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Global PocketQube Map: Where Our Users Are Launching From

By Harri Laitinen

Space might be borderless, but the people reaching for it come from everywhere.

At Interstellar Communication Holdings Inc., one of the most exciting things we’ve seen through the icMercury platform is just how global the PocketQube movement has become. From garage tinkerers in Argentina to university teams in Japan, from educators in Ghana to tech collectives in Estonia—our users are launching tiny satellites into orbit from every corner of the planet.

And it’s changing what space access looks like.

The PocketQube World, at a Glance

We’ve been mapping it—not just to track launches, but to celebrate a growing constellation of dreamers. Here’s a glimpse of where icMercury users are designing, building, and launching from:

Accra, Ghana: University-led STEM groups creating educational payloads

Tokyo, Japan: Precision-engineered student missions from small academic labs

Santiago, Chile: Environmental monitors designed by citizen scientists

Budapest, Hungary: Amateur radio and comms experiments led by local hobbyists

Toronto, Canada: Art-focused payloads transmitting Morse-code poems

Bangalore, India: Young engineers prototyping CubeSat-to-PocketQube transitions

Nairobi, Kenya: Community workshops building first-time missions for underrepresented youth

Berlin, Germany: Collaborative missions focused on sustainability and orbital ethics

Jakarta, Indonesia: DIY engineering collectives working with recycled components

Tartu, Estonia: High school teams integrating open-source SDRs into test payloads

And the list is growing—every week.

Why It Matters

Because this map tells a different story than traditional aerospace ever has.

This isn’t a race between nations. It’s a network of people. It’s a signal that the future of space doesn’t just belong to big agencies or billionaires—it belongs to educators, creators, and communities that have never had a chance to launch anything before.

PocketQubes lower the cost. Platforms like icMercury remove the friction. And the result? A constellation of participants who look like the world.

What the Map Doesn’t Show—but You Should Know

Behind every dot is a story.

The student who stayed late every night soldering panels in Manila. The retired engineer in Poland who finally built the satellite he dreamed of in the '80s. The school in rural South Africa that held a launch countdown party with just a speaker, a tarp, and belief.

This is not just a map of where we are. It’s a preview of where we’re going.

As Interstellar Communication Holdings Inc. heads to London this November for the 2025 Go Global Awards, we’re not just carrying a pitch deck. We’re carrying a map. And it’s dotted with proof that space isn’t elite anymore. It’s distributed. Diverse. Decentralized.

The orbit is crowded with innovation—yes. But it’s also alive with hope.

So if you’re wondering where PocketQubes are launching from, the answer is simple: Everywhere. And maybe soon—your backyard too.