Satellites of Bulgaria

This is a list of satellites developed by Bulgaria.

Satellites

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Large/Micro/Cube/Nano satellites
Satellite


Developed by


Type


Launch Date


Launch Site


Launcher


Mass


Status


Note


  Bulgaria 1300


  Bulgarian Academy of Sciences


Scientific


7 August 1981


  Plesetsk Cosmodrome


  Vostok-2M


1,500 kg (3,300 lb)


Decommissioned


[1]


  BulgariaSat-1


  SSL(Space Systems Loral)


Communications


23 June 2017


  Kennedy Space Center


  Falcon 9


3,669 kg (8,089 lb)


In Service


[2]


  EnduroSat One


  EnduroSat


Educational, Amateur Radio


29 June 2018


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


1.33 kg (2.9 lb)


Decommissioned


[3]


  SPARTAN


  EnduroSat


Multi-payload


30 June 2021


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[4]


  Platform 1


  EnduroSat


Technology Demonstration


25 May 2022


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[5]


  Platform 2


  EnduroSat


Space Weather and Propulsion Demonstration


3 January 2023


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[6]


  Platform 3


  EnduroSat


5G IoT Connectivity Demonstration


15 April 2023


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[7]


  TAIFA-1


  EnduroSat


Earth Observation


15 April 2023


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


6 kg (13 lb)


In Service


Developed for Kenyan Space Agency and SayariLabs.[8]


  Platform 5


  EnduroSat


Multi-payload


11 November 2023


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[9]


  OSW Cazorla


  EnduroSat


Scientific Research and Technology Demonstration


11 November 2023


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


6 kg (13 lb)


In Service


Developed for Odyssey SpaceWorks.[10]


  Barry


  EnduroSat


Orbital Robotics Demonstration


11 November 2023


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


24 kg (53 lb)


In Service


Developed for Rogue Space Systems.[11]


  Pearl-1C, 1H


  EnduroSat


Communications


11 November 2023


  Cape Canaveral


  Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


Developed for Foxconn.[12]


   Balkan-01


  EnduroSat


Earth Observation


Mid 2024 and after


N/A


N/A


20 kg (44 lb)


Planned


Part of The Balkan Constellation project in which will be launched 120 nano/cube satellites.[13]


  ESPA


  EnduroSat/  Vyoma GmbH


Space Observation


End of 2024 and after


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


EnduroSat will built 12 ESPA microsatellites for Vyoma's Space Situational Awareness Constellation project.[14]


  BOTSAT-1


  EnduroSat/


Botswana International University of Science and Technology


Earth Observation


February 2025


  Space Launch Complex


  Falcon 9


N/A


Planned


Will be Botswana's first satellite.[15]


  Platform 6


  EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


Planned to be launched.[16]


  Platform 7


  EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


 Platform 8


  EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


  Platform 9


  EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


  Platform 10


  EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned




References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria 1300".
  2. ^ "BulgariaSat-1".
  3. ^ "Мисия ЕндуроСат Едно - Първата българска кюбсат мисия". EnduroSat One Mission (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  4. ^ Kulu, Erik. "SPARTAN". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  5. ^ Kulu, Erik. "Platform-1". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  6. ^ EnduroSat (2023-01-04). "Platform-2 is in orbit | Shared Satellite Service by EnduroSat". EnduroSat. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  7. ^ Kulu, Erik. "Platform-3". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  8. ^ "SatNOGS DB - TAIFA-1". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  9. ^ Kulu, Erik. "Platform-5". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  10. ^ "SatNOGS DB - OSW Cazorla". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  11. ^ Kulu, Erik. "Barry". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  12. ^ "PEARL 1C, 1H". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  13. ^ "The Balkan Constellation". EnduroSat. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  14. ^ EnduroSat (2023-08-09). "EnduroSat to build Vyoma's space situational awareness constellation". EnduroSat. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  15. ^ Levy, Jean (2024-07-03). "BOTSAT-1 To Become Botswana's First Software-Defined Satellite". EnduroSat. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  16. ^ Kulu, Erik. "EnduroSat - Satellite Constellation". NewSpace Index. Retrieved 2024-07-09.