| Spacecraft | BRO (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 8U |
| Organisation | Unseenlabs |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Nation (HQ) | France |
| Nation (AIT) | Denmark |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by GomSpace |
| Partners | GomSpace |
| Costs | 43 MSEK or $4.2M for 6 satellites. Single platform: ~$0.7M |
| Oneliner |
Spectrum monitoring service. Maritime surveillance. Electromagnetic intelligence service. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| COTS subsystems |
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Related Spacecraft
| Satellite | Status | Launcher | Date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO-ONE (BRO-1, BRO 1, Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Reentry 2026-07-18. Was operational? (Official website on 2020-08-12) | Electron | 2019-08-18 | 540 km, 45 deg |
| BRO-2 (BRO-TWO, Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Reentry 2024-11-27. Was operational? (Confirmations not found as of 2020-12-15) | Electron | 2020-11-20 | 500 km, 97.4 deg |
| BRO-3 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Reentry 2024-01-23. Was operational? (Confirmations not found as of 2020-12-15) | Electron | 2020-11-20 | 500 km, 97.4 deg |
| BRO-4 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Reentry 2025-02-14. Was operational (Posts on social media as of 2021-08-18) | Vega, (VV19) | 2021-08-17 | 540 km, 97.6 deg |
| BRO-5 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational? | Falcon 9, (Transporter-3) | 2022-01-13 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-7 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Reentry 2025-06-28. Was operational (Confirmation on Twitter on 2022-04-03 as of 2022-12-21) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-4) | 2022-04-01 | 500 km, 97.4 deg |
| BRO-6 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (Official news on Twitter on 2022-05-03) | Electron | 2022-05-02 | 525 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-8 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (Social media post on 2023-01-04 as of 2023-04-15) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-6) | 2023-01-03 | 515 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-9 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Reentry 2026-06-24. Was operational (Confirmation on Twitter on 2023-04-15 as of 2023-04-30) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-7) | 2023-04-15 | 500 km, 97.4 deg |
| BRO-10 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Reentry 2026-04-25. Was operational (Post on official LinkedIn a week after launch as of 2023-12-16) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-9) | 2023-11-11 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-11 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (Post on official LinkedIn a week after launch as of 2023-12-16) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-9) | 2023-11-11 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-12 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (LinkedIn post from March 2024) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-10) | 2024-03-04 | 590 km, 97.77 deg |
| BRO-13 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (LinkedIn post from March 2024) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-10) | 2024-03-04 | 590 km, 97.77 deg |
| BRO-14 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (Official news from GomSpace) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-11) | 2024-08-16 | 575 km, 97.7 deg |
| BRO-15 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (Official news from GomSpace) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-11) | 2024-08-16 | 575 km, 97.7 deg |
| BRO-16 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (No clear news found as of 2025-04-20 but object identified) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-12) | 2025-01-14 | 510 km, 97.43 deg |
| BUZZER-1 | Operational (No clear news found as of 2025-04-20 but object identified) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-12) | 2025-01-14 | 510 km, 97.43 deg |
| BRO-18 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (News on 2025-06-25) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-14) | 2025-06-23 | 505 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-17 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (Likely operational based on the LinkedIn post, last checked 2025-12-24) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-15) | 2025-11-28 | 510 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-20 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (Likely operational based on the LinkedIn post, last checked 2025-12-24) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-15) | 2025-11-28 | 510 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-19 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational | Falcon 9, (Transporter-16) | 2026-03-30 | 505 km, 97.5 deg |
| BRO-21 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational? (No clear news found but object identified, last checked 2026-07-30) | Falcon 9, (CAS500-2) | 2026-05-03 | 500 km, 97.4 deg |
| BRO-22 (BRO-X, Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) | Operational (Confirmation on Libre Space forums, last checked 2026-07-29) | H3 | 2026-06-12 | 565 km, 97.7 deg |
Last modified: 2026-07-31
