“We are extremely happy to tell you that it has established communication! In the meantime, we have the latest photo for you showing the moment after the solar panels were opened – take a look” – this is what the Polish company Creotech Instruments, the leader of the EagleEye project, wrote on X. You can see what the photo looks like in Creotech’s post:
The largest Polish satellite has established contact with Earth.
“I can inform you with great satisfaction and pride that we have successfully completed the first and extremely important phase of the EagleEye mission in orbit. The launch was carried out correctly. Initial operations also went smoothly. Thanks to the efficient work of the team of operators and engineers from Creotech, the satellite is in a stable orbit at an altitude of approx. 510 km and is ready for further operation. All received parameters are normal and we are currently preparing for further activities,” said Dr. Piotr Dziuban, Engineering Director at Creotech Instruments SA (quoted after RMF FM) in a press release.
Now, engineers will calibrate subsystems and perform tests to prepare EagleEye for orbital missions. In this final stage, when the satellite is fully operational, Scanway’s optical telescope will be launched. Its task is to observe Earth in the visible and near-infrared bands.
The first such space mission of Poles
EagleEye is the largest and most advanced Polish satellite to date. On Friday evening Polish time, it was launched into Earth’s orbit by the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk. During this mission, Falcon took on board about 130 satellites. EagleEye was created as part of a project co-created by Polish companies Creotech Instruments and Scanway and the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It was built in Poland. The dimensions of the satellite after unfolding the solar panels are 55 cm x 150 cm x 90 cm. It weighs 55 kilograms.
“Designing and building a satellite of this size in Poland required unique skills and experience. We manage a mission that is of great importance for the entire domestic space sector. We open the door for domestic entities to the rapidly growing and profitable market of designing, building, integrating and launching small satellites into Earth orbit. It is a great honor and at the same time a responsibility,” said Marcin Mazur, EagleEye project manager.
Source: Gazeta
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