SatRevolution
{{Short description|Polish space company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SatRev SA
| logo =
| type = Private Space
| parent =
| founded = {{Start date and age|2016}}
| founders = Grzegorz Zwoliński
| key_people = Grzegorz Zwoliński (CEO)
| hq_location = Wrocław, Poland
| industry = Aerospace
| num_employees =
| homepage = {{URL|https://satrev.space}}
}}
SatRev S.A. is a Polish aerospace 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.{{Cite web|last=Caldwell|first=Sonja|date=2021-10-27|title=State-of-the-Art of Small Spacecraft Technology|url=http://www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute/sst-soa|access-date=2021-11-12|website=NASA}}
Satellites
The {{ill|Światowid (satellite)|pl|Światowid_(satelita)|lt=Światowid}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-19 |title=Cygnus z polskimi satelitami dotarł do ISS |url=https://space24.pl/pojazdy-kosmiczne/cygnus-z-polskimi-satelitami-dotarl-do-iss |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=space24.pl |language=pl}}
Światowid was released into space from the Japanese module of the International Space Station, Kibō, on July 3, 2019, at 11:50 UTC.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-02 |title=Para polskich satelitów już poza ISS [AKTUALIZACJA] |url=https://space24.pl/satelity/odliczanie-do-uwolnienia-polskich-satelitow-z-pokladu-iss |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=space24.pl |language=pl}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Chapman |first=Scott |date=3 July 2019 |title=@scott23192 |url=https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1146412976716570624 |access-date=18 Feb 2024 |work=X (former Twitter)}} 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.{{Cite news |last=SatRev |date=7 Aug 2019 |title=Newest picture from Światowid! |url=https://twitter.com/satrev_space/status/1159015162977955841 |access-date=18 Feb 2024}}
Światowid decayed from orbit on 14 March 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=44426 |title=SWIATOWID |work=N2YO.com |date=14 March 2021 |access-date=5 August 2024 }} Kraksat, which launched together with Światowid, re-entered the atmosphere 17 January 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=44427 |title=KRAKSAT |work=N2YO.com |date=17 January 2022 |access-date=5 August 2024 }}
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.{{cite web |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/stork-1.htm |title=STORK 1, ..., 14 |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=Gunter's Space Page}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Virgin Orbit Selected to Launch SatRev's "Constellation of Constellations"|url=http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=57672|access-date=2021-11-12|website=spaceref.com}} 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{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Stephen |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/01/13/spacex-launches-105-customer-satellites-on-third-transporter-rideshare-mission/ |title=SpaceX launches 105 customer satellites on third Transporter rideshare mission |work=Spaceflight Now |date=13 January 2022 |access-date=22 January 2022}} while another one, STORK-3, has been launched on the same day by Virgin Orbit using a LauncherOne rocket.{{cite web |last=Wall |first=Mike |url=https://www.space.com/virgin-orbit-launches-seven-satellites-january-2022 |title=Virgin Orbit sends 7 satellites to orbit in fourth mid-air launch |work=Space.com |date=14 January 2022 |access-date=22 January 2022}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=William |date=2023-01-09 |title=Virgin Orbit fails on first mission from the UK with Start Me Up |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/01/virgin-orbit-start-me-up/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US |archive-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110003036/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/01/virgin-orbit-start-me-up/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=51088 |title=STORK-2 |work=N2YO.com |date=4 May 2024 |access-date=5 August 2024 }}
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{{cite web |url=https://satsearch.co/suppliers/satrevolution |title=SatRevolution S.A. |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=SatSearch}} that was launched on 13 January 2022 together with STORK-1 and STORK-2 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. It decayed from orbit on 2 May 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=51089 |title=SW1FT |work=N2YO.com |date=2 May 2024 |access-date=5 August 2024 }}
LabSat was a 3U cubesat that served as a scientific platform for in-orbit experiments developed by Polish academic institutions, including the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.{{cite web |last=Werner |first=Debra |url=https://spacenews.com/momentus-three-contracts/ |title=Momentus announces contracts with Sen, Alba Orbital and SatRev |work=SpaceNews |access-date=22 January 2022 |date=20 May 2020}} It too was launched on 13 January 2022 as part of the Transporter-3 mission on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. The satellite re-entered the atmosphere on 10 September 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=51086 |title=LABSAT |work=N2YO.com |date=10 September 2024 |access-date=10 September 2024 }}
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.{{Cite web|title=The Sultanate Of Oman And SatRev Form International Consortium For Country's First Satellite Launch and Mission To Deep Space – SatNews|url=https://news.satnews.com/2022/02/07/the-sultanate-of-oman-and-satrevolution-form-international-consortium-for-countrys-first-satellite-launch-and-mission-to-deep-space/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=news.satnews.com}}{{Cite web|date=2021-10-31|title=Oman to launch its first satellite in 2022|url=https://satelliteprome.com/news/oman-to-launch-its-first-satellite-in-2022/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=SatellitePro ME|language=en-US}} SatRevolution planned to put the first Omani nanosatellite into orbit by the end of 2022.{{Cite web|date=2021-10-31|title=Oman to launch its first satellite in 2022|url=https://satelliteprome.com/news/oman-to-launch-its-first-satellite-in-2022/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=SatellitePro ME|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Polish companies to cooperate with Oman in space programme|url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/polish-companies-to-cooperate-with-oman-in-space-programme-25729|access-date=2021-11-12|website=www.thefirstnews.com|language=en}} The satellite was expected to be launched from Spaceport Cornwall in the United Kingdom aboard the Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket.{{Cite web|title=The Sultanate Of Oman And SatRev Form International Consortium For Country's First Satellite Launch and Mission To Deep Space – SatNews|url=https://news.satnews.com/2022/02/07/the-sultanate-of-oman-and-satrevolution-form-international-consortium-for-countrys-first-satellite-launch-and-mission-to-deep-space/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=news.satnews.com}} The satellite, named AMAN-1,{{Cite web |title=Aman 1 |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/aman.htm |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Gunter's Space Page |language=en}} 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.
Following the failure of the first AMAN-1 mission, SatRev prepared another mission named STORK-7/AMAN-1. This satellite was launched on November 11, 2023, aboard a Falcon-9 rocket as part of the Transporter-9 mission.{{Cite web |last=Volosín |first=Juan I. Morales |date=2023-11-06 |title=Transporter-9 {{!}} Falcon 9 Block 5 |url=https://everydayastronaut.com/transporter-9-falcon-9/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Everyday Astronaut |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=Momentus Mission Update |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231205400572/en/Momentus-Mission-Update |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}
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{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://aman.etco.om/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Aman |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=ETCO SPACE on LinkedIn: Aman-1 satellite captures images of Oman from the space. 🛰️🇴🇲✨ {{!}} 10 comments |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/etco-space_aman-1-satellite-captures-images-of-oman-activity-7155431168752922624-X4Af |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}} following Omani news agency Oman Daily Observer{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Observer Web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Aman-1 satellite releases its first images |url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1148562/oman/community/aman-1-satellite-releases-its-first-images |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Oman Observer |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Sat Rev – "bliźniaczy satelita" Aman-1 dla Omanu |url=https://kosmonauta.net/2024/02/sat-rev-blizniaczy-satelita-aman-1-dla-omanu/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |language=pl-PL}} 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.{{Citation |title=Comparison of satellite data from Planet and from Aman-1 satellite | date=15 February 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2FNcy1IlVQ |access-date=2024-02-18 |language=en}} 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
Virgin Orbit considered launching satellites from SatRev on its planned mission to Mars in 2022 (the mission did not happen).{{Cite web|date=2019-10-24|title=Virgin Orbit to add extra rocket stage to LauncherOne for interplanetary missions|url=https://spacenews.com/virgin-orbit-to-add-extra-rocket-stage-to-launcherone-for-interplanetary-missions/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=O'Callaghan|first=Jonathan|title=Virgin Orbit Is Planning An Ambitious Mission To Mars In 2022|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2019/10/09/virgin-orbit-is-planning-an-ambitious-mission-to-mars-in-2022/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=Forbes|language=en}}
See also
References
External links
- {{official website|https://www.satrev.space/}}
Category:Polish companies established in 2016
Category:Spacecraft manufacturers