ZiaSat

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ZiaSat is a U.S.-based start-up that aims to manufacture small satellites using plug-and-play, commercial-off-the-shelf hardware. They currently hold an exclusive license agreement for North America for the TUBSAT technology developed out of the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. They (and their German partners) have proven that satellites can be manufactured for 1/100th the cost (or less) than current US conventional manufacturers and that the development time can take only a few weeks instead of years. It was founded by three former aerospace start-up entrepreneurs (two of them former military officers) in order to disrupt the satellite industry by saving taxpayers millions of dollars while at the same time enjoying a comfortable margin.