EYCORE has released the first radar imagery of Earth's surface captured by EYCORE-1, Poland's first SAR satellite.
Launched in May, using our MP42 satellite bus,
@Eycore_PL's SAR payload has laid the groundwork for an all-European, military-grade SAR solution with:
— Rapid and sovereign access to sub-meter imagery,
— Day-and-night, all-weather Earth observation,
— Imaging modes ranging from wide-area surveillance to detailed inspection of priority targets.
Showing Monte Darwin in Chile, the image from August confirms the successful operation of the complete system under real orbital conditions, from nominal X-band radar functionality to data delivery and processing.
Our flight-proven MP42 bus provides the mission power, precise pointing, data storage, and downlink required for demanding SAR operations. With this achievement, Eycore has become the second private company in Europe to demonstrate its own SAR technology successfully in space.
Congratulations to the entire team on this major milestone for Poland and Europe’s sovereign Earth observation capabilities.
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