Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter (BRO) is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation developed by the French company Unseenlabs, headquartered in Rennes, Brittany, with the support of the French Ministry of Research and Innovation.eoPortal: BRO (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) / Unseenlabs BRO is focused on radio frequency spectrum monitoring and signal intelligence for maritime and aerial traffic surveillance. The 6U and 8U CubeSat-type small satellites are built by the Danish company GomSpace.
Satellites The first BRO satellite, BRO-1, was launched in August 2019 on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. Satellites number 31 and higher represent the 2nd generation, which extends the system's scope beyond maritime surveillance to support multi-domain awareness including also land and space monitoring. +List of BRO satellites Name COSPAR IDLaunch date Launch vehicle Note BRO 1 2019-054A 19 August 2019 Electron BRO 2 2020-085M 20 November 2020 Electron Re-entered atmosphere on BRO 3 2020-085Q Re-entered atmosphere on BRO 4 2021-073A 17 August 2021 Vega Re-entered atmosphere on BRO 5 2022-002CF 13 January 2022 Falcon 9 BRO 6 2022-047AE 02 May 2022 Electron BRO 7 2022-033T 01 April 2022 Falcon 9 Re-entered atmosphere on BRO 8 2023-001C 03 January 2023 Falcon 9 BRO 9 2023-054H 15 April 2023 Falcon 9 BRO 10 2023-174CD 11 November 2023 Falcon 9 BRO 11 2023-174J BRO 12 2024-043L 4 March 2024 Falcon 9 First 8U CubeSat of the constellation BRO 13 2024-043K BRO 14 2024-149CM 16 August 2024 Falcon 9 BRO 15 2024-149CP BRO 16 2025-009AX Falcon 9 BRO 182025-135Y23 June 2025Falcon 9BRO 172025-276G28 November 2025Falcon 9BRO 202025-276JBRO 192026-067AQ30 March 2026Falcon 9Originally planned for the first H3-30 flight. Moved to Transporter-16.BRO 212026-100G3 May 2026, 7:00 UTCFalcon 9CAS500-2 rideshare missionBRO 222026-132C12 June 2026, 0:53 UTCH3Maiden flight of the H3-30S VariantBRO 312026-156AD7 July 2026Falcon 9Transporter-17. 1st generation 2 satelliteBRO 231 October 2026, 18:32 UTCFalcon 9Transporter-18BRO 32
See also
Arctic Ocean Surveillance Atlantic Constellation MICE-1
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