Balkan-1 Spacecraft

Balkan-1
Balkan-1
Balkan-1
Balkan-1
Balkan-1
Balkan-1
Satellite Balkan-1
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 16U
Status not launched, expected in 2025
Launcher Falcon 9, (Transporter-12)
Entity name EnduroSat
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Headquarters Bulgaria
Manufacturer AIVT by EnduroSat
Operator EnduroSat
Oneliner

The pilot mission for the Balkan Constellation.

Description

The Balkan Constellation represents a significant step in EnduroSat’s mission to make space data universally accessible. Balkan-1 is a 16U NanoSat, equipped with a state-of-the-art multispectral camera. Its onboard deep neural network processing capabilities will enable new use cases in imagery analytics. The Balkan Constellation will provide EU with unprecedented revisit times, real-time cloud-based monitoring services, and AI-powered detection capabilities. The space data provided by these satellites will accelerate access to maritime surveillance, humanitarian aid, ecological support, and environmental monitoring.

Balkan-1 is part of the Balkan Sentinel Program and EU Copernicus Contributing Missions. The program goal is to deliver unprecedented revisit times, real-time cloud-based monitoring, and AI-powered detection capabilities. Equipped with a state-of-the-art multispectral camera and onboard deep neural network processing, this satellite is designed to push further imagery analytics. Its data will support critical applications: maritime surveillance, humanitarian aid, ecological protection, and environmental monitoring—accelerating decisions that make a difference.

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Last modified: 2025-01-13

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