EagleEye will fly into space today

The announcement regarding the launch of the Polish satellite was made on Thursday evening by Creotech Instruments SA.

As reported, “The largest Polish satellite will now be launched.” August 16, around 20:19 Poland time“

“This date has been set by SpaceX, the launch service provider. EagleEye will be launched into Earth orbit on a Falcon-9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, as part of the Transporter-11 mission. The separation of the Polish satellite is scheduled for 21:38 our time,” Kryutech reported.

“After many years of work on the HyperSat satellite system, on which the first large Polish satellite is based, “The decisive moment is coming”.

Falcon 9 rocket will put Eagle Eye into space. This is the moment we have been waiting for for a long time, together with the entire Polish space industry. (…) For me personally, this will be a very special event. 12 years ago, when Creotech Instruments SA was founded, we announced that the company’s goal was to acquire the ability to design and produce fully Polish satellites. No one believed it at the time.“Now, after building the laboratories and production facilities, and above all, attracting excellent people to Creotech, which has the task of building EagleEye, we are ready,” Bruna said.

As mentioned, EagleEye is the largest and most advanced satellite in our country’s history.built by Creotech Instruments with the participation of local companies. It will be able to Very high resolution Earth photography, Up to 1 meter per pixel.

“for him Weight about 55 kgThis corresponds to the total mass of all Polish satellites created since the beginning of our participation in space exploration. The company’s press release emphasized that this is a great project for the entire Polish space sector and at the same time an important step in developing national competencies in the design, construction, integration and launch of small satellites.

After unfolding the solar panels, the satellite measures 55cm x 150cm x 90cm.

Creotech noted that EagleEye is based on its HyperSat platform, which is already a key component of a number of projects at national and European level.The satellite is equipped with an optical telescope from the Polish company Scanway.Which allows taking images of the Earth’s surface in the visible (VIS) and near-infrared (NIR) ranges, and the computer developed by the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

According to the information sent, The mission will begin by placing EagleEye into an orbit of about 510 km.where the satellite will descend into a very low orbit (VLEO – Very Low Earth Orbit). With an altitude of about 350 km Using an ion engine.

It will happen there too. And verify its operating capabilities and photograph the EarthThe company announced that Creotech Instruments engineers will oversee the entire mission from the mission operations center, located at the company’s headquarters in Warsaw.

The start was supposed to take place earlier, but was postponed. Due to problems with SpaceX – the company that provides transportation to orbit. In July, during a routine mission of the Falcon 9 rocket, the second stage engine failed. The flight suspension lasted for about two weeks..

EagleEye is the most advanced Polish satellite in history.

The project leader is Creotech.which was also responsible for building the satellite platform called Hyper Sat (all components are placed on it), as well as for the integration of the satellite. The company is also involved in the project Exolanch.

The company has developed a telescope to observe the planet. Scanway SAwhile Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences Provided on-board computer and control algorithms.

As Creotech experts point out, EagleEye has the opportunity to introduce Poland to an elite group of countries. With the ability to create such advanced space systems “So far, only eight entities in Europe have demonstrated the ability to build and test a satellite weighing at least 50 kg in space,” they added.

“Designing and building a satellite of this size in Poland requires unique skills and expertise.“We are managing a mission of great importance for the entire domestic space sector. We are opening the door for domestic entities to the rapidly growing and lucrative market for designing, building, integrating and launching small satellites into Earth orbit. It is a great honor and a great responsibility at the same time,” stressed Marcin Mazur, EagleEye project manager, describing the project.

Detailed information can be found here. On the mission website.