{"id":4910,"date":"2025-08-05T17:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/eycore-and-nanoavionics-collaborates-to-develop-advanced-sar-satellites-for-nato-and-allied-defense-missions\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T17:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:39:46","slug":"eycore-and-nanoavionics-collaborates-to-develop-advanced-sar-satellites-for-nato-and-allied-defense-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/eycore-and-nanoavionics-collaborates-to-develop-advanced-sar-satellites-for-nato-and-allied-defense-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Eycore and NanoAvionics Collaborates to Develop Advanced SAR Satellites for NATO and Allied Defense Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/kongsberg_cover_638899719010685463.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Eycore and NanoAvionics Collaborates to Develop Advanced SAR Satellites for NATO and Allied Defense Missions\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/kongsberg_cover_638899719010685463.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/kongsberg_cover_638899719010685463.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eycore<\/strong>, an emerging developer of compact synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) payloads, and small-satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) announced an agreement to place Eycore\u2019s inaugural SAR demonstrator into orbit. The flight will test Eycore\u2019s X-band radar on NanoAvionics\u2019 flight-proven MP42 microsatellite bus, laying the groundwork for an all-European, military-grade SAR solution that provides governments with rapid, sovereign access to sub-meter, day-night, all-weather imagery. The launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter rideshare mission is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft will operate from a 510-kilometer, sun-synchronous orbit. At the core of the mission is Eycore\u2019s deployable active phased-array antenna. It consists of five panels, one fixed and four unfolding in space to create a large aperture without compromising launch volume. NanoAvionics\u2019 MP42 platform will provide the necessary peak power for the payload, data downlink, as well as the attitude control agility and stability required for various imaging modes for different intelligence requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stripmap<\/strong> for continuous swath coverage,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spotlight<\/strong> for sub-meter resolution of priority targets,<\/li>\n<li><strong>ScanSAR<\/strong> for very wide-area awareness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is a Payload Mass of a Satellite Bus?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Together, these modes enable operators to seamlessly shift from border-length surveillance to vehicle-level inspection, supporting a broad spectrum of operational needs across intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), border security, maritime domain awareness, and rapid disaster response. The companies have also been working in parallel on a satellite bus and next-generation payload, offering even higher resolution, wider swath, longer imaging times, higher incidence angle, and other improvements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/kongsberg_middle_638899719161587112.png\" width=\"612\" height=\"412\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" ><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPartnering with a reliable bus provider like Kongsberg NanoAvionics lets us focus on perfecting our SAR technology while de-risking the platform, launch, and operations,\u201d said T<strong>omasz Kusowski<\/strong><strong>, Co-founder &amp; VP of the Management Board of Eycore<\/strong>. \u201cThis demonstrator is the springboard for high-performance European SAR satellites that will deliver tactical data for national security and defense applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Atle W\u00f8llo<\/strong><strong>, CEO of Kongsberg NanoAvionics<\/strong>, said: \u201cAcross Europe, we are seeing rising demand for domestically controlled, all-weather Earth observation. By combining our small satellites with Eycore\u2019s sensors, we are giving governments a fast, cost-effective path to sovereign SAR capabilities that strengthen national security and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to learn more about Kongsberg NanoAvionics&#8217; Satellite Platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eycore, an emerging developer of compact synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) payloads, and small-satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) announced an agreement to place Eycore\u2019s inaugural SAR demonstrator into orbit. The flight will test Eycore\u2019s X-band radar on NanoAvionics\u2019 flight-proven MP42 microsatellite bus, laying the groundwork for an all-European, military-grade SAR solution that provides governments with rapid, sovereign access [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,20,24,45],"class_list":["post-4910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-bus-platforms","tag-sensors"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}