EnduroSat

EnduroSat AD
TypePrivate
IndustryAerospace engineering
Founded2015; 11 years ago (2015)
FounderRaycho Raychev
Headquarters
Sofia, Bulgaria
ServicesSatellite construction and operation
Number of employees
325 (January 2026)
Websiteendurosat.com

EnduroSat AD is a Bulgarian aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Sofia. It was founded in 2015 by Raycho Raychev. The company designs, builds, and operates CubeSats and Nanosatellites for commercial and scientific missions and is developing inter-satellite linking and data applications. EnduroSat was nominated as one of the top 5 small satellite start-ups. EnduroSat is a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Missions

Date launchedMission nameDescriptionNotes
May 21, 2018EnduroSat OneFirst Bulgarian CubeSat mission. The CubeSat was developed within the Space Challenges 2018 program and aimed at raising awareness on the topic of satellite communications and popularizing amateur radio activities. It was embarked on the cargo resupply mission Cygnus CRS-9 to the ISS. It was launched from Wallops Island and was deployed on 13 July 2018 via the ISS' JEM airlock.
June 30, 2021SPARTANThe first Shared Sat mission, it consisted in a 6U CubeSat carrying a total of seven payloads. It was launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket as part of SpaceX Transporter-2 rideshare mission.
May 25, 2022Platform 1
(SharedSat 2141)		Second 6U Shared Sat mission that included an electric propulsion demonstration for Hypernova Space Technologies and the Edge computing payload from IBM. It was launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket as part of SpaceX Transporter-5 mission.
January 3, 2023Platform 2
(SharedSat 2211)		It included a space weather payload from Mission Space and two space propulsion demonstrations, one from Magdrive and one from Hypernova Space Technologies. It was launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket as part of SpaceX Transporter-6 mission.
April 15, 2023Platform 3
(Sateliot_0 Groundbreaker, 2B5GSAT)		6U demonstrator of Sateliot's announced constellation for 5G IoT connectivity in Low Earth orbit. It was launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket as part of SpaceX Transporter-7 mission.
April 15, 2023TAIFA-1Built on behalf of the Kenyan Space Agency and SayariLabs, it is a 3U cubesat equipped with a hyperspectral Earth observation camera intended to provide disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities. It was launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket as part of SpaceX Transporter-7 mission.
November 11, 2023Platform 5Shared Sat mission. No details have been released so far about the payloads hosted on this cubesats. It was launched as part of SpaceX Transporter-9 rideshare mission.
November 11, 2023OSW Cazorla3U CubeSats built for Odyssey SpaceWorks, a company specialized in operating satellites that house miniaturized R&D labs. This first satellite hosted two labs: one contained a bioreactor to grow multiple independent cultures of animal muscle tissue built by the Kaplan Lab at Tufts University, and one contained sensors made by Physical Synthesis tested in high stress environments. It was launched as part of SpaceX Transporter-9 rideshare mission.
November 11, 2023Barry (B1B2)12U demonstrator for Rogue Space Systems' constellation of orbital robots for close-up inspection and assistance. This first satellite validates a variety of hardware and software technologies, including Rogue’s Scalable Compute Platform (SCP). It was launched as part of SpaceX Transporter-9 rideshare mission.
November 11, 2023PEARL-1C, 1HTwo 6U CubeSats for Foxconn. They serve as demonstrators for their planned LEO broadband communications satellites and their beyond 5G (B5G) capabilities. They were launched on as part of SpaceX Transporter-9 rideshare mission.
21 December 2026 CTC 0 8U cubesat built for Space Telecommunications Inc. to test direct-to-device connectivity outside of the United States. It was launched as part SpaceX Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission
14 January 2025 Balkan Constellation Earth-observation satellites aiming to contribute to the European Copernicus programme.
15 March 2025BOTSAT-13U cubesat built for the Botswana International University of Science and Technology. The satellite hosts an hyperspectral sensor to gather ground composition data to support mining and agriculture businesses in the country. It was launched as part of the SpaceX Transporter-13 mission.
23 June 2025Hubble 6, 716U cubesats built for Hubble Network nicknamed Lilo and Stitch. They were launched on 23 June 2025 as paer of the SpaceX Transporter-14 mission and joined an already existing constellation of Hubble cubesats based on the Lemur-2 platform. They are meant to provide connectivity to any Bluetooth-enabled device on the ground, even those without cellular reception.
3 May 2026ICARUS 2.0Five CubeSats for a German initiative tracking animal migrations from space.
5 September 2026Platform 66U technology demonstration CubeSat launched on Isar Aerospace's second flight of the Spectrum rocket in 2026.
2027 (planned) TOLIMAN 16U space telescope
future Platform 9 To be launched on the second flight of the RFA One rocket

See also

References

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  19. ↑ "Magdrive to unleash their next-gen spacecraft propulsion via EnduroSat's Space Service". EnduroSat (Press release). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Hypernova to test cutting-edge propulsion via EnduroSat's Space Service". EnduroSat (Press release). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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  23. ↑ EnduroSat [@EnduroSat] (23 January 2023). "Our upcoming missions Taifa-1 and Platform-3 have been flawlessly integrated at the EXOpod. Scheduled for launch April 2023. Congrats to our partners, customers, and team. Special thanks to @EXOLAUNCH #spaceiscloserthanyouthink https://t.co/xxgTG8fvxB" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023 – via Twitter.
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  28. ↑ "Barry (B1B2, Laura Orbot, Orbital Robot)". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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  30. ↑ "Electronics giant, Foxconn, awards Exolaunch with contract to deploy the group's first satellites". Foxconn (Press release). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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  37. ↑ "BOTSAT-1 To Become Botswana's First Software-Defined Satellite". EnduroSat (Press release). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  38. ↑ Krebs, Gunther. "Hubble 6,7". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  39. ↑ Müller, Saskia (16 January 2026). "Talos and Endurosat are driving Icarus 2.0 forward". Munich Startup. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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  45. ↑ Jewett, Rachel (27 November 2023). "German Launcher RFA Secures Customers for Second Test Flight". Via Satellite. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
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