Official name BRO-4
Alternative name BRO-4
Cospar ID 2021-073A
Norad ID 49066
Launch date 2021-08-17
Launch site FRGUI
Launch vehicle Vega
Country/Organization France
Type application RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, Traffic monitoring
Operator UnseenLabs
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date 2025-02-14
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 10
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.3
Contractors UnseenLabs (payload); GOMSpace (bus)
Configuration CubeSat (6U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

BRO (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) developed by UnseenLabs, are a series of satellites providing a spectrum monitoring and electromagnetic intelligence service (SIGINT) for maritime and aerial traffic surveillance.

The satellites, built by GOMSpace, is a 6U CubeSat featuring the UnseenLabs built spectrum monitoring payload.

This is the first step towards a future constellation using advanced spectrum monitoring dedicated to a disruptive maritime surveillance service.

UnseenLabs will launch 5 to 6 more satellites in 2020.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
BRO-1 2019-054A 2019-08-19 RLLC Electron KS with BlackSky 4, Pearl White 1, Pearl White 2
BRO-2 2020-085M 2020-11-20 RLLC Electron KS (R) with Dragracer A, Dragracer B, BRO 3, Mandrake 1, SpaceBEE 22, ..., 39, SpaceBEENZ 1, ..., 6, APSS 1, Gnome Chompski
BRO-3 2020-085Q 2020-11-20 RLLC Electron KS (R) with Dragracer A, Dragracer B, BRO 2, Mandrake 1, SpaceBEE 22, ..., 39, SpaceBEENZ 1, ..., 6, APSS 1, Gnome Chompski
BRO-4 2021-073A 2021-08-17 FRGUI Vega with Pléiades-Neo 4, RADCUBE, Sunstorm, LEDSAT
BRO-5 2022-002CF 2022-01-13 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Umbra 02, Capella 7, 8, ICEYE X14, X16, Sich 2-1, ION-SCV 004, Dodona, STORK 1, 2, LabSat, SW1FT, VZLUSAT 2, ETV A1, BRO 5, HYPSO 1, Kepler 16, ..., 19, Flock-4x 1, ..., 44, FOREST 1, Lemur-2 149, 150, Lemur-2 146, 147, DEWA-Sat 1, NuX 1, IRIS A, MDASat 1a, 1b, 1c, Gossamer Piccolomini, Tevel 1, ..., 8, Challenger, Delfi-PQ 1, Unicorn 2A, 2D, 2E, FossaSat 2E1, ..., 2E6, MDQube-SAT 1, SATLLA 2A, 2B, Unicorn 1, EASAT 2, HADES, Grizu-263a, PION-BR 1, SanoSat 1, Tartan-Artibeus 1, USA 320, ..., 323
BRO-7 2022-033T 2022-04-01 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with with EnMAP, ÑuSat 23, ..., 27, GNOMES 3, Hawk 4A, 4B, 4C, Lynk 05, ION-SCV 005, KSF 2A, ..., 2D, PlantSat, SUCHAI 2, SUCHAI 3, MP42, ARCSAT, Spark 1, Pixxel-TD 2, BRO 7, AlfaCrux, BDSAT, SpaceBEE 128, ..., 139
BRO-6 2022-047AE 2022-05-02 RLLC Electron KS (R) with E-Space Demo 1, 2, 3, AuroraSat 1, SpaceBEE 140, ..., 155, SpaceBEENZ 15, ..., 22, Unicorn 2, MyRadar 1, TRSI 2, 3, Copia
BRO-10 2023-174CD 2023-11-11 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, Pico 1A-1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We?ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1.1, ..., 1.4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2
BRO-11 2023-174J 2023-11-11 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, Pico 1A-1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We?ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1.1, ..., 1.4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2