EIRSAT-1
The Education Irish Research Satellite 1 or EIRSAT-1[1] is an Irish space project under development by University College Dublin and Queen's University Belfast. The project aims to build, launch and operate the first Irish satellite in space.[2]
The ENBIO thermal experiment module, ‘EMOD’, is an EIRSAT-1 experiment payload that aims to characterise the performance and degradation of specialised spacecraft thermal management coatings that have been developed in Ireland by ENBIO Ltd.
The satellite project was given approval by the European Space Agency (ESA) in May 2017. Among the Irish-based companies providing help are Resonate Ltd, ENBIO, Ltd., SensL, Parameter Space and MOOG Dublin.[3]
Upon completion, the satellite is set to be launched from the International Space Station. It will orbit the earth for one year and will gather data on Gamma Ray Bursts.[4]