ERMIS

ERMIS
OperatorGreece NKUA, Hellenic Space Center, European Space Agency
COSPAR IDERMIS-1: 2026-067BE
ERMIS-2: 2026-067E
ERMIS-3: 2026-067K
Mission duration7 months, 8 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type2x 6U, 1x 8U CubeSat
Start of mission
Launch date30 March 2026, 11:02 UTC
RocketFalcon 9 Transporter 16
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The ERMIS Constellation is a Greek space mission for in-orbit technology demonstration of various communication and Earth observation technologies. The satellite constellation consist of three CubeSat-type small satellites, two 6U and one 8U. The two smaller satellites (ERMIS-1 and ERMIS-2) are designed to test 5G connectivity for Internet of Things and the larger satellite (ERMIS-3) also includes an ATLAS-1 laser terminal from the Lithuanian company Astrolight. The mission was developed by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with the support of the EU's and ESA's Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation programme.

History

The satellites were all launched to low Earth orbit together on the Transporter-16 flight of the Falcon 9 rocket on 30 March 2026. In November 2026, the ERMIS-3's ATLAS-1 terminal successfully established an optical connection with the Holomondas Optical Ground Station HolOGS-1 in Greece, marking Greece's first optical link with a low Earth orbit spacecraft.

See also

References

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  4. ↑ ERMIS Project Press Release
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  12. ↑ "CubeSat achieves challenging laser link to ground". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-11-03.
  13. ↑ Faleti, Joshua (2026-11-03). "ERMIS-3 Demonstrates 1 Gbps Optical Downlink in Milestone for Greek Space Program". SpaceWatch.GLOBAL. Retrieved 2026-11-03.