Satellites of Bulgaria

This is a list of satellites developed by Bulgaria.

Satellites

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 build 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

  1. ^ Serafimov, K.; Chapkanov, S.; Gogoshev, M.; Kutiev, I.; Gousheva, M.; Ivanova, T.; Petkov, N.; Samardjiev, T.; Sargoichev, S.; Balebanov, V.; Podgorni, I. (May 1983). "Bulgaria 1300". Acta Astronautica. 10 (5): 263–268. doi:10.1016/0094-5765(83)90075-9.
  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.