A group of engineers in Medellin, Colombia are building low-cost nanosatellites in order to provide real-time terrestrial observation data at an affordable price.<br /><br /> Nanosatellites are able to fly at lower orbits and can provide more images in less time and in more detail than bigger models.<br /><br /> Julián Arenas, CTO & Co-founder of Ideatech, the company behind these nanosatellites counts the cost.<br /><br /> “Conventional satellites, built by huge companies, can cost between 50 and 100 million dollars. A single nanosatellite, with launching included, costs 350,000 dollars. Keeping it in orbit will cost between 500,000 and 600,000 dollars for one year’s mission.”<br /><br /> The technology found within the satellites made by the Ideatech company include the very same found within a smartphone’s sensors. But the project has a wider aim.<br /><br /> “By assembling a satellite we can teach science to children from primary to secondary school up to University level. Such as biology, physics, chemistry, and maths. We can tea
