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Key space-program milestones Bulgaria, in 1 edition.
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Published as “Key space-program milestones” (2025).
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First published1960s-1990s - participated in the Soviet Interkosmos program, which included the first Bulgarian in space (1979), first domestically produced scientific satellite launched on a Soviet rocket (1981), and participation in the Soviet VEGA project (1985)
2017 - first communications satellite (BulgariaSat-1) built and launched by US
2019 - first domestically built data/educational cube satellite (EnduroSat-1) launched by US
2023 - signed the US-led Artemis Accords outlining principles for cooperation in space exploration
2025 - domestically produced, multispectral remote sensing satellite (Balkan-1) launched by US as part of EU's Copernicus Earth observation program
1960s-1990s - participated in the Soviet Interkosmos program, which included the first Bulgarian in space (1979), first domestically produced scientific satellite launched on a Soviet rocket (1981), and participation in the Soviet VEGA project (1985)
2017 - first communications satellite (BulgariaSat-1) built and launched by US
2019 - first domestically built data/educational cube satellite (EnduroSat-1) launched by US
2023 - signed the US-led Artemis Accords outlining principles for cooperation in space exploration
2025 - domestically produced, multispectral remote sensing satellite (Balkan-1) launched by US as part of EU's Copernicus Earth observation program
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bulgaria: Key space-program milestones.” The World Factbook, 2025–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bulgaria/key-space-program-milestones.