The Journal of Space Commerce

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Ireland's First-Ever Satellite Arrives in Orbit

SmallSatLaunched on SpaceX Rideshare Mission from California

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Tom Patton
Dec 07, 2023
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EIRESAT-1 Artists Rendering

Six years of hard work and dedication paid off in spectacular fashion December 1 as the Educational Irish Research Satellite, EIRSAT-1, successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Hitching a ride on a Space-X Falcon-9 launcher, the tiny satellite – measuring just 10.7cm x 10.7cm x 22.7cm – is Ireland’…

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