albert of Monaco visited the Orbital Solutions Monaco facility where he saw OSM-1 CICERO, the GeoOptics nanosatellite scheduled for launch in June 2020 on an Arianespace Vega rocket.

Orbital Solutions Monaco paid for and built the six-unit cubesat based on the Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems design. In return, OSM will share in revenues generated by GeoOptics’ weather satellite fleet.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...