DUTHSat-2

DUTHSat-2 is a Greek Earth observation CubeSat developed by the Democritus University of Thrace with the support of EU and ESA.^[1][2][3][4] Its primary mission is to provide visible and near infrared images for monitoring of soil moisture over land as well as oil spills and water pollution over sea. The satellite is also testing the Essential TeleMetry and housekeeping (ETM) unit, an innovative black box-like device for spacecraft.^[5][6] DUTHSat-2 is the first space mission supported by ESA's Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation programme.^[7] The satellite was launched on 23 June 2025 on a Falcon 9 rocket.^[8][9][10]

DUTHSat-2

Mission type	Earth observation satellite
Operator	Democritus University European Space Agency
Mission duration	5 months, 1 day (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	6U CubeSat
Manufacturer	Space Asics Athena RC Prisma Electronics
Start of mission
Launch date	23 June 2025, 21:18 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9 Transporter-14
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Altitude	510 km
Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation MICE-1 →

See also

• List of European Space Agency programmes and missions
• List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025