https://spacewatch.global/tag/raycho-raychev/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:24:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/raycho-raychev/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/endurosat-and-shield-space-form-strategic-partnership-to-deliver-rapid-operational-space-defense-missions/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72806 EnduroSat and Shield Space have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver rapidly deployable counter-threat space missions for NATO and allied Defense customers. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/airmo-and-endurosat-partner-to-close-the-global-methane-monitoring-gap-from-space/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71556 AIRMO has entered a strategic partnership with EnduroSat towards greatly expanding and improving the accuracy of independent methane monitoring from space. AIRMO aims to deliver emissions intelligence as a service, with EnduroSat deploying and operating the underlying space infrastructure. The collaboration will provide actionable methane data designed to help operators, regulators, and financial stakeholders pinpoint emissions, verify remediation, and support compliance with consistent, independently verifiable data.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/talos-and-endurosat-launch-european-partnership-for-icarus-2-0-to-monitor-animals-from-space/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70340 TALOS and EnduroSat are collaborating to build the ICARUS 2.0 satellite constellation. The mission – also known as the “Internet of Animals” – is a research project by the Max Planck Society to monitor wildlife movements and environmental changes through advanced satellite technology. TALOS leads the mission design, operations and development of the tracking technology, while EnduroSat is providing the satellite platform as well as facilitating ground station access through its network of partners. On the other hand, the Max Planck Society, as the scientific lead, contributes its expertise in animal tracking.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/endurosat-to-scale-satellite-production-with-new-funding-and-space-facility/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68674 EnduroSat has announced a successful funding series, raising $104 million in a round that enjoyed participation from Riot Ventures, Google Ventures, Lux Capital, European Innovation Council Fund, and Shrug Capital. . The new funding coincides with the official opening of the company's new Space Center in Sofia, directly addressing the accelerating global demand for small to mid-sized satellite constellations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/endurosat-secures-e43-million-to-accelerate-endurance-gen3-satellite-production/ Fri, 30 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65559 EnduroSat has announced the successful closure of a €43 million investment round which Founders Fund led. The company will leverage the investment towards scaling the production of its new Endurance ESPA-class satellites. The funding will also enable EnduroSat expand its fixed-cost constellations-as-a-service model across its existing European and U.S. locations]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/endurosat-to-deliver-electric-propulsion-systems-to-enpulsion/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62534 EnduroSat and ENPULSION have signed a contract that will see EnduroSat deliver 100 fully integrated electric propulsion systems to ENPULSION. EnduroSat will consequently deliver the first 30 in the next 12 months, including an initial batch due by the end of the year 2024. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/karman-project-selects-bulgaria-to-host-2024-karman-week/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56039 The Karman Project has selected EnduroSat to host its flagship event, 'Karman Week', in Bulgaria. Selected from a competitive pool of nine host applicants from across the globe, EnduroSat, the European satellite and space service provider, will bring this year’s 15 Karman Fellows to Sofia and the region of the Rodopi Mountains for a week focusing on space education.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/biust-and-endurosat-collaborate-on-botswanas-first-satellite/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55951 The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and EnduroSat are building together the Botswana's first satellite, BOTSAT-1. The satellite, which will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission no earlier than February 2025, will directly benefit Botswana's agriculture and mining industries. BOTSAT-1 will leverage its onboard hyperspectral camera payload to provide key intelligence on the contents of grounds and soils to empower decision-makers with information for long-term planning and investments.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/09/endurosat-to-partner-with-nasa-for-solar-mission/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50817 EnduroSat will partner with the University of Berkley and NASA in the Solar PolArization and Directivity X-Ray Experiment (PADRE). It is a NASA CubeSat mission designed to study the Sun. The X-ray polarimeter and Directivity sensor will be hosted on EnduroSat’s 12U satellite scheduled for launch in 2025. It will enable observation of the Sun in hard X-rays (HXRs) from LEO to determine the angular distribution of accelerated electrons from standalone and joint SOLO/STIX observations. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/endurosat-to-build-vyomas-situational-awareness-constellation/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50587 EnduroSat and Vyoma have announced that they will be working together on Europe’s first commercial mission for in-situ space situational awareness (SSA). As a result, Vyoma will use in-orbit optical telescopes to observe space objects and map the orbital environment at a high frequency, thus providing SSA data and services with near-zero latency. On the other hand, EnduroSat will design and build the ESPA microsatellites, which will deploy in a low-Earth orbit. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/endurosat-joins-eu-and-esas-copernicus-contributing-missions/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 06:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49527 EnduroSat`s Balkan Constellation will join the European Union (EU) and the European Space Agency (ESA)'s Copernicus Contributing missions after its selection. The selection happened in the presence of Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union, and Dr. Joseph Aschbacher, ESA DG. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/the-karman-project-announces-2023-fellowship-selections/ Fri, 19 May 2023 08:15:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48853 The Karman Project has announced 15 global space leaders selected for the 2023 edition of the Karman Fellowship program. The 15 Fellows of 2023 selected from over 300 candidates represent 12 nationalities and 6 continents, who will be joining a growing network of Karman Alumni.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/04/kenya-space-agency-to-launch-first-operational-3u-eo-satellite/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47832 The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has announced its intention to launch Kenya's first operational 3U Earth Observation Satellite, Taifa-1 ("one nation" in Swahili) satellite, on April 11, 2023. The launch, through SpaceX, will take place in Vandenberg Base, California, UDA aboard Falcon-9 Rocket. Kenyan engineers from SayariLabs constructed and designed the Taifa-1, while EnduroSat aided in the testing and manufacturing of the parts. To this end, EnduroSat organized a two-week educational training for SayariLab’s engineering team, dedicated to space systems and engineering, covering all aspects of mission analysis, design, and spacecraft assembly.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/endurosat-joins-mission-to-search-for-exoplanets/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47247 EnduroSat, a software-flexible NanoSats and space services provider, has announced a partnership with the University of Sydney and Breakthrough Initiatives on its TOLIMAN mission. EnduroSat will design and build a 16U MicroSat called TOLIMAN to perform high-precision astrometric measurements on the Alpha Centauri system. The search for exoplanets will focus on the habitable zone around two Sun-like stars, Alpha Centauri A and B.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/47065-endurosat/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 07:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47065 EnduroSat and Agenium Space have announced the signature of a Framework Cooperation Agreement, marking their intentions to explore opportunities for the development of Edge AI into space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/02/vyoma-and-endurosat-partner-for-space-sustainability/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46712 Vyoma has announced a partnership with EnduroSat to help improve the safety of satellites in orbit. As a result, both parties have agreed upon a Memorandum of Understanding outlining how the two companies will support each other to improve the sustainability of space activities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-bulgaria-raycho-raychev-ceo-of-endurosat/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 18:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35892 SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the first episode in our podcast series  Space Cafe Radio. In this show - on tour in Bulgaria, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with EnduroSat CEO Raycho Raychev during the 2021 Space Challenges in Gala in the Rhodope Mountains. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/eib-backs-bulgarian-nanosat-startup-endurosat/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35375&preview=true&preview_id=35375 The European Investment Bank (EIB) invests €10 million in the Bulgarian nanosat startup EnduroSat, the bank said. EnduroSat provides software-defined nanosats and space services and serves more than 110 customers worldwide. With an annual growth of more than 250%, it claims to be “one of the fastest growing space companies in Europe”.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/space-cafe-balkan-recap-raycho-rachev-ceo-of-endurosat/ Sun, 30 May 2021 09:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33172 This Space Café Balkan featured Raycho Raychev, founder and CEO of Endurosat, in conversation with Marko Pajović, friend of SpaceWatch.Global. Is the Balkan an emerging space region? ecently, an increase of space activities in the Balkan region is noticeable and even though there is no real coherence between Balkan countries,]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-balkan-on-27-may-2021/ Thu, 13 May 2021 08:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32707 This Space Café Balkan will feature Raycho Raychev, founder and CEO of Endurosat! in conversation with Anja Nakarada Pecujlic and Marko Pajović, friends of SpaceWatch.Global. Is the Balkan an emerging space region? Recently, an increase of space activities in the Balkan region is noticable and even though there is no real coherence between Balkan countries,]]>