EOS SAT-1

EOS SAT-1
Mission typeEarth observation
COSPAR ID2023-001AW
SATCAT no.55053
Websiteeos.com/eossat/
Mission duration3 years, 10 months and 4 days
(in progress)
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerDragonfly Aerospace
Launch mass176.64 kg (389.4 lb)
Dimensions1130.3 х 1390 х 821 mm
Start of mission
Launch date3 January 2023, 14:56:09 (2023-01-03UTC14:56:09Z) UTC
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude516 km
Apogee altitude537 km
Inclination97.496 degrees
Period95.15 min (1 h 35 min 09 s)

EOS SAT-1 is an optical Earth observation satellite for agricultural land monitoring by EOS Data Analytics, a satellite imagery analytics provider. The space optics instrument and satellite manufacturer Dragonfly Aerospace built the satellite and equipped it with two high-resolution DragonEye cameras. It is the first satellite within the planned EOS SAT agriculture-focused satellite constellation.

Overview

EOS SAT-1 is developed for EOS Data Analytics, a US-Ukrainian company founded by Max Polyakov. It is the first satellite within the company's planned constellation EOS SAT. It will have a daily imaging capacity of up to 1 million square kilometers and capture imagery in 11 agri-related spectral bands. Satellite cameras will produce panchromatic and multispectral images.

Satellite constellation

Once fully operational, the seven small optical EOS SAT satellites will cover up to 100% of the countries with the largest cropland and forest areas, 98.5% of such lands worldwide. The satellite constellation will monitor up to 12 million square kilometers daily.

History

The satellite was launched on 3 January 2023, on the SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) and launched 114 spacecraft into orbit, including the EOS SAT-1 satellite. Since the launch into low Earth orbit, the EOS SAT-1 satellite has established contact and sent telemetry and data on the status of its systems to Earth.

Specifications

View of the earth from EOS SAT-1

A single EOS SAT-1 satellite scene covers a territory that is 42 km in width and can be over 1000 km in length. The altitude of the satellite's sun-synchronous orbit is 520–560 km.

Orbit average power: 140 W.

Design lifetime: 5–7 years.

Mass: 176.6400 kg.

Bus voltage: 24.5 — 33.6 V.

GSD (ground sample distance), resolution:

Swath width: double optical payload with a 44 km swath width for an altitude of 500 km.

Spectral bands — 11 agri-related bands:

See also

References

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  8. ↑ Elizabeth, Howell (2 January 2023). "Watch SpaceX launch 1st rocket of 2023 with EOS SAT-1 and 113 other satellites today!". Space.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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