EOS SAT-1 is an optical

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for agricultural land monitoring by EOS Data Analytics, Inc. (hereinafter — EOS Data Analytics), a global AI-powered 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. The satellite operates within the EOS SAT constellation, the first agriculture-focused satellite constellation among companies utilizing

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technologies.

Overview

EOS SAT-1 is developed for EOS Data Analytics, a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics founded by

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. It is the first satellite within the company's 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. Ev 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.

Specifications

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: * panchromatic 1.4 m * multispectral 2.8 m Swath width: double optical payload with a 44 km swath width for an altitude of 500 km. Spectral bands — 11 agri-related bands: * RGB * 2 NIR bands * 3 RedEdge bands * WaterVapor * Aerosol * Pan.

Launch

The satellite was launched on January 3, 2023, on the

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’s Transporter-6 mission. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the

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(CCSFS) and launched 114 spacecraft into orbit, including the EOS SAT-1 satellite.

Mission progress

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. The satellite is fully operational.

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Overview

Specifications

Launch

Mission progress

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