ICEYE X1 [ICEYE]
Official name ICEYE-X1
Alternative name ICEYE-X1
Cospar ID 2018-004D
Norad ID 43114
Launch date 2018-01-12
Launch site SRI
Launch vehicle PSLV-XL
Country/Organization Finland
Type application Earth observation, Radar
Operator ICEYE
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date 2024-02-10
Shape Box + 1 Pan
Mass (kg) 70
Height (m) 0.8
Width (m) 0.6
Depth (m) 1.5
Span (m^2) 1.5
Lifetime 2-3 years
Contractors ICEYE
Equipment X-band SAR
Propulsion None
Configuration ICEYE-X bus
Power Solar cells, batteries

ICEYE X1 is a proof-of-concept prototype for a planned constellation of X-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) equipped microsatellites, designed by the Finnish ICEYE startup company.

ICEYE is designed to provide near-real-time SAR imagery. Iceye is working to launch and operate a constellation of micro satellites that carry its own compact and efficient SAR sensor technology. The ICEYE imaging radar instrument can image through clouds, obscuring weather and darkness.

The first prototype satellite, ICEYE X1, is a 70 kg satellite developed and integrated in-house by ICEYE. The satellite has a body of 70 cm in height, 60 cm in width with a deployable antenna 3.25 meters in length. The X-band SAR instrument has a resolution of 10 m.

It was launched in January 2018 as a secondary payload on a PSLV-XL. The goal of the mission is to validate in-orbit performance of the satellite and begin operations with select ICEYE customers.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ICEYE-X1 2018-004D 2018-01-12 SRI PSLV-XL with Cartosat 2F, Microsat-TD, LEO Vantage 1, Carbonite 2, INS 1C, Arkyd 6A, CICERO 7, Landmapper-BC 3 v2, Lemur-2 68, ..., 71, Flock-3p' 1, ..., 4, MicroMAS 2a, PicSat, CANYVAL-X 1, 2, CNUSail 1, KAUSAT 5, SIGMA, DemoSat 2, GeoStare, Fox 1D, STEP Cube Lab, SpaceBEE 1, ..., 4