MICE-1

MICE-1 (Maritime Identification and Communication systEm – 1) is a CubeSat mission for maritime tracking developed by the Greek company Prisma Electronics S.A. with the support of the Democritus University of Thrace, the EU, and ESA.^[1][2] The satellite's primary payload is an Automated Identification System (AIS) receiver intended to enhance tracking of ships and other maritime assets in the Mediterranean Sea. The secondary payload is an Internet of Things (IoT) instrument, part of Prisma Electronics' LAROS system for remote monitoring of structural, environmental, and energy footprint of infrastructure.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The mission is supported by ESA's Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation programme.^[7] MICE-1 was launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 flight Transporter-15 in November 2025.^{[8][9][10][11][12][2]}

MICE-1

The Transporter-15 Mission which launched MICE-1 along with several other satellites
Operator	Prisma Electronics European Space Agency
COSPAR ID	2025-276DP
Mission duration	3 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	3U CubeSat
Start of mission
Launch date	28 November 2025, 18:44 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9 Transporter 15
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation ← DUTHSat-2 PHASMA →

See also

• List of European Space Agency programmes and missions
• List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2025
• Other ESA missions launching on Falcon 9 Transporter-15:
  • IRIDE EAGLET2 1–8
  • HydroGNSS
  • GENA-OT
  • PHASMA
  • AIX-1+