Internet of things ( IoT ) start - up Fleet Space Technologies has announced launch plans for its first two low - Earth orbit nano - satellites , Centauri I and II , later this year . The launch is due to take place in August. The 100 kg , shoebox - sized satellites are part of a planned constellation of 100 satellites set to provide connection to the 10 million sensors expected to be deployed across the globe over the next decade .
Internet of things ( IoT ) start - up Fleet Space Technologies has announced launch plans for its first two low - Earth orbit nano - satellites , Centauri I and II , later this year . The 100 kg , shoebox - sized satellites are part of a planned constellation of 100 satellites set to provide connection to the 10 million sensors expected to be deployed across the globe over the next decade .