Armenia's first satellite, Armsat-1 completes its mission entering deorbit phase
10.11.2025,
10:29
Armenia's first Earth observation satellite, Armsat-1, has entered the scheduled deorbit phase, marking the completion of its satellite program, announced Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan.
YEREVAN, November 10. /ARКА/. Armenia's first Earth observation satellite, Armsat-1, has entered the scheduled deorbit phase, marking the completion of its satellite program, announced Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan.
According to him, over the course of three and a half years, Armsat-1 has provided numerous regional satellite images of Armenia, which could be used for both scientific and system-based purposes.
Another key achievement of the Armsat-1 mission is that it has enabled the training of specialists and the formation of a professional team that will ensure the design, implementation, operation, and data collection and processing for subsequent programs.
"The experience and data gained during the Armsat-1 mission are already being used in the design of next-generation Earth observation and communications satellites.
" At the same time, new technical and technological requirements for the Armsat-2 satellite have been defined, and active cooperation is underway with recognized international organizations to implement the Armsat-2 mission, the minister said.
On May 25, 2022, the first Armenian satellite, Urdaneta (working name ARMSAT_1), had been successfully launched from Cape Canaveral into low-Earth orbit. The launch was organized by the Spanish company SATLANTIS.
On June 6, 2022, SATLANTIS announced the conclusion of a contract with Geocosmos, an Armenian subsidiary of the RA Ministry of High-Tech Industry, for the supply of a complete Earth observation system. Work continues on establishing a satellite control center and a receiving station in Armenia, around which a scientific research team of experts will be formed.
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According to him, over the course of three and a half years, Armsat-1 has provided numerous regional satellite images of Armenia, which could be used for both scientific and system-based purposes.
Another key achievement of the Armsat-1 mission is that it has enabled the training of specialists and the formation of a professional team that will ensure the design, implementation, operation, and data collection and processing for subsequent programs.
"The experience and data gained during the Armsat-1 mission are already being used in the design of next-generation Earth observation and communications satellites.
" At the same time, new technical and technological requirements for the Armsat-2 satellite have been defined, and active cooperation is underway with recognized international organizations to implement the Armsat-2 mission, the minister said.
On May 25, 2022, the first Armenian satellite, Urdaneta (working name ARMSAT_1), had been successfully launched from Cape Canaveral into low-Earth orbit. The launch was organized by the Spanish company SATLANTIS.
On June 6, 2022, SATLANTIS announced the conclusion of a contract with Geocosmos, an Armenian subsidiary of the RA Ministry of High-Tech Industry, for the supply of a complete Earth observation system. Work continues on establishing a satellite control center and a receiving station in Armenia, around which a scientific research team of experts will be formed.
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