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ICEYE-X1
Compiled from public sources on 2026-05-24. Not independently verified by ICEYE.
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ICEYE-X1 was the first satellite in the ICEYE SAR constellation and the world's first commercially operated SAR microsatellite. [1] Built and operated by ICEYE (Finland), ICEYE-X1 launched on 12 January 2018 aboard the PSLV-C40 mission into a sun-synchronous orbit. [2] The mission concluded on 29 June 2018 after approximately 5.5 months of operations, meeting its initial demonstration objectives. [2]
ICEYE-X1 operated at an orbital altitude with two values reported across reference sources: Gunter's Space Page gives 494 x 506 km at 97.56 degree inclination [3], while eoPortal reports 505 km circular at 97.55 degree inclination [2]. The difference is within typical orbital insertion and decay ranges for the mission duration. The instrument swath is reported by eoPortal at 80 km x 40 km or greater [2]; no single consolidated swath figure is available across the cited sources.
| Methodology | Evidence class | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| SAR imaging | Demonstrated in mission | [2] |
All fields
| current status | ended |
| operator | ICEYE |
| launch vehicle | isro-pslv |
| Launched | 2018-01-12 |
| orbit type | SSO, 494 x 506 km, 97.56 deg |
| tasking supported | 0 |
| archive depth years | 3 |
| Last updated | 2026-05-24 |
| claim status | unclaimed |
Compositional position
- [1]ICEYE-X1 (SAR Microsatellite-X1), eoPortalcommunity2026-05-24
- [2]ICEYE X1, Gunter's Space Pagecommunity2026-05-24
- [3]ICEYE company homeoperator marketing2026-05-24
- [4]ICEYE Successfully Launches World's First SAR Microsatellite, PR Newswireoperator press2026-05-24