VIREON

VIREON
ManufacturerUnited Kingdom AAC Clyde Space
Production
Operational2
Maiden launch30 March 2026, 11:02 UTC
Related spacecraft
Launch vehicleFalcon 9

VIREON is a British constellation of Earth observation satellites developed by the Glasgow-based company AAC Clyde Space with the support of the UK Space Agency (UKSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). VIREON's goal is to provide near-real time images monitoring crops, forests, and water resources for increasing productivity and reducing environmental impact of agriculture, forestry, and land management. The first satellites of the constellation, two 16U CubeSats, were launched to low Earth orbit in March 2026 on the Transporter-16 mission of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Three Glasgow Satellites Successfully Deployed In Major SpaceX Launch | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation". 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
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  4. ↑ "ESA InCubed and UKSA fund five Earth Observation projects – ESA Φ-lab". Retrieved 2026-04-17.
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  6. 1 2 "Seven missions launched to test optimised data transfer from space". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  7. ↑ "AAC Clyde Space begins integration of first satellite in VIREON™ Earth Observation constellation". Satellite Evolution. 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  8. ↑ "AAC Clyde Space Ships VIREON™ Satellites for Launch". Satcom.Digital. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  9. ↑ "Innovative Scottish-built CubeSats launched". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  10. ↑ damian (2026-03-30). "AAC Clyde Space has launched VIREON™ Earth Observation satellites". UKspace. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  11. ↑ "SatNOGS DB - VIREON-1". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
  12. ↑ "SatNOGS DB - VIREON-2". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2026-09-26.