Astronomy:Balkan Constellation

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Short description: European satellite constellation for Earth observation
Balkan Constellation
ManufacturerEnduroSat
Country of originBulgaria Bulgaria
European Union European Union
23px European Space Agency
Websitewww.endurosat.com/projects/the-balkan-constellation/
Production
Launched2
Maiden launch14 January 2025

The Balkan Constellation is a satellite constellation of multispectral Earth observation satellites developed by the Bulgarian company EnduroSat[1][2][3][4] with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA).[5][6] The constellation focuses on orbital monitoring of the environment, land use, agriculture, forests, coasts, and infrastructure across the Balkans and the EU.[7][8] In 2023, the Balkan Constellation was selected as one of the Copernicus Contributing Missions (CCMs) providing data to the EU's Copernicus Programme.[9][10] The first satellite of the constellation, Balkan-1, was launched in January 2025.[11][1][5][12][13][14]

Balkan Constellation satellites[12]
Name COSPAR ID Satellite bus Launch date Launch vehicle Flight
Balkan-1 2025-009C 16U CubeSat 14 January 2025 Falcon 9 Transporter-12
Balkan-2 2026-100H 6U CubeSat 3 May 2026 Falcon 9 CAS500-2 rideshare mission

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kulu, Erik. "Balkan-1" (in en). https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/balkan-1.html. 
  2. ↑ "The BALKAN Constellation - Copernicus contribution mission with regional impact". 2023. https://iafastro.directory/iac/archive/browse/IAC-23/B4/4/79001/. 
  3. ↑ "Сателитът Balkan 1 на българската EnduroSat отива в Космоса" (in bg-BG). https://businessnovinite.bg/bg-biznes/satelitat-balkan-1-na-balgarskata-endurosat-otiva-v-kosmosa.html. 
  4. ↑ Galoforo, Germana (2026-02-13). "Piccole costellazioni crescono" (in it-IT). https://www.globalscience.it/67053/piccole-costellazioni-crescono/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Balkan-1 to bring AI-powered technologies to Copernicus – Rapid Response Desk". https://www.rapidresponse.copernicus.eu/balkan-1-to-bring-ai-powered-technologies-to-copernicus/. 
  6. ↑ "Implementation - Edge SpAIce" (in en-US). 2024-02-28. https://edgespaice.eu/implementation/. 
  7. ↑ "CIRA Space Qualification Center Strengthens Its Decade-Long Collaboration with EnduroSat" (in en-US). https://www.cira.it/en/news-archive/cira-space-qualification-center-strengthens-its-decade-long-collaboration-with-endurosat/. 
  8. ↑ "The first of 120: What the Bulgarian Balkan-1 nanosatellite looks like and what it can do" (in en-US). 2025-01-15. https://h512.com/digest/endurosat-balkan-constellation-nanosatellite-dc06/. 
  9. ↑ "EU, ESA pick Bulgaria-founded Endurosat's Balkan Constellation". SeeNews. 23 June 2023. https://seenews.com/news/eu-esa-pick-bulgaria-founded-endurosats-balkan-constellation-1231650. 
  10. ↑ Faleti, Joshua (2023-06-20). "EnduroSat Joins EU and ESA's Copernicus Contributing Missions" (in en-US). https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/endurosat-joins-eu-and-esas-copernicus-contributing-missions/. 
  11. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "Spacecraft information: BALKAN-1" (in en). https://in-the-sky.org///spacecraft.php?id=62611. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Balkan 1" (in en). https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/balkan-1.htm. 
  13. ↑ Еconomic.bg (2025-01-15). "Balkan-1 пише история: Първият от 120-те български спътници е вече в Космоса" (in bg). https://www.economic.bg/bg/a/view/balkan-1-pishe-istorija-pyrvijat-ot-120-te-bylgarski-spytnici-na-enduro-sat-e-veche-v-kosmosa. 
  14. ↑ "EnduroSat Nanosatellite Launched on Balkan-1 Mission" (in en). https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/814607-endurosat-nanosatellite-launched-on-balkan-1-mission. 

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