Wyvern Dragonette / eo constellation
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Wyvern operates the Dragonette hyperspectral Earth observation satellite constellation. Its first satellites capture imagery across 31 bands in the VNIR spectrum at 5.3-metre ground sampling distance, delivering research-grade calibration and atmospheric correction with frequent revisit.
key details
faq
Who operates Wyvern Dragonette?
Wyvern Dragonette is operated by Wyvern. (source, as of 2026-07-08)
When did Wyvern Dragonette first launch?
Wyvern Dragonette first launched on 2023-04-15. (source, as of 2026-07-08)
facts
operatorWyvern
countryCanada
sensor typeshyperspectral
sats launched (total)4
sats active (claimed)4
sats active (verified)unknown
sats planned36
orbitSun-synchronous orbit (SSO)
first launch2023-04-15
latest launch2025-03-15
statusactive
websitewyvern.space
resolution (m)5.3
swath (km)20
spectral bands23 bands (EPICHyper-1), 32 bands, 445-880 nm (EPICHyper-2 and -3)
orbit
orbitSun-synchronous orbit (SSO)
sats launched (total)4
sats active (claimed)4
sats active (verified)unknown
sats planned36
timeline
- 20252025Wyvern launches Dragonette-004, a larger-capacity satellite, with Loft Orbital (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20232023-11-11Wyvern launches Dragonette-003, completing initial three-satellite constellation (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 2023-06-12Wyvern launches Dragonette-002, second hyperspectral satellite (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 2023-04-15Wyvern launches first Dragonette hyperspectral satellite (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20212021-06-30AAC Clyde Space signs deal to build three EPIC hyperspectral satellites for Wyvern (source, as of 2026-07-12)
sources
[1] guide.wyvern.space ↗
sats launched (total)first-party2026-08-20sats active (claimed)first-party2026-08-20orbitfirst-party2026-07-12latest launchfirst-party2026-08-20statusfirst-party2026-07-12
[2] wyvern.space ↗
operatorfirst-party2026-07-08countryfirst-party2026-07-13sensor typesfirst-party2026-07-08websitefirst-party2026-07-08
[4] newspace.im ↗
sats plannedprov2026-07-12
[5] space.skyrocket.de ↗
first launch2026-07-08
Includes data from Gunter's Space Page: doc_sdat/epichyper-1.htm