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Satellites of Bulgaria

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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 Bulgaria 1300


Bulgaria Bulgarian Academy of Sciences


Scientific


7 August 1981


Soviet Union Plesetsk Cosmodrome


Soviet Union Vostok-2M


1,500 kg (3,300 lb)


Decommissioned


[1]


Bulgaria BulgariaSat-1


United States SSL(Space Systems Loral)


Communications


23 June 2017


United States Kennedy Space Center


United States Falcon 9


3,669 kg (8,089 lb)


In Service


[2]


Bulgaria EnduroSat One


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Educational, Amateur Radio


29 June 2018


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


1.33 kg (2.9 lb)


Decommissioned


[3]


Bulgaria SPARTAN


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Multi-payload


30 June 2021


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[4]


Bulgaria Platform 1


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Technology Demonstration


25 May 2022


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[5]


Bulgaria Platform 2


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Space Weather and Propulsion Demonstration


3 January 2023


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[6]


Bulgaria Platform 3


Bulgaria EnduroSat


5G IoT Connectivity Demonstration


15 April 2023


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[7]


Kenya TAIFA-1


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Earth Observation


15 April 2023


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


6 kg (13 lb)


In Service


Developed for Kenyan Space Agency and SayariLabs.[8]


Bulgaria Platform 5


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Multi-payload


11 November 2023


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


[9]


United States OSW Cazorla


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Scientific Research and Technology Demonstration


11 November 2023


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


6 kg (13 lb)


In Service


Developed for Odyssey SpaceWorks.[10]


United States Barry


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Orbital Robotics Demonstration


11 November 2023


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


24 kg (53 lb)


In Service


Developed for Rogue Space Systems.[11]


Taiwan Pearl-1C, 1H


Bulgaria EnduroSat


Communications


11 November 2023


United States Cape Canaveral


United States Falcon 9


12 kg (26 lb)


In Service


Developed for Foxconn.[12]


Bulgaria European UnionBalkan-01


Bulgaria 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]


European Union ESPA


Bulgaria EnduroSat/Germany 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]


Botswana BOTSAT-1


Bulgaria EnduroSat/


Botswana International University of Science and Technology


Earth Observation


February 2025


United States Space Launch Complex


United States Falcon 9


N/A


Planned


Will be Botswana's first satellite.[15]


Bulgaria Platform 6


Bulgaria EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


Planned to be launched.[16]


Bulgaria Platform 7


Bulgaria EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


BulgariaPlatform 8


Bulgaria EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


Bulgaria Platform 9


Bulgaria EnduroSat


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Planned


Bulgaria Platform 10


Bulgaria 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.