Balkan 1, 2, 3

Balkan 1 [EnduroSat]

Balkan 1 is a multispectral Earth observation satellite designed and developed by European satellite infrastructure builder, EnduroSat. In June 2023, it was onboarded as an emerging Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM)

A key objective of Balkan-1 is to provide data that are complementary to observations delivered by Copernicus Sentinel-2.

Balkan 1 is a 16U CubeSat and carries a high-resolution multispectral imager with a ground resolution of 1.5 meters.

Nation: Bulgaria
Type / Application: Earth Observation
Operator: EnduroSat
Contractors: EnduroSat
Equipment:
Configuration: CubeSat (16U)
Propulsion:
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass: 32 kg
Orbit: 512 km Ũ 522 km, 97.44° (#1); 502 km Ũ 511 km, 97.41° (#2); 591 km Ũ 598 km, 97.76° (#3)
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Balkan 1 2025-009C 14.01.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with MBZ-SAT, W-Series 2, Garai A, SIGI 1, FGN-100 d1, Pelican 2, ICEYE X41, X42, X44, X45, Lyra 1, Firefly 1, 2, 3, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 1, ŅuSat 45, NORSAT 4, Jay C, D1, D2, SkyBee A01, ION-SCV 014, 016, Sedna 2, LOGSATS 2 PoSAT 2, Skylink 1, 2, HADES R, Hydra T, HYPE-AGH, POQUITO, PROMETHEUS 1, Impulse 2, Bluebon, FossaSat 2E20, Ray 1.0, Balkan 1, GESat GEN1, PAUSAT 1, Centauri 7, 8, SatGus, SATurnin 1, BRO 16, Edison 1, FOREST 3, AE1c, AE1d, Buzzer 1, Connecta-IoT 5, ..., 8, Elevation 1, OTTER, SCOT, TROLL, AlAinSat 1, ANSER L-S, Flock-4g 1, ..., 36, FUSION 1, InnoCubE, IRIS F2, F3, Lemur-2 197, ..., 202, LIME, PARUS T1, HCT-Sat 1, TechEdSat 22, Veery 0F, FossaSat 2E18, 2E19
Balkan 2 2026-100AW 03.05.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with CAS500 2, Pelican 7, 8, 9, EarthDaily 2, ..., 7, ICEYE X78, X82, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 7, 10, ..., 15, Lynk Tower 7, 8, Drishti, Eycore 1, JEN 1, Jackal 0004, Balkan 2, BusanSat, BRO 21, FOREST 16, ..., 19, Helios, Selene, QUBE 2, Hydra 3, PEARL 1A, 1B, Raven, BSLT 3, FrontierSat, Gemini-Pollux, NuLink 1, 2, SNAPPY
Balkan 3 2026-156AL 05.07.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with CAS500 4, Pelican 11, EarthDaily 8, ICEYE X77, X79, X80, X81, GRUS 3A, ..., 3G, MISR-D 1, 2, Hyperion GR1, Argonaut Demo, FireSat 1, 2, 3, Pirx 1, Kita 36, 53, Anduril-216, ION-SCV 023, Lusíada 5, 6, 7, Balkan 3, GHGSat C16, C17, Centauri 9, GRITSS, LEONAV 1, SCION-X, BRO 31, CuBy 1, ..., 5, Replicator 2, Deloitte 4, 5, 6, GENIEedge P-Body, RAFS Cubesat, CloudCT Precursor, CyberCUBE, FossaSat 2E26, IPOS-TDSM, KOYO, MAVERIC, MARMOTSat, Sentinel 1, SUCHAI 4, TOM 1, 2, 3, BOHR, Kostka, Marina, ET 001A, ..., 001D, SPEAR 1A, 1B, 1C, Lemur-2 259, ..., 263, Nova 1, Oasis Alpha, Posidōnia, R5 S9

Launch Sites:

  • Va =   Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA   USA

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