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SatRevolution

SatRev S.A. is a Polish company established in 2016, that specialises in building small, lightweight, nanosatellites. The company was listed in the NASA's "State of the Art Small Spacecraft Technology" report as one of 12 in the world.[1]

Satellites

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The Światowid [pl] satellite was launched into orbit on April 17, 2019, at 16:46 local time (20:46 UTC), aboard the unmanned spacecraft Cygnus NG-11, delivering supplies to the International Space Station. Along with it, another Polish satellite, Kraksat, built in cooperation between SatRevolution and AGH, was also launched into orbit. The spacecraft, with the Światowid satellite on board, arrived at the International Space Station on April 19 and docked with the Unity module at 11:31 UTC.[2]

Światowid was released into space from the Japanese module of the International Space Station, Kibō, on July 3, 2019, at 11:50 UTC.[3] After its release, the satellite began transmitting signals, which were received by amateur radio ground stations on the same day. Since the beginning of the mission, the satellite captured and transmitted images of the Earth's surface.[4] One of the first objects photographed by Światowid was the Greater Gabbard wind farm off the coast of Great Britain, photographed on August 6, 2019.[5]

Światowid decayed from orbit on 14 March 2021.[6] Kraksat, which launched together with Światowid, re-entered the atmosphere 17 January 2022.[7]

STORK was a 3U cubesat constellation that was planned to consist of 14 earth observation satellites equipped with SatRev's Vision-300 imager, capable of a ground resolution of up to 5 m.[8] In June 2021 SatRev placed the first two satellites, STORK-4 and STORK-5 Marta, on the Low Earth Orbit using Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket.[9] Two more satellites, STORK-1 and STORK-2, have been launched on 13 January 2022 with a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket as part of the Transporter-3 mission[10] while another one, STORK-3, has been launched on the same day by Virgin Orbit using a LauncherOne rocket.[11] STORK-6 launched on 9 January 2023 with the LauncherOne rocket of Virgin Orbit. The launch was a failure and STORK-6 did not achieve orbit.[12] As of August 2024, only 5 STORK satellites (STORK-1 through STORK-5) have been launched into orbit (STORK-6 did not reach orbit) and they have all decayed from orbit; the last to decay was STORK-2 on 4 May 2024.[13]

Despite the announcements made by SatRev, none of the satellites in the STORK series has transmitted any Earth imagery that has been publicly disclosed as of February 2024.

SW1FT was a 3U cubesat for Earth imaging purposes[14] that was launched on 13 January 2022 together with STORK-1 and STORK-2 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket.[10] It decayed from orbit on 2 May 2024.[15]

LabSat is a 3U cubesat that serves as a scientific platform for in-orbit experiments developed by polish academic institutions, including the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.[14][16] It was too launched on 13 January 2022 as part of the Transporter-3 mission on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket.[10]

In February 2022 the Sultanate of Oman, SatRev, Virgin Orbit and Tuatara together signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration on Oman’s first mission to deep space.[17][18] SatRevolution planned to put the first Omani nanosatellite into orbit by the end of 2022.[19][20] The satellite was expected to be launched from Spaceport Cornwall in the United Kingdom aboard the Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket.[21] The satellite, named AMAN-1,[22] was launched on 9 January 2023 from Spaceport Cornwall by Virgin Orbit with their LauncherOne rocket; the launch was a failure and the satellite did not achieve orbit.[12]

Following the failure of the first AMAN-1 mission, SatRev prepared another mission named STORK-7/AMAN-1.[22] This satellite was launched on November 11, 2023, aboard a Falcon-9 rocket as part of the Transporter-9 mission.[23] The satellite was integrated by Momentus. However, on December 5, 2023, Momentus announced that the separation of the STORK-7/AMAN-1 satellite failed, and the satellite was irretrievably lost.[24]

In light of the loss of the STORK-7/AMAN-1 satellite, announced by Momentus, there is debate surrounding the announcement made by the ETCO SPACE[25][26] following Omani news agency Oman Daily Observer[27] on 21 January 2024 regarding the acquisition of high-quality imagery from the AMAN-1 satellite.

Shortly after the announcement, comments surfaced indicating that one of the images purportedly taken by the STORK-7/AMAN-1 satellite bears a striking resemblance to an image available on the website of the Planet Labs.[28] The similarity extends to dynamic details such as the position of a vessel at sea, its track, wake, and the varying color of the waters near the coast.[29] This situation implies that the image must have been captured simultaneously and from the same perspective as a satellite from the Planet Labs constellation. Moreover, the resolution and angle of both images are remarkably similar.

Plans

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Virgin Orbit considered launching satellites from SatRev on its planned mission to Mars in 2022 (the mission did not happen).[30][31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Caldwell, Sonja (2021-10-27). "State-of-the-Art of Small Spacecraft Technology". NASA. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. ^ "Cygnus z polskimi satelitami dotarł do ISS". space24.pl (in Polish). 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  3. ^ "Para polskich satelitów już poza ISS [AKTUALIZACJA]". space24.pl (in Polish). 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  4. ^ Chapman, Scott (3 July 2019). "@scott23192". X (former Twitter). Retrieved 18 Feb 2024.
  5. ^ SatRev (7 Aug 2019). "Newest picture from Światowid!". Retrieved 18 Feb 2024.
  6. ^ "SWIATOWID". N2YO.com. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "KRAKSAT". N2YO.com. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ "STORK 1, ..., 14". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Virgin Orbit Selected to Launch SatRev's "Constellation of Constellations"". spaceref.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  10. ^ a b c Clark, Stephen (13 January 2022). "SpaceX launches 105 customer satellites on third Transporter rideshare mission". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  11. ^ Wall, Mike (14 January 2022). "Virgin Orbit sends 7 satellites to orbit in fourth mid-air launch". Space.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b Graham, William (2023-01-09). "Virgin Orbit fails on first mission from the UK with Start Me Up". NASASpaceFlight.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  13. ^ "STORK-2". N2YO.com. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "SatRevolution S.A." SatSearch. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  15. ^ "SW1FT". N2YO.com. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  16. ^ Werner, Debra (20 May 2020). "Momentus announces contracts with Sen, Alba Orbital and SatRev". SpaceNews. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. ^ "The Sultanate Of Oman And SatRev Form International Consortium For Country's First Satellite Launch and Mission To Deep Space – SatNews". news.satnews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  18. ^ "Oman to launch its first satellite in 2022". SatellitePro ME. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  19. ^ "Oman to launch its first satellite in 2022". SatellitePro ME. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  20. ^ "Polish companies to cooperate with Oman in space programme". www.thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  21. ^ "The Sultanate Of Oman And SatRev Form International Consortium For Country's First Satellite Launch and Mission To Deep Space – SatNews". news.satnews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  22. ^ a b "Aman 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  23. ^ Volosín, Juan I. Morales (2023-11-06). "Transporter-9 | Falcon 9 Block 5". Everyday Astronaut. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  24. ^ "Momentus Mission Update". www.businesswire.com. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  25. ^ "Home". Aman. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  26. ^ "ETCO SPACE on LinkedIn: Aman-1 satellite captures images of Oman from the space. 🛰️🇴🇲✨ | 10 comments". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  27. ^ Team, Observer Web (2024-01-22). "Aman-1 satellite releases its first images". Oman Observer. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  28. ^ "Sat Rev – "bliźniaczy satelita" Aman-1 dla Omanu" (in Polish). 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  29. ^ Comparison of satellite data from Planet and from Aman-1 satellite, 15 February 2024, retrieved 2024-02-18
  30. ^ "Virgin Orbit to add extra rocket stage to LauncherOne for interplanetary missions". SpaceNews. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  31. ^ O'Callaghan, Jonathan. "Virgin Orbit Is Planning An Ambitious Mission To Mars In 2022". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
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