Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 13, 2026

ERMIS

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, that were all launched to low Earth orbit together on the Transporter-16 flight of the Falcon 9 rocket on 30 March 2026. The two smaller satellites 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.

Last revised
Jun 13, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
283 w
Citations
13
Source
Wikipedia ↗
ERMIS
OperatorGreece NKUA, Hellenic Space Center, European Space Agency
COSPAR IDERMIS-1: 2026-067BB
ERMIS-2: 2026-067BC
ERMIS-3: 2026-067AS
Mission duration2 months (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type2x 6U, 1x 8U CubeSat
Start of mission
Launch date30 March 2026, 11:02 UTC
RocketFalcon 9 Transporter 16

The ERMIS Constellation is a Greek space mission for in-orbit technology demonstration of various communication and Earth observation technologies.12 The satellite constellation consist of three CubeSat-type small satellites, two 6U and one 8U,34 that were all launched to low Earth orbit together on the Transporter-16 flight of the Falcon 9 rocket on 30 March 2026.567 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.1 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.89101112

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Tomaswick, Andy (2026-04-10). "ESA Launches 7 New Missions to Supercharge Space Data Transfer". Universe Today. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  2. Dux, Simon (2026-02-24). "Taara and Astrolight push laser comms back into focus". Mobile Europe. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  3. "COSPAR App". app.cospar-assembly.org. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  4. ERMIS Project Press Release
  5. "OQ Technology - The worlds first satellite telecom operator for global IoT connectivity". OQ TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  6. "SpaceX". SpaceX. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  7. www.matak.sk, Juraj Maták-. "Družice". Kozmonautika. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  8. "SatNOGS DB - ERMIS-1". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  9. "ERMIS Constellation In-Orbit Validation". Space Software Group. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  10. "Exolaunch". www.aerospace.uoa.gr. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  11. Ackman, Ben (2026-03-30). "SpaceX Launches 119 Payloads on the Transporter-16 Rideshare Mission". Via Satellite. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  12. "Seven missions launched to test optimised data transfer from space". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-04-11.