EnduroSat

EnduroSat AD is an Bulgarian aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Sofia. It was founded in 2015 by Raycho Raychev. EnduroSat is one of the few satellite manufacturers[1][2] and was nominated as one of the top 5 small satellite start-ups.[3]

EnduroSat AD
TypePrivate
IndustryAerospace engineering
FounderRaycho Raychev
Headquarters
Sofia, Bulgaria
Number of employees
50 (November 2020)
Websitewww.endurosat.com

The company designs, builds, and operates CubeSats and Nanosatellites for commercial and scientific missions and is developing inter-satellite linking and data applications.

In June 2020, space transportation provider Momentus announced agreements with EnduroSat to provide transportation for two cubesats scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare flight in February 2021.[4]

In November 2020, Kuwait's Orbital Space and EnduroSat announced a collaborative partnership to enhance the growth and development of CubeSat services in the Middle East.[5]

And also in November 2020, South-Africa based Hypernova has signed a contract with EnduroSat to fly its first thruster mission on EnduroSat's 6U CubeSat platform on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare launch scheduled for December 2021.[6]

EnduroSat One Mission

EnduroSat One was the first Bulgarian CubeSat mission.[7] It was embarked on the cargo resupply mission Cygnus CRS-9 to the ISS launched on 21 May 2018 from Wallops Island and was deployed on 13 July 2018 via the ISS' JEM airlock.[8]

References
  1. "CubeSat Market Overview with In-Depth Analysis and Forecast (2020-2026)". Illadel Graff Supply. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/soa2018_final_doc-6.pdf
  3. "5 Top Emerging Small Satellite Startups | StartUs Insights Research". StartUs Insights. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. "Momentus and EnduroSat sign two launch agreements". SpaceNews. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. "Kuwait's Orbital Space ties with EnduroSat to offer space services in Middle East". SatellitePro ME. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. Purity, Njeri (2020-11-17). "Hypernova Technologies books EnduroSat's Shared Sat to fly its first Thruster mission". Space in Africa. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  7. Kolev, A.; Ivanov, I.; Nedelev, I.; Danchev, V. (2019-02-26). "EnduroSat one - The first Bulgarian CubeSat mission". AIP Conference Proceedings. 2075 (1): 160010. doi:10.1063/1.5091337. ISSN 0094-243X.
  8. "EnduroSat One". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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