--- eventsindex_id: EI-07097 slug: small-satellites-services-international-forum title: Small Satellites & Services International Forum title_alt: - SSSIF - SSSIF Malaga canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/small-satellites-services-international-forum.html next_edition_dates: 2027-02-16 to 2027-02-18 next_edition_year: 2027 date_start: '2027-02-16' date_end: '2027-02-18' venue: Hotel NH Malaga city: Malaga country: Spain organiser: DHV Technology organiser_url: https://sssif.com/ b2b: true vector: sector: - space-tech audience: - industry - technology - researcher - startup format: - forum - conference purpose: - networking - content - deal-making geography_scope: - international season: winter meta_description: 'SSSIF 2027, 16-18 February at Hotel NH Malaga: the small satellites and services international forum, 8th edition, for smallsat designers and suppliers.' editorial_take: The smallsat community's compact winter meeting in Malaga, hosted by a solar panel manufacturer, which tells you how close it stays to the hardware. generated_by: cowork-vertical-build last_verified: '2026-07-29' schema_version: v8.0 language: en --- # Small Satellites & Services International Forum > *Three days in Malaga for the small satellite community: designers, engineers, scientists, component suppliers and launch providers, in a single-venue forum format.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | HOST | EDITION | |---|---|---|---| | 16–18 February 2027 | Hotel NH Malaga | DHV Technology | 8th edition | ## Definition The Small Satellites & Services International Forum, known as SSSIF, is an annual forum dedicated to the small satellite sector, held in Malaga in southern Spain. The 2027 edition, the eighth, runs from 16 to 18 February at the Hotel NH Malaga. It is hosted by DHV Technology, the Malaga-based manufacturer of solar panels for small satellites, and gathers designers, engineers, scientists, developers, component suppliers and launch providers working on satellites at the smaller end of the mass range. ## What SSSIF is for Small satellites have their own supply chain, their own economics and their own failure modes, and they are poorly served by the large space exhibitions where they are one category among many. SSSIF exists to put that specific community in one hotel for three days. The format is deliberately compact: presentations, exhibiting booths and unstructured time, with the whole cohort circulating together rather than dispersing across a fairground. That size is the point, and it is what distinguishes the forum from Space Tech Expo Europe or the IAC. ## Who attends - Small satellite platform designers and mission engineers - Component and subsystem suppliers, particularly power, propulsion, avionics and communications - Launch providers offering rideshare and dedicated small launch - University and research programme teams flying cubesats and nanosats - Startups building constellations or in-orbit services - Spanish and southern European space cluster participants ## What the programme covers Sessions run across satellite design and platforms, subsystems and components, launch access, ground segment and operations, and the service and application layer that the satellites exist to support. Presentations come largely from practitioners describing missions and hardware rather than from executives describing strategy, which suits an audience whose questions are usually about qualification, radiation tolerance and delivery time. ## Why Malaga The forum is hosted by DHV Technology, whose solar panel production for small satellites sits in the Malaga technology park. Andalusia has built a small aerospace cluster around Seville and Malaga, and the forum both serves and advertises it. The February slot, in a coastal city with mild winters, is not an accident either: it is a practical draw for a European audience. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Is SSSIF an industry or an academic event? Mixed, weighted to industry practitioners. University cubesat teams are a visible part of the audience, and there is a student ticket, but the programme centres on companies building and flying hardware. ### How large is the forum? Small by design, hosted in a hotel rather than an exhibition centre. Attendance figures are not published by the organiser. ### Is it the same as the US SmallSat conferences? No. The North American small satellite conferences serve their own market and are considerably larger. SSSIF is the compact European gathering, with a Spanish and southern European centre of gravity. ## The host: DHV Technology DHV Technology manufactures solar panels for small satellites from its base in the Malaga technology park and hosts the forum, which keeps the event unusually close to the hardware supply chain it serves. --- ## Editorial take *The smallsat community's compact winter meeting in Malaga, hosted by a solar panel manufacturer, which tells you how close it stays to the hardware.* ## How to register and what it costs Tickets are sold through the forum website, with several ticket types including a reduced student rate. Exhibiting booths, speaking slots and sponsorship packages are offered separately and are quoted by the organiser. Prices for the 2027 edition are published in the tickets section of the site. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### When and where does the 2027 edition take place? 16 to 18 February 2027 at the Hotel NH Malaga, Malaga, Spain. ### Is there a student rate? Yes. The organiser lists a student ticket alongside the standard categories. ### What language is the forum in? English, with an international audience despite the Spanish host and location. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://sssif.com/ | | Host company | https://dhvtechnology.com/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-07-29 **Next review:** 2026-12-15 **Notes:** Attendance figures are not published by the organiser and are deliberately omitted. Ticket pricing for the 2027 edition is listed in the site's ticket section rather than in the programme material. **Variables:** 36/58 **Concept definition:** applicable