CC-BY-NC-NDIlić, DamirIlić-Kosanović, TatjanaMilošević, Isidora2024-01-242024-01-242023978-86-6305-136-22620-0597https://mksm.tfbor.bg.ac.rs/downloads/2023/IMCSM_2023_Book_of_proceedings_Issue_1.pdfhttps://repozitorijum.tfbor.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5812This paper aims to provide a brief retrospective of the possibilities of both small satellites and HAPS platforms and to answer the question of which solution would have the more significant potential for possible application in the near future. The paper provides a theoretical framework to consider the possibilities of applying both solutions. In order to conduct the analysis, the analytical hierarchical process was used. Decisions were made based on key criteria that have a significant impact on the applicability of the systems. The study showed that HAPS platforms represent a system that offers greater application possibilities compared to small satellites in the near future. The reason is based on the fact that, with further advances in technology, HAPS platforms have the potential to represent a genuinely multipurpose system capable of successfully performing a wide range of missions at relatively low costs.enSatellitesSmall satellitesHAPSAHP methodUsabilityconferenceObject